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Peak season June August rates for Smith Mountain Lake waterfront vacation rentals run from 4. During peak season, youll typically need to check in and out on a Saturday, rent for a full week, and supply your own linens. Mid season 4 6 weeks preceding and following summer you can expect warm pleasant weather, fewer visitors, modest discounts from peak rates on your SML vacation rental, flexible check in and check out dates plus weekend and daily rate options. Low season generally mid October through mid April you can expect mild weather, very few visitors, discounts of 2. Many SML lakefront vacation rentals include a dock ask if you need one for your boat. Public boat launching ramps are usually nearby. If you cant bring your own boat, marinas rent pontoon boats starting at 1. Most other power boats cost more including PWCs Seadoo, Wave. Runners, etc. and ski boats. Smith Mountain Lake Other Accommodations. SML is a beautiful and friendly place to visit all year round. If youre visiting for one week or longer, we recommend a vacation home rental. For shorter stays, consider these other lodging options, where summer non holiday rates are the highest rates shown Bedford Landings at the Smith Mountain Lake Airport modern waterfront 4. BR B B, 1. 20 2. Bedford County, 5. Bernards Landing Resort, lakeview condos, 1. BR 3. BR 2. 33 3. Franklin County, 5. Gills Creek Marina Lodge lakefront motel rooms with kitchenettes, 9. Franklin County, 5. Halesford Harbour lakefront motel rooms and efficiencies, Wi. Fi, launching ramp, boat slip, and trailer hookup, 6. Bedford County, 5. Katherine Grace Manor off water Civil War Plantation Home 4. BR B B, 1. 50 1. Franklin County, 5. Lake Inn Motel off water motel rooms and efficiencies, 5. Franklin County, 5. Mariners Landing lakefront condos, CALL Bedford County, 5. Sans Souci European lakefront 1. BR B B, 1. 80 2. Bedford County, 5. Smith Mountain Lake State Park 2. BR and 3. BR cabins, 8. Bedford County, 8. Westlake Waterfront Inn lakefront motel rooms, 6. Franklin County, 5. Houseboat rentals are also popular. Most have a 3 day minimum and a peak season weekly rate of 1. Try Parrot Cove Boat Rentals. For youth camping, weddings, large conferences and retreats, consider the 4 H Conference Center with 4. Bernards Landing and Mariners Landing above also accommodate large conferences and retreats. SML State Park Cabins go quickly and should be booked well in advance. About Smith Mountain Lake. Why is there a gorgeous, 4. Blue Ridge Mountains of rural southwestern Virginia Because Smith Mountain Lake was created to generate electricity, and to help manage water flows downstream and nearby. The damming of the Blackwater and Roanoke Rivers formed this reservoir in a filling process that began on September 2. March 7, 1. 96. 6. SML turned 5. 0 in 2. SMLs surface covers 3. Its highest normal water level full pond is 7. There is typically very little seasonal variation in the water level. The daily variation for electricity production is 1. During severe drought conditions, including 2. Under extreme flood conditions, the water level could reach just a few feet below the top of the Smith Mountain Dam, which itself is 8. The US Army Corps of Engineers publishes a daily water level report that is also available graphically over time. Surrounded by mountains, Smith Mountain Lakes deepest point is about 2. Its average depth is 5. Lakes for Vacation and Recreation Lakelubbers. Outside the lakes many coves in its main channel, 8. Water purity is excellent. Water temperatures invite swimming from May through September. Many retail stores and services are available around the lake. Most are located on or near Rt. Hales Ford Bridge. There are two large, modern supermarkets, dozens of restaurants, a dozen banks, a dozen marinas, two YMCAs, two libraries, physicians, dentists, veterinarians, real estate brokers, attorneys, accountants, and scores of independent retail stores. An urgent care center and an evacuation helicopter are located at Westlake, near the intersection of Routes 1. A second helipad is six miles away, at the Scruggs Volunteer Fire Department. Full service hospitals, including a regional heart and trauma center, are 3. Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Rocky Mount. Excel Templates Create'>Excel Templates Create. Smith Mountain Lake in Movies The 2. Lake Effects features SML and stars Scottie Thompson, Jane Seymour, and Madeline Zima. Its an inspiring tale of a young L. A. corporate attorney raised on and later returning to SML. The 1. 99. 1 comedy What About Bob features Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. A psychotherapist loses his mind after a compulsive patient follows him on his family vacation to SML misidentified in the comedy as as New Hampshires Lake Winnipesaukee. The west end of SML, including the unincorporated town of Moneta, is closest to Roanoke, Virginia population 1. The east end, including Huddleston, is closest to Lynchburg, Virginia population 7. Both Roanoke and Lynchburg are within 3. Both small cities provide convenient big city amenities like shopping malls and regional airports where you can park your car inexpensively within a five minutes walk of the terminal, and be driving home with your checked luggage 2. Smith Mountain Lake is home to about 2. It covers parts of three Virginia counties Franklin County, Bedford County, and Pittsylvania County. Program Salina Center Iasi. Average air temperatures are 7. F in summer and 4. F in winter. Annual rainfall averages 4. Annual snowfall averages 1. For more tourism and relocationretirement information, and for advice about business conditions and opportunities at the lake, call the SML Regional Chamber of Commerce at 5. Smith Mountain Lake Real Estate. The lake offers a wide range of housing types and real estate prices. Its a great time to buy, with a few bargains available at prices that havent been seen since 2. Lakefront condo resales start at 1. K while asking prices for a few luxurious single family lakefront homes, on gently sloping lots with SMLs best views, top 2 million. With 5. 00 miles of shoreline, you can find a first or second home in a quiet cove with just a few neighbors in sight or retire to a well planned community with shared or private amenities that include swimming pools, boat slips with powered boat lifts, and golf courses. K and 2. 50. K,4. K and 7. 00. K,4. K and 1. 8 million,5. K and 4. 00. K, 9. K and 7. 00. K, 6. K and 1 million, and 4.