The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.
A premium rental fleet at Bridgewater Plaza near the Halesford Bridge — tritoons, ski boats, deck boats, and Yamaha WaveRunners across three locations, over 100 boats total, with 24-hour pay-at-the-pump fuel.
A marina at the end of Smith Mountain Lake Parkway, minutes from Smith Mountain Lake State Park — boat rentals, slip rentals, boat sales, and a gas dock.
The lake's commercial hub since 1986, at Halesford Bridge — restaurants, live music, retail shops, an arcade, mini golf, and the marina anchoring the whole complex.
A Virginia state park in Huddleston with a 500-foot beach — one of only two public beaches on the lake, open with a snack bar from Memorial Day through Labor Day — plus a public boat launch.
The double-curvature concrete arch dam that created the lake — 816 feet across and 235 feet high, built by Appalachian Power between 1960 and 1963. The reservoir began filling in September 1963 and reached full pool in 1966.