Smith Dam

Smith Dam: 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 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.

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.87586, -85.25177. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Dam

• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~27 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~32 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~40 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~45 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center · park · Harris · ~47 km · Must-see
• Callaway Gardens · park · Harris · ~47 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~54 km · Must-see
• F. D. Roosevelt State Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~58 km · Must-see
• Heard County Jail · museum · Randolph · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam

• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Lee · ~27 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~32 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Delano Lake Dam · lake · Harris · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~58 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake McIntosh Park · lake · Fayette · ~103 km · Must-see
• B. T. Brown Reservoir · lake · Coweta · ~104 km · Must-see

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