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: 39.32392, -92.92408. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~36 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~37 km · Must-see
• Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park · sanctuary · Saline · ~37 km · Must-see
• Walt Disney Hometown Museum · museum · Linn · ~55 km · Must-see
• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~66 km · Must-see
• Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site · sanctuary · Linn · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pershing State Park · sanctuary · Linn · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sterling Price Community Lake · lake · Chariton · ~14 km
• General Sterling Price Museum · museum · Chariton · ~15 km
• Glasgow Community Museum · museum · Howard · ~16 km
• Chariton County Historical Museum · museum · Chariton · ~19 km
• Bluff Port Reach · viewpoint · Howard · ~20 km
• Miniature Statue of Libery · fort · Saline · ~21 km
• Number 120 Reservoir · lake · Howard · ~23 km
• Star Lake · lake · Howard · ~24 km
• Elson Lake Dam · lake · Saline · ~26 km
• Richland Church · church · Howard · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Brookfield City Dam · lake · Linn · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~132 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~140 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~141 km · Must-see
• Sterling Price Community Lake · lake · Chariton · ~14 km
• Number 120 Reservoir · lake · Howard · ~23 km
• Star Lake · lake · Howard · ~24 km
• Elson Lake Dam · lake · Saline · ~26 km
• Rogers Lake Dam · lake · Howard · ~33 km
• Elliot Davis Lake Dam · lake · Howard · ~34 km

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