Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain: 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 Mountain

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 Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.15234, -122.74011. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Mountain

• Cottonwood Island · river spot · Cowlitz · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nutty Narrows Squirrel Bridge · attraction · Cowlitz · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~20 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~20 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Cowlitz · ~20 km · Must-see
• Longview Community Church · church · Cowlitz · ~20 km · Must-see
• Longview Foursquare Church · church · Cowlitz · ~21 km · Must-see
• Seaquest State Park · park · Cowlitz · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens Creation Center · museum · Cowlitz · ~24 km · Must-see
• Merwin Dam · lake · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mill Waterfall · waterfall · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Toutle River Sediment Retention Structure · lake · Cowlitz · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Merwin · lake · Clark · ~38 km · Must-see
• Paradise Point State Park · park · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Great Vow Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Columbia · ~40 km · Must-see
• Grace United Methodist Church · church · Lewis · ~40 km · Must-see
• Seaman · attraction · Columbia · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Mountain

• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Cowlitz · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tumtum Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens · viewpoint · Skamania · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crater Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~53 km · Must-see
• Shoestring Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Skamania · ~55 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~58 km · Must-see
• Minnie Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Dome · viewpoint · Skamania · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Margaret · viewpoint · Skamania · ~62 km · Must-see

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