Smith Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Augusta County, Virginia

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    Smith Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. This is a popular spot for folks from Staunton-Waynesboro, and Smith Lake is right by the Wildcat Ridge Trail. This lake is so wonderful. The slopes of Wintergreen are so inviting noone can resist, and the Sawmill Ridge Trail offers hiking at its best. Smith Lake is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Smith Lake beyond doubt is in the middle of a pretty outdoors paradise. A fine nearby
 
   hotel is Best Western Waynesboro Inn & Suites Conf Ctr; float down the rapids of Back Creek - South River Tributary in a kayak. There's no way somebody can get bored here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Smith Dam is not far at all from Smith Lake; you don't have to go far to enjoy Elm Spring Orchard. This lake is so wonderful. Gotta ski! Massanutten is a splendid location to do that, and Waynesboro-Days Inn is a nice spot to get some rest.
There's perfect hiking
 
               along the Turkey Pen Ridge Trail, and camping at KOA Campgrounds is always a great experience. An average amount of rainfall falls at Smith Lake; August is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month of the year is February.
So many fun things to do in the Blue Ridge Mountains, not sufficient time. If you come at the right time of year, South River offers some great whitewater, and if you came to camp Waynesboro North 340 Campground is a good place to do that. At Smith Lake during the summer months highs are in the 80's, and the overnight is slightly colder of course, ordinarily in the 60's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are ordinarily in the 40's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Smith Lake.

 
Best Western Waynesboro Inn & Suites Conf Ctr, Waynesboro
3 miles away
This Waynesboro, Virginia hotel was recently opened in early 2007 and boasts the city's first hotel/conference center. Conveniently located off Interstate 64 in Virginia, lies the Best Western Waynes...

Waynesboro-Days Inn, Waynesboro
3 miles away
The Days Inn Waynesboro is located in the Shenandoah Valley only minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. The area is known for its fabulous fall colors. Oversized, newly renovated guest...

Current weather conditions at Smith Lake, Blue Ridge Mountains, Augusta County, Virginia
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Local climate location: STAUNTON SEWAGE PLANT 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.115
Longitude: -78.94667

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These outdoors activities are available near Smith Lake.
 Hotels Near Smith Lake:
Best Western Waynesboro Inn & Suites Conf Ctr, Waynesboro, 3 miles away
Waynesboro-Days Inn, Waynesboro, 3 miles away
Comfort Inn Waynesboro, Waynesboro, 3 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Waynesboro-Rt.340, Va, Waynesboro, 3 miles away
Residence Inn Waynesboro, Waynesboro, 3 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Smith Lake:
Waynesboro North 340 Campground, Waynesboro, 4 miles away
KOA Campgrounds, Verona, 7 miles away
Shenandoah Valley Campground, Verona, 7 miles away
Kennedy Fields Campgrounds, Augusta County, 9 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Smith Lake:
Wintergreen, Virginia, 13 miles away
      1003 vertical feet
Massanutten, Virginia, 19 miles away
      1100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Smith Lake:
Back Creek - South River Tributary, Augusta CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class II-III - 9 miles long (Sherando Lake to South River)
South River, Waynesboro City / Rockingham CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class I-II - 25 miles long (Waynesboro to Lynnwood)
Middle River, Augusta CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class I-II - 25 miles long (Westview to Verona)
 National Parks Near Smith Lake:
Shenandoah National Park, Luray - VA, 45 miles away
 Trails Near Smith Lake:
Turkey Pen Ridge Trail, Augusta County, 9 miles away
Sawmill Ridge Trail, Augusta County, 10 miles away
Wildcat Ridge Trail, Augusta County, 10 miles away

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