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: 41.70659, -94.33972. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Dam

• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~37 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Badger Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Winterset City Park · park · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~67 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~70 km · Must-see
• Des Moines Art Center · church · Polk · ~70 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustin Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam

• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~99 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~107 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~112 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~126 km · Must-see

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