Smyth Dam

Smyth 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 Smyth 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 Smyth Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.05788, -118.60120. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smyth Dam

• Peter French Round Barn State Park · park · Harney · ~11 km · Must-see
• Diamond Craters · viewpoint · Harney · ~17 km · Must-see
• Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area · sanctuary · Harney · ~18 km · Must-see
• Historic Sod House Ranch · attraction · Harney · ~39 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Harney · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mann Lake Recreation Site · lake · Harney · ~42 km · Must-see
• Malheur Lake · lake · Harney · ~42 km · Must-see
• Harney Lake · lake · Harney · ~59 km · Must-see
• Steens Mountain · viewpoint · Harney · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mickey Hot Springs · attraction · Harney · ~59 km · Must-see
• Alvord Hot Springs · attraction · Harney · ~72 km · Must-see
• Steens Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Harney · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cloverleaf Crater · viewpoint · Harney · ~14 km
• Anderson Mountain · viewpoint · Harney · ~15 km
• Big Bomb Crater · viewpoint · Harney · ~15 km
• Jenkins Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~16 km
• Anderson Valley · viewpoint · Harney · ~21 km
• Frazier Lake Waterhole · lake · Harney · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smyth Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smyth Dam

• Mann Lake Recreation Site · lake · Harney · ~42 km · Must-see
• Malheur Lake · lake · Harney · ~42 km · Must-see
• Harney Lake · lake · Harney · ~59 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~85 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Harney · ~95 km · Must-see
• Borax Lake · lake · Harney · ~101 km · Must-see
• McNulty Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~106 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~125 km · Must-see
• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~127 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Lake · lake · Lake · ~139 km · Must-see

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