Smith Mountain LakeBoating Map & Navigation Guide
Smith Mountain Lake boating map and navigation guide (Virginia). Plan routes with turn-by-turn water routing, 20 boat ramps, 24 marinas.
What we chart on Smith Mountain Lake
Navigating Smith Mountain Lake
Smith Mountain Lake, VA is a lake in Virginia, and this page collects what Navi Wake knows about navigating it. The lake is charted for routing, which means Navi Wake can plan a path across open water that stays off the land and follows the channel instead of drawing a straight line through a peninsula.
We hold 109 charted navigation aids on Smith Mountain Lake. That breaks down into 82 channel markers and 27 special-purpose markers. We also chart 20 public boat ramps and 24 marinas on the shoreline, mapped separately from the aids above. No published depth survey has been ingested for Smith Mountain Lake yet, so the chart cannot shade shallow water here - read the water and your sounder.
Ramps and marinas on Smith Mountain Lake
Public boat ramps
20 charted in total. Named ramps include:
- Hales Ford public boat ramp
- Hardy Ford public boat ramp
Marinas
24 charted in total. Named marinas include:
- Bay Rock Marina
- Bayside Marina & Yacht Club
- Blue Ridge Marina
- Bridgewater Marina
- Captain's Quarters
- Crazy Horse Marina
- Crystal Shores Marina
- Gills Creek Marina
- Halesford Harbor Marina
- Indian Pointe Marina
- Lake Haven Marina
- Lakeside Marina
- Lumpkins Marina
- Magnum Point Marina
- Mitchell's Point Marina
- Mooman's Marina
- Palmer's Marina
- Parkway Marina
- Pelican Point Yacht Club
- The Dock @ SML
- Virginia Dare Cruises & Marina
- Waterwheel Marina
- Webster Marine Center
Frequently asked questions
- Can Navi Wake plan a boat route on Smith Mountain Lake?
- Yes. Smith Mountain Lake has a generated water grid, so Navi Wake plans routes that stay on navigable water, route around land, and follow the channel rather than cutting across it.
- Does Smith Mountain Lake have a depth map?
- Not currently. No published depth survey has been ingested for Smith Mountain Lake, so the chart does not shade shallow water on this lake. Navigate with your own sounder.
- Where can I launch a boat on Smith Mountain Lake?
- Navi Wake charts 20 boat ramps on Smith Mountain Lake, including Hales Ford public boat ramp, Hardy Ford public boat ramp. Each one appears on the interactive chart so you can route to it from the water.
- What marinas are on Smith Mountain Lake?
- We chart 24 marinas on Smith Mountain Lake, including Bay Rock Marina, Bayside Marina & Yacht Club, Blue Ridge Marina, Bridgewater Marina, Captain's Quarters, Crazy Horse Marina.
- Is Navi Wake a replacement for official charts on Smith Mountain Lake?
- No. Navi Wake is a planning and situational-awareness tool built from public data sources. It is not a substitute for official NOAA charts, local notices to mariners, a working depth sounder, or your own judgment on the water.
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