Smith Pond

Smith Pond: 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 Pond

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 Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.36428, -73.60748. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Pond

• St. Peter's Presbyterian Church · church · Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~23 km · Must-see
• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Schodack Island State Park · sanctuary · Rensselaer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~26 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Holy Mount · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Monument Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Berkshire Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shadow Brook Farm Historic District · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Norman Rockwell Museum · museum · Berkshire · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stockbridge Bowl · lake · Berkshire · ~30 km · Must-see
• Doll Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Pond

• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stockbridge Bowl · lake · Berkshire · ~30 km · Must-see
• Onota Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~37 km · Must-see
• Alcove Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Buel · lake · Berkshire · ~44 km · Must-see

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