Smith Dam

Smith Dam: 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 Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.56232, -90.74247. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Dam

• Mansco Hollow · viewpoint · Ripley · ~32 km · Must-see
• Horse Hollow · viewpoint · Ripley · ~34 km · Must-see
• Poplar Bluff Depot · church · Butler · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tram Hollow · viewpoint · Carter · ~50 km · Must-see
• Billmore Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~51 km · Must-see
• Conner Hill · viewpoint · Oregon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Boze's Mill Spring · viewpoint · Oregon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bat Cave Hollow · viewpoint · Oregon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Irish Wilderness · sanctuary · Oregon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Freeman Hollow · viewpoint · Oregon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Valley · viewpoint · Carter · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kimes Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sitton Valley · viewpoint · Oregon · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bearpen Hollow · viewpoint · Carter · ~59 km · Must-see
• Big Spring · attraction · Carter · ~61 km · Must-see
• Stinking Pond Hollow · viewpoint · Oregon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fox Hollow · viewpoint · Oregon · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mosby Hill · viewpoint · Oregon · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam

• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Frierson State Park · lake · Greene · ~81 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~82 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Spring · lake · Fulton · ~89 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~136 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~144 km · Must-see
• Fourche Creek Watershed Number 7 Dam · lake · Ripley · ~22 km
• Ripley County Lake Dam · lake · Ripley · ~27 km
• Ripley Lake Recreation Area · lake · Ripley · ~27 km
• KBKG-FM (Corning) · lake · Clay · ~29 km

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