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: 31.68240, -95.17828. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Mountain

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~12 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~53 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~63 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~74 km · Must-see
• Collins Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~5 km
• Box's Fort · fort · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Chief Bowles' Last Homesite · fort · Cherokee · ~10 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~11 km
• Cook's Fort · fort · Cherokee · ~11 km
• Camp Alto, World War II Prisoner of War Camp · fort · Cherokee · ~11 km
• Saint Thomas Chapel · church · Cherokee · ~11 km
• C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound · fort · Cherokee · ~12 km
• A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Bradford Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Mountain

• Collins Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~5 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~11 km
• Bradford Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~15 km
• Carter Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~17 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~19 km
• Casey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~32 km
• Bowman Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~37 km
• Beard Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~37 km
• Tater Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~41 km
• Camp Hill · viewpoint · Anderson · ~43 km

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