Smith Lake

Smith Lake: 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 Lake

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 Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.96838, -91.42182. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~12 km · Must-see
• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~21 km · Must-see
• St. James Chapel · church · Phelps · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Marys Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kaintuck Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain National Forest · sanctuary · Phelps · ~72 km · Must-see
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Monroe · ~73 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hartnett Lake · lake · Crawford · ~6 km
• Frumar Lake Dam · lake · Crawford · ~6 km
• Hedrick Lake · lake · Crawford · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~38 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~88 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~107 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~109 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~118 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~131 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~133 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~138 km · Must-see

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