Smithville Dam

Smithville 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 Smithville 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 Smithville Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.39695, -94.55568. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smithville Dam

• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~3 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Maple Woods Natural Area · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~23 km · Must-see
• Liberty Christian Fellowship · church · Clay · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Missouri Temple · church · Clay · ~25 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Watkins Mill State Park · sanctuary · Clay · ~32 km · Must-see
• Worlds of Fun · park · Clay · ~32 km · Must-see
• English Landing Park · park · Platte · ~32 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~39 km · Must-see
• C W Parker Carousel Museum · museum · Leavenworth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center · sanctuary · Leavenworth · ~40 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church of Kansas City Kansas · church · Wyandotte · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte National Burying Ground · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~40 km · Must-see
• Arabia Steamboat Museum · museum · Wyandotte · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smithville Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smithville Dam

• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~3 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Clinton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see

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