Smith Canyon

Smith Canyon: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Smith Canyon

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.29890, -100.08097. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Canyon

• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~18 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~26 km · Must-see
• George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~59 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Holbrook City Park · park · Furnas · ~8 km
• Cambridge City Park · park · Furnas · ~9 km
• Cambridge Museum · museum · Furnas · ~9 km
• Barnett Dam · lake · Gosper · ~13 km
• Meyers Dam · lake · Gosper · ~14 km
• Flammino Dam · lake · Gosper · ~14 km
• Bergstresser Dam · lake · Gosper · ~15 km
• Druse Dam · lake · Frontier · ~15 km
• Scott Dam · lake · Gosper · ~16 km
• Sayer Dam Number 2 · lake · Frontier · ~17 km
• Mowry Bluff Archeological Site · fort · Frontier · ~18 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Gosper · ~33 km
• Westside Park · park · Furnas · ~35 km
• Indianola City Park · park · Red Willow · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Canyon

• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~142 km · Must-see
• Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~39 km
• Sappa Peak · viewpoint · Harlan · ~66 km
• Horseshoe Hill · viewpoint · Norton · ~72 km
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Harlan · ~93 km
• Cedar Canyon State Demonstration Forest · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~113 km
• Rock Island Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~117 km
• Redfern Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~118 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Phillips · ~118 km
• Odencranze Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~120 km

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