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: 33.82011, -93.62185. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake

• Historic Washington State Park · fort · Hempstead · ~10 km · Must-see
• Crater of Diamonds State Park · park · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mineral Springs Waterworks · fort · Howard · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beards Bluff Public Use Area · sanctuary · Hempstead · ~40 km · Must-see
• Millwood Lake · lake · Little River · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gurdon Light · attraction · Clark · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hoo Hoo Monument · fort · Clark · ~56 km · Must-see
• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~61 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~62 km · Must-see
• Beech Street · church · Miller · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dierks Lake · lake · Sevier · ~73 km · Must-see
• Goodlett Cotton Gin · fort · Hempstead · ~9 km
• De Ann United Methodist Church · church · Hempstead · ~9 km
• 1914 Schoolhouse · fort · Hempstead · ~9 km
• Block-Catts House · fort · Hempstead · ~9 km
• Hempstead County Courthouse · fort · Hempstead · ~9 km
• Redmond House · fort · Hempstead · ~9 km
• Print Museum · museum · Hempstead · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake

• Millwood Lake · lake · Little River · ~42 km · Must-see
• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~61 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dierks Lake · lake · Sevier · ~73 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~76 km · Must-see
• Gillham Dam · lake · Howard · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bard Springs Dam Number 2 · lake · Polk · ~91 km · Must-see
• Wright Patman Lake · lake · Miller · ~95 km · Must-see
• De Queen Dam · lake · Sevier · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Hamilton · lake · Garland · ~103 km · Must-see

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