Smith Island

Smith Island: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Smith Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.03060, -86.43721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Island

• Kentucky Museum · museum · Warren · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lost River Cave · cave · Warren · ~12 km · Must-see
• Shanty Hollow Lake · lake · Warren · ~18 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Martin Ridge Cave System · cave · Edmonson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Edmonson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~45 km · Must-see
• Great Onyx Cave · cave · Edmonson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Brigadoon State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Barren · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nolin River Lake · lake · Grayson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Malone · lake · Todd · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fort Webb Park · fort · Warren · ~3 km
• Riverview at Hobson Grove · museum · Warren · ~4 km
• The Historic Railpark and Train Museum · museum · Warren · ~4 km
• Confederate Monument · fort · Warren · ~6 km
• Mammoth Cave National Park · cave · Warren · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Smith Island

• Crump Island · river spot · Edmonson · ~36 km
• Stice Island · river spot · Edmonson · ~37 km
• Pearl Island · river spot · Hardin · ~86 km
• Hartsville Island · river spot · Middle Tennessee · ~97 km
• Mills Island · river spot · Middle Tennessee · ~98 km
• Cunningham Island · river spot · Middle Tennessee · ~99 km
• Armstrong Island · river spot · Middle Tennessee · ~100 km
• Cedar Creek Island · river spot · Middle Tennessee · ~102 km
• Dixon Island · river spot · Middle Tennessee · ~103 km
• Mansker Island · river spot · Middle Tennessee · ~104 km

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