Smith Dam

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: 32.36769, -83.38591. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Dam

• Williamson Mausoleum at Orphans Cemetery · church · Aiken · ~30 km · Must-see
• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Museum of Aviation · museum · Houston · ~39 km · Must-see
• WNEX-FM · attraction · Peach · ~49 km · Must-see
• WDDO · attraction · Peach · ~49 km · Must-see
• WMGB · attraction · Peach · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bond Swamp · sanctuary · Bibb · ~58 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park · fort · Bibb · ~70 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Bibb · ~71 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bibb · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cannonball House · museum · Bibb · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~74 km · Must-see
• Harris Dam · lake · Bleckley · ~1 km
• Dykes Pond Dam · lake · Bleckley · ~3 km
• Lake Linda · lake · Bleckley · ~4 km
• Phillips Pond Dam · lake · Bleckley · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam

• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Edwards Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~87 km · Must-see
• Coleman Pond · lake · Irwin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~123 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lake Chehaw · lake · Dougherty · ~138 km · Must-see

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