John C Smith Dam

John C 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 John C 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 John C Smith Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.03475, -78.52930. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John C Smith Dam

• The Coffee Pot · attraction · Bedford · ~2 km · Must-see
• Old Bedford Village · fort · Bedford · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Bedford Museum · museum · Bedford · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kinton Knob · viewpoint · Bedford · ~4 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lake · lake · Bedford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Shawnee State Park · park · Bedford · ~12 km · Must-see
• Evitts Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~13 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 97 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tussey Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~18 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 48 · sanctuary · Bedford · ~21 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Front Hawk Watch · viewpoint · Bedford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grand View Point Hotel · viewpoint · Bedford · ~24 km · Must-see
• Martin Hill · viewpoint · Allegany · ~26 km · Must-see
• Martin Hill · viewpoint · Bedford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dunning Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Savage Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wills Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wills Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of John C Smith Dam

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• Quemahoning Reservoir · lake · Somerset · ~50 km · Must-see
• Meadow Grounds Lake · lake · Fulton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Raystown Lake · lake · Huntingdon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Altoona Dam · lake · Blair · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Berkeley · ~82 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Creek Lake · lake · Washington · ~84 km · Must-see
• Warrior Ridge Dam · lake · Huntingdon · ~88 km · Must-see
• Savage River Reservoir · lake · Garrett · ~97 km · Must-see

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