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: 34.57927, -83.36610. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Toccoa Falls · waterfall · Stephens · ~2 km · Must-see
• Currahee Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chenocetah Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tallulah Falls Dam · waterfall · Rabun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sillycook Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~36 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Banks · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Toccoa · lake · East Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Glassy Mountain · viewpoint · Rabun · ~40 km · Must-see
• Yonah Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hebron Presbyterian Church · church · Banks · ~41 km · Must-see
• Screamer Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nacoochee Mound · fort · White · ~42 km · Must-see
• Skitt Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Lake Yonah · lake · Stephens · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tugalo Dam · lake · Habersham · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rabun Beach Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Seed Recreation Area · lake · Rabun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Burton Dam · lake · Rabun · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Toccoa · lake · East Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Hartwell · lake · Oconee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Macon · ~68 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Oconee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cliffside Lake Recreation Area · lake · Oconee · ~71 km · Must-see

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