Smithleigh Dam

Smithleigh 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 Smithleigh 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 Smithleigh Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.15259, -79.21333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smithleigh Dam

• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~11 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~36 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smithleigh Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smithleigh Dam

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~86 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~89 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~107 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~122 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~123 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~134 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~134 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Greenbrier · ~134 km · Must-see

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