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: 34.20676, -85.94330. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Dam

• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~25 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buck's Pocket State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~39 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~39 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Payne Main Street Historic District · fort · DeKalb · ~42 km · Must-see
• Little River Canyon National Preserve · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~44 km · Must-see
• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~45 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~52 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~52 km · Must-see
• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~54 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~56 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam

• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~38 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~52 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~82 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~83 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Dorene · lake · Cleburne · ~107 km · Must-see
• Taylors Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~110 km · Must-see

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