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: 48.86296, -100.02952. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~19 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~23 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~32 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~34 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~57 km · Must-see
• San Haven Sanitorium · fort · Rolette · ~4 km
• Bu Lake · lake · Rolette · ~14 km
• Willow Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Rolette · ~14 km
• Butte Saint Paul · viewpoint · Bottineau · ~15 km
• Interpretive Centre and Conservatory · museum · Rolette · ~19 km
• Monument 711B · fort · Rolette · ~19 km
• Monument 711A · fort · Rolette · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~23 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~34 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~79 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~102 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Sifton · ~132 km · Must-see

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