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: 34.36489, -86.36830. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~2 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~22 km · Must-see
• Newsome Sinks Karst Area · sanctuary · Morgan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns State Park · church · Marshall · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Caverns · church · Marshall · ~34 km · Must-see
• Brindlee Mountain · viewpoint · Morgan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~36 km · Must-see
• Keel Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Madison County Nature Trail and Study Center · park · Madison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Buck's Pocket State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blevins Gap Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano State Park · sanctuary · Madison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~55 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~22 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~73 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~97 km · Must-see
• Tims Ford Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~123 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~123 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~130 km · Must-see

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