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: 39.78640, -90.59194. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~14 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~41 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~64 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~70 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Naples Archeological District · fort · Pike · ~7 km
• Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cass · ~15 km
• Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pike · ~16 km
• Big Blue Island · river spot · Pike · ~17 km
• La Grange Lock · lake · Brown · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield · lake · Sangamon · ~103 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~104 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~118 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~118 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~121 km · Must-see

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