Smiths Dam

Smiths 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 Smiths 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 Smiths Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.58655, -77.65483. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smiths Dam

• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~37 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~45 km · Must-see
• Whitaker Chapel · church · Halifax · ~62 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd · church · Mecklenburg · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mitchells Pond · lake · Greensville · ~6 km
• Robinson Dam · lake · Greensville · ~6 km
• Mitchells Dam · lake · Greensville · ~6 km
• Doyles Dam · lake · Greensville · ~8 km
• Rainey Dam · lake · Greensville · ~11 km
• Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam · lake · Halifax · ~15 km
• Roanoke Canal Museum · museum · Halifax · ~16 km
• Roanoke Rapids Lake · lake · Greensville · ~17 km
• Meherrin River Reservoir · lake · Emporia · ~18 km
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Emporia · ~19 km
• Meherrin River Park Complex · park · Emporia · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smiths Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smiths Dam

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~45 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~94 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~95 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~117 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~132 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake Dam · lake · Wilson · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~136 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~136 km · Must-see

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