Smiths Prairie

Smiths Prairie: 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 Smiths Prairie

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 Smiths Prairie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.75845, -82.82920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smiths Prairie

• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~22 km · Must-see
• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~32 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~32 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~37 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• WGGG-AM (Gainesville) · attraction · Alachua · ~51 km · Must-see
• Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park · park · Alachua · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kanapaha Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Alachua · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dove World Outreach Center · church · Alachua · ~55 km · Must-see
• 34th Street Wall · attraction · Alachua · ~57 km · Must-see
• Harn Museum of Art · museum · Alachua · ~58 km · Must-see
• Florida Museum of Natural History · museum · Alachua · ~58 km · Must-see
• Baughman Center · church · Alachua · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~59 km · Must-see
• Glen Springs · attraction · Alachua · ~59 km · Must-see
• Albert & Alberta · attraction · Alachua · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smiths Prairie

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smiths Prairie

• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~59 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~61 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~75 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~92 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~98 km · Must-see

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