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: 44.30679, -122.04678. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Dam

• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Linn · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Linn · ~10 km · Must-see
• Scott Mountain · viewpoint · Lane · ~16 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain-Cone Peak Loop · viewpoint · Linn · ~16 km · Must-see
• H J Andrews Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Lane · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Washington Wilderness · sanctuary · Linn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crescent Mountain · viewpoint · Linn · ~20 km · Must-see
• Belknap Crater · viewpoint · Linn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Washington · viewpoint · Linn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hoodoo Butte · viewpoint · Linn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hayrick Butte · viewpoint · Linn · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Linn · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hogg Rock · viewpoint · Linn · ~23 km · Must-see
• McKenzie Pass · viewpoint · Lane · ~25 km · Must-see
• Linton Falls · waterfall · Lane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Middle Pyramid · viewpoint · Linn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Santiam Lake · lake · Linn · ~29 km · Must-see
• Yapoah Crater · viewpoint · Lane · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam

• Clear Lake · lake · Linn · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Linn · ~22 km · Must-see
• Santiam Lake · lake · Linn · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Crater · lake · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cougar Reservoir · lake · Lane · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blue River Dam · lake · Lane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Donaca Lake · lake · Linn · ~34 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs · lake · Lane · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wasco Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see

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