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: 41.34098, -101.88571. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ash Hollow State Historical Park · sanctuary · Garden · ~26 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~27 km · Must-see
• California Hill Historical Marker · sanctuary · Keith · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pilgrim Holiness Church · fort · Arthur · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grant City Park · park · Perkins · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cedar View Beach · beach · Keith · ~8 km
• Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area · lake · Keith · ~14 km
• Bear Hill · viewpoint · Arthur · ~15 km
• Clear Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Keith · ~16 km
• Arthur Bay · beach · Keith · ~21 km
• No Name Bay · beach · Keith · ~22 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Garden · ~23 km
• Martin Bay · beach · Keith · ~25 km
• Road 199A · fort · Garden · ~27 km
• Divers Bay Beach · beach · Keith · ~29 km
• Spillway Bay · beach · Keith · ~29 km
• Spillway Park · park · Keith · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~14 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~125 km · Must-see
• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area · lake · Keith · ~14 km
• Chappell, NE · lake · Deuel · ~54 km
• Lodgepole Creek · lake · Deuel · ~72 km
• Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~73 km
• Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~88 km
• Julesburg Reservoir · lake · Deuel · ~98 km

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