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: 39.43735, -91.04297. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~15 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~36 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~52 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~53 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~57 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~59 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~65 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~66 km · Must-see
• Clinton Hill · viewpoint · Pike · ~0 km
• Louisiana GM&O Depot · fort · Pike · ~1 km
• Buffalo Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~3 km
• Davis Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~66 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~94 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~113 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~117 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~119 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~119 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~122 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~127 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~140 km · Must-see

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