Local favourite lake · Garden, Nebraska
Smith Lake
Smith Lake is a lake in Garden, Nebraska.
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: 41.78680, -102.52161. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Smith Lake
- Alliance Baptist Church · church · Box Butte · ~56 km · Must-see
- Carhenge · attraction · Box Butte · ~60 km · Must-see
- Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~63 km · Must-see
- Old Lady Beam Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~16 km
- Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~18 km
- Hiers Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~35 km
- Ashburger Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~37 km
- Lane Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~38 km
- Hancock Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~39 km
- Wildhorse Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~40 km
- Antioch Potash Boom-Town Historical Marker · park · Sheridan · ~40 km
- Cook Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~40 km
- Harris Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~41 km
- Balka Group Dam · cave · Garden · ~43 km
- Reilly Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~45 km
- Gaunt Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~45 km
- Berry Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~47 km
- Cowboy Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~48 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake
- Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~103 km · Must-see
- Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~110 km · Must-see
- East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~111 km · Must-see
- George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~117 km · Must-see
- Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~18 km
- Hiers Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~35 km
- Ashburger Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~37 km
- Lane Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~38 km
- Hancock Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~39 km
- Cook Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~40 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: Alliance Baptist Church (church, 56 km), Carhenge (attraction, 60 km), Bridgeport State Recreation Area (sanctuary, 63 km), Old Lady Beam Hill (viewpoint, 16 km), Crescent Lake Dam (lake, 18 km), Hiers Lake (lake, 35 km).