Smith Lake

Smith Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Smith Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Smith Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.90902, -88.13252. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Gainesville Park · park · Sumter · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~23 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~50 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Glover Mausoleum · fort · Marengo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Demopolis Public Square · sanctuary · Marengo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Safe House Black History Museum · museum · Hale · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site · fort · Noxubee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Saint Andrews Church · church · Hale · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cooks Bend Cutoff · lake · Greene · ~7 km
• China Bluff · viewpoint · Sumter · ~9 km
• Marc McClellan Number 1 Dam · lake · Greene · ~10 km
• Marc McClellan Number 2 Dam · lake · Greene · ~10 km
• Cherry Bluff · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km
• Marc McClellan Number 3 Dam · lake · Greene · ~11 km
• Whitsetts Bluff · viewpoint · Sumter · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~23 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~90 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~94 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~97 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~119 km · Must-see

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