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: 31.66132, -95.80778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Bottom WMA · lake · Anderson · ~8 km
• Daniel Memorial Orphanage · fort · Freestone · ~10 km
• Pat Morris Dam · lake · Anderson · ~13 km
• Duggeys Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~14 km
• Lakeview Methodist Lake · lake · Anderson · ~14 km
• Butler Soldiers' Homes, C.S.A. · fort · Freestone · ~14 km
• Lipsey Lake Dam · lake · Freestone · ~14 km
• Burleson Lake Dam · lake · Freestone · ~17 km
• Little Lake Dam · lake · Leon · ~19 km
• Robison Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~20 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Dam · lake · Anderson · ~20 km
• S C Pickins Dam · lake · Freestone · ~20 km
• Wolf Creek Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~20 km
• Indian Creek Lake Dam · lake · Freestone · ~21 km
• T B Pickens Dam · lake · Freestone · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~87 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~95 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~106 km · Must-see
• Navarro Mills Dam · lake · Navarro · ~112 km · Must-see
• Bardwell Lake · lake · Ellis · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~136 km · Must-see

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