Smith Dam

Smith Dam: 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 Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.39667, -101.10877. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Dam

• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~49 km · Must-see
• George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~58 km · Must-see
• Palisade City Park · park · Hitchcock · ~7 km
• Wauneta North Dam · lake · Chase · ~28 km
• Hitchcock County Museum · museum · Hitchcock · ~32 km
• Swanson Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Hitchcock · ~32 km
• Hayes Center Special Use Dam · lake · Hayes · ~33 km
• Hayes Center State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hayes · ~33 km
• Culbertson City Park · park · Hitchcock · ~37 km
• Pitner Park · park · Hitchcock · ~37 km
• Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~42 km
• McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker · fort · Red Willow · ~45 km
• McCook Army Airfield · fort · Red Willow · ~45 km
• Church of The Brethren · church · Chase · ~46 km
• Indian Point Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~46 km
• Red Willow State Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~46 km
• Spring Creek Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~47 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Dundy · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam

• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~94 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~94 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~141 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~150 km · Must-see
• Wauneta North Dam · lake · Chase · ~28 km
• Swanson Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Hitchcock · ~32 km
• Hayes Center Special Use Dam · lake · Hayes · ~33 km
• Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~42 km

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