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: 45.57850, -123.94717. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Cape Meares Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~13 km · Must-see
• Short Beach · beach · Tillamook · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~17 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~23 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Pacific · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cape Falcon · beach · Tillamook · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cape Falcon Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~26 km · Must-see
• Oswald West State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout · beach · Tillamook · ~34 km · Must-see
• God's Valley Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hug Point State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~35 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Clatsop · ~38 km · Must-see
• Salmonberry Trail · trek · Tillamook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rogers Peak · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rogers Peak · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tolovana Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Clatsop · ~41 km · Must-see
• Endangered Species · attraction · Clatsop · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~17 km · Must-see
• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cullaby Lake · lake · Pacific · ~70 km · Must-see
• Henry Hagg Lake · lake · Washington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~83 km · Must-see
• Scappoose Bay · lake · Columbia · ~114 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Clark · ~114 km · Must-see
• Willamette River Light · lake · Clark · ~116 km · Must-see
• Curtis Lake · lake · Clark · ~119 km · Must-see
• Guild's Lake · lake · Clark · ~119 km · Must-see

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