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: 41.77829, -96.01842. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · ~33 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson · fort · Pottawattamie · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hummel Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~56 km · Must-see
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple · church · Douglas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~65 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~65 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Omaha Guardhouse · fort · Pottawattamie · ~66 km · Must-see
• Benson Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~67 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Monument Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kountze Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~68 km · Must-see
• Adams Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~39 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~65 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~68 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~97 km · Must-see
• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~117 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~126 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Harrison · ~6 km

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