Smith Ponds

Smith Ponds: 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 Ponds

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 Ponds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.34368, -121.22854. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Ponds

• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~15 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~35 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~38 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~39 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~43 km · Must-see
• Newton Clark Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood · viewpoint · Hood River · ~46 km · Must-see
• White River Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~46 km · Must-see
• Coe Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~46 km · Must-see
• Coalman Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~46 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake Buttes · lake · Wasco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Palmer Glacier · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Ponds

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Ponds

• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~39 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake Buttes · lake · Wasco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Trillium Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Wasco · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Burnt Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Little Crater Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~61 km · Must-see

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