Local favourite lake · Mountrail, North Dakota
Smith Lake
Smith Lake is a lake in Mountrail, North Dakota.
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: 48.55736, -102.39220. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Smith Lake
- McKinney Cemetery · fort · Renville · ~63 km · Must-see
- Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Burke · ~11 km
- Little Butte · viewpoint · Burke · ~14 km
- Bethlehem Church · church · Mountrail · ~23 km
- Grand View · viewpoint · Burke · ~35 km
- Pool Eight Reservoir · lake · Ward · ~36 km
- Lower Des Lacs Lake · lake · Ward · ~37 km
- Tonset Church · church · Burke · ~39 km
- Big Butte · viewpoint · Mountrail · ~39 km
- Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ward · ~43 km
- Church Hill · church · Ward · ~47 km
- Mike King Hill · viewpoint · Ward · ~48 km
- Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ward · ~48 km
- Deltlot Hill · viewpoint · Ward · ~49 km
- Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mountrail · ~58 km
- Upper Des Lacs Lake · lake · Burke · ~60 km
- Monument 633 · fort · Burke · ~62 km
- Monument 637 · fort · Burke · ~62 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake
- Lake Sakakawea · lake · Mountrail · ~104 km · Must-see
- Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~110 km · Must-see
- McDonald Lake · lake · Estevan No. 5 · ~118 km · Must-see
- Pool Eight Reservoir · lake · Ward · ~36 km
- Lower Des Lacs Lake · lake · Ward · ~37 km
- Upper Des Lacs Lake · lake · Burke · ~60 km
- Lake Darling · lake · Renville · ~67 km
- Boundary Dam Reservoir · lake · Estevan No. 5 · ~90 km
- Cottonwood Lake · lake · Divide · ~98 km
- Alameda Dam · lake · Enniskillen No. 3 · ~99 km
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Frequently asked
Is Smith Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Smith Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Smith Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Smith Lake?
Nearby: McKinney Cemetery (fort, 63 km), Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge (sanctuary, 11 km), Little Butte (viewpoint, 14 km), Bethlehem Church (church, 23 km), Grand View (viewpoint, 35 km), Pool Eight Reservoir (lake, 36 km).