Smith Valley

Smith Valley: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Smith Valley

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.69243, -83.60265. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Valley

• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Olympia State Forest · sanctuary · Bath · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~58 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Ash Branch · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~5 km
• Bowling Alley · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~5 km
• Sunnyside · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~5 km
• Bruise Brothers · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~5 km
• Recess Rock · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~5 km
• Washboard Wall · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~6 km
• Practice Wall · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~6 km
• Guide Wall · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Valley

• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~76 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~118 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~118 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~127 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~134 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · Lee · ~141 km · Must-see

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