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: 34.56279, -89.14641. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Lake Chautauqua · lake · Tippah · ~30 km · Must-see
• Holly Springs National Forest · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~37 km · Must-see
• Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing · fort · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wall Doxey State Park · park · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Tippah · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rowan Oak · fort · Lafayette · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Grove · attraction · Lafayette · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tupelo Buffalo Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Natchez Trace Trail - Highland Rim Section · sanctuary · Lee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sardis Lake · lake · Lafayette · ~61 km · Must-see
• Elvis · lake · Lee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery · park · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Piomingo Dam · lake · Lee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Elvis Presley Birthplace · museum · Lee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Owl Creek Indian Mounds · fort · Chickasaw · ~75 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Lake Dam · lake · Union · ~5 km
• Ayers Lake · lake · Union · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Lake Chautauqua · lake · Tippah · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawk · lake · Tippah · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sardis Lake · lake · Lafayette · ~61 km · Must-see
• Elvis · lake · Lee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Lake Dam · lake · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Piomingo Dam · lake · Lee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Itawamba · lake · Itawamba · ~93 km · Must-see
• Whitten Dam · lake · Tishomingo · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bay Springs Lake · lake · Tishomingo · ~96 km · Must-see
• Herb Parsons Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~96 km · Must-see

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