BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Smith Creek, Virginia
VDWR's access file puts 1 public site on Smith Creek, spread over the counties it runs through. 2 blocks of public land front Smith Creek, and 8.2 of its 10.3 mapped miles run through them. The nearest town we map is Roanoke, 41.4 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water north of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Roanoke | 41.4 mi | north |
| Waynesboro | 53.9 mi | west |
Straight-line distance from the river's midpoint, and the direction you would travel from the town to reach it. The roads are not mapped here, so there is no drive time — a travel time nobody measured is the kind of number that gets somebody lost.
Public access sites
| Site | Type | River mile | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Forge | access | 0.0 | Alleghany |
0 walk-in, 0 launches, from VDWR's own access file. River mile is measured up from the mouth along this river's drawn axis.
Public land on the water
- George Washington National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 8.05 mi of this river, 990,027 acres in all
- Memorial Park — city land, 0.18 mi of this river, 6 acres in all
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it. The river miles are how far this river's drawn axis runs inside each block, measured here; the acreage is the whole unit's, most of which is nowhere near this water.
More about Smith Creek
Smith Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is Smith Creek good for brook trout?
- When to fish Smith Creek, Virginia
- Smith Creek fishing report
- Smith Creek fishing regulations