Smith Lake Dam

Smith Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.66389, -96.42597. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Lake Dam

• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History · museum · Brazos · ~13 km · Must-see
• Brazos County Park · park · Brazos · ~13 km · Must-see
• George Bush Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Brazos · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Katy Hamman Stricker Library · fort · Robertson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Star of the Republic Museum · museum · Washington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Catholic Church · church · Washington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church · church · Brazos · ~2 km
• Santa Teresa Catholic Church · church · Brazos · ~5 km
• Saint Andrews Episcopal Church · church · Brazos · ~6 km
• Bryan Air Force Base · fort · Brazos · ~6 km
• Carnegie Public Library · fort · Brazos · ~6 km
• First Baptist Church, Bryan, Texas · fort · Brazos · ~7 km
• Brazos County · fort · Brazos · ~7 km
• Brazos County Confederate Commissioners Court · fort · Brazos · ~7 km
• Bryan, William Joel · fort · Brazos · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Lake Dam

• Lake Bryan · lake · Brazos · ~8 km · Must-see
• Gibbons Creek Reservoir · lake · Grimes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Somerville Lake · lake · Burleson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Limestone · lake · Limestone · ~103 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Dam · lake · Fayette · ~110 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~144 km · Must-see
• Pflugerville High School Marching Band Tower · lake · Travis · ~148 km · Must-see

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