Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain: 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 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.

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 Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.80985, -85.83829. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Mountain

• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~13 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~33 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~46 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Jordan Waterfall · waterfall · Elmore · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~65 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fort Hull Church · church · Macon · ~65 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~67 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Mountain

• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~94 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~110 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~120 km · Must-see
• F. D. Roosevelt State Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~126 km · Must-see
• Dowdell Knob · viewpoint · Harris · ~128 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~141 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock · viewpoint · Elmore · ~15 km
• Cherokee Bluffs · viewpoint · Elmore · ~21 km
• Doss Mountain · viewpoint · Tallapoosa · ~22 km

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