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: 38.11537, -78.94707. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Dam

• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~6 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~22 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~26 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Dam

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~63 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~105 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~107 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~110 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~117 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~118 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~121 km · Must-see

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