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: 32.01607, -95.23475. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~46 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~50 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~51 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~53 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~65 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~71 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hollywood Club Lake Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~4 km
• Jacksonville Club Lake Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~5 km
• Central Baptist Church of Jacksonville · fort · Cherokee · ~7 km
• First Baptist Church of Jacksonville · fort · Cherokee · ~7 km
• David Greene Templeton · fort · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Crysup Lake Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Corinth Road Church of Christ · church · Cherokee · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~46 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~88 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~88 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~108 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~121 km · Must-see

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