Local favourite lake · Red Willow, Nebraska
Smith Dam
Smith Dam is a lake in Red Willow, Nebraska.
Smith 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 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 Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.22850, -100.28857. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Smith Dam
- Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~22 km · Must-see
- Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~28 km · Must-see
- George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~36 km · Must-see
- Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~70 km · Must-see
- Indianola City Park · park · Red Willow · ~14 km
- Cambridge Museum · museum · Furnas · ~15 km
- Cambridge City Park · park · Furnas · ~15 km
- Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~16 km
- Mowry Bluff Archeological Site · fort · Frontier · ~21 km
- Druse Dam · lake · Frontier · ~27 km
- Holbrook City Park · park · Furnas · ~31 km
- Sayer Dam Number 2 · lake · Frontier · ~32 km
- Flammino Dam · lake · Gosper · ~32 km
- Barnett Dam · lake · Gosper · ~33 km
- Meyers Dam · lake · Gosper · ~33 km
- Scott Dam · lake · Gosper · ~33 km
- Bergstresser Dam · lake · Gosper · ~34 km
- Elks Ball Park · park · Red Willow · ~35 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam
- Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~22 km · Must-see
- Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~70 km · Must-see
- Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~111 km · Must-see
- Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~121 km · Must-see
- Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~138 km · Must-see
- Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~143 km · Must-see
- Druse Dam · lake · Frontier · ~27 km
- Sayer Dam Number 2 · lake · Frontier · ~32 km
- Flammino Dam · lake · Gosper · ~32 km
- Barnett Dam · lake · Gosper · ~33 km
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Frequently asked
Is Smith Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Smith Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Smith Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Smith Dam?
Nearby: Medicine Creek Dam (lake, 22 km), Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area (sanctuary, 28 km), George W Norris Home (sanctuary, 36 km), Norton Dam (lake, 70 km), Indianola City Park (park, 14 km), Cambridge Museum (museum, 15 km).