Smiths Lake, Albemarle County, Virginia     User input for Smiths Lake, Albemarle County, Virginia: Be the first to submit input for Smiths Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Do take a look at Smiths Dam since you're here at Smiths Lake; Smiths Lake is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Shenandoah Hills Campground is a wonderful local campground. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Smiths Lake you will meet lots of people from close by Charlottesville. There's so much to do here at Smiths Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Heavenly Acres Campground is a good place for that. This lake is so wonderful.       If you haven’t been to Shenandoah National Park, you should schedule some time for it if you're here, and as expected, this is a pleasant region for folks who like lakes, Bishops Lake is a lake in the neighborhood. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always pop by close by Lake Saponi; dry warm beds await you at Courtyard Charlottesville North. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Smiths Lake; Pocosin Trail is a good local trail. Summertime                  highs at Smiths Lake frequently tend to be in the 80's. Summer overnight lows drop down to the 60's. Throughout the winter highs are commonly in the 40's, and after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Smiths Lake dip into the 20's. Why not take a refreshing hike along the South River Falls Trail; float down the rapids of South River - Rapidan Tributary in a kayak. Doubletree Hotel Charlottesville is a wonderful location to get some rest, and get drenched paddling on Rivanna River - North Fork. Smiths Lake in fact is in the middle of a beautiful outdoors paradise. Cedar Run flows through this area; there's great hiking along the Pocosin Hollow Trail. Smiths Lake is a quite wet place typically with a lot of precipitation; through July this area sees the most rain, and January meanwhile is the driest month.   Doubletree Hotel Charlottesville, Charlottesville 7 miles away Unwind from exploring Charlottesville Virginia in our beautifully re-designed Doubletree Hotel Charlottesville. Our Doubletree hotel overlooks the Rivanna River and is within easy access to the Univer... Courtyard Charlottesville North, Charlottesville 9 miles away The Marriott Courtyard Charlottesville North hotel is conveniently located off Route 29 North, just minutes from historic downtown Charlottesville. This airport hotel in Charlottesville, VA, is near a... Current weather conditions at Smiths Lake, Albemarle County, Virginia Local climate location: CHARLOTTESVILLE 10 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.17833 Longitude: -78.38667 Virginia Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Virginia Albemarle County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Albemarle County Books about Smiths Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Smiths Lake, Albemarle County, Virginia. Outdoors Recreation Near Charlottesville, Virginia Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Charlottesville, Virginia, the metro area neareast to Smiths Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Virginia Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Virginia.     These outdoors activities are available near Smiths Lake.   Hotels Near Smiths Lake: Doubletree Hotel Charlottesville, Charlottesville, 7 miles away Courtyard Charlottesville North, Charlottesville, 9 miles away Fairfield Inn Charlottesville North, Charlottesville, 9 miles away Red Carpet Inn Charlottesville, Charlottesville, 9 miles away Super 8 Charlottesville, Charlottesville, 9 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Smiths Lake: Heavenly Acres Campground, Stanardsville, 8 miles away Shenandoah Hills Campground, Madison, 12 miles away Lewis Mountain Campground, Greene County, 15 miles away Swift Run Campground, Elkton, 17 miles away   Whitewater Near Smiths Lake: Rivanna River - North Fork, Albemarle CountyCounty, 4 miles away       Class II - 12 miles long (Advance Mills to Route 29) South River - Rapidan Tributary, Greene CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class II-III - 9 miles long (Rt. 638 to Route 619) Conway River, Madison/Greene CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class II-III - 13 miles long (Rt. 667 to Rapidan River and Route 29 Bridge)   National Parks Near Smiths Lake: Shenandoah National Park, Luray - VA, 27 miles away   Trails Near Smiths Lake: Pocosin Hollow Trail, Greene County, 13 miles away Pocosin Trail, Greene County, 14 miles away South River Falls Trail, Greene County, 14 miles away   Lakes Near Smiths Lake: Bishops Lake, Albemarle CountyCounty, 1 miles away Lake Saponi, Greene CountyCounty, 1 miles away