Smith Dam

Smith Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Smith Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.65084, -112.62479. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Dam

• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~20 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sheriff Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~34 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~43 km · Must-see
• Comet Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~49 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Madison · ~50 km · Must-see
• World Museum of Mining · museum · Lemhi · ~50 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~50 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Silver Bow · ~51 km · Must-see
• Our Lady Of The Rockies · attraction · Silver Bow · ~52 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~52 km · Must-see
• KOPR-FM (Butte) · attraction · Jefferson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Fremont · ~61 km · Must-see
• Badger Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~66 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam

• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~52 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~94 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~98 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~99 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~143 km · Must-see
• Brownes Lake Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~25 km
• Basin Creek Dam Number 2 · lake · Silver Bow · ~28 km
• Agnes Lake Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~28 km
• Basin Creek Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~29 km
• Basin Creek Dam Number 1 · lake · Silver Bow · ~29 km

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