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: 48.04704, -123.08366. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Sequim Worship Center · museum · Clallam · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sequim Bay · beach · Clallam · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clallam · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dungeness Spit · beach · Clallam · ~17 km · Must-see
• Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Beckett Point · beach · Jefferson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion · viewpoint · Clallam · ~18 km · Must-see
• New Dungeness · fort · Clallam · ~19 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Clallam · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Townsend · viewpoint · Clallam · ~25 km · Must-see
• Madison Falls, Elwha Valley, Olympic National Park, Wa · sanctuary · Clallam · ~25 km · Must-see
• Port Townsend Aero Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Townsend Historical State Park · fort · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Welch Peaks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Wilderness · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Worthington · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Anderson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Crockett Lake · lake · Island · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Aldwell · lake · Clallam · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Hancock · lake · Island · ~47 km · Must-see
• Buck Lake · lake · Kitsap · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Sutherland · lake · Clallam · ~58 km · Must-see
• Boulder Lake · lake · Clallam · ~63 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary · lake · Capital Regional · ~64 km · Must-see
• Island Lake · lake · Kitsap · ~64 km · Must-see

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