We were visiting my son, daughter-in-law, and grandson this past weekend for my grandson's fourth birthday. My son had rented the large pavilion at Smith Lake to celebrate his son's birthday and it was very nice. We were able to pull down a side road closest to large pavilion so we can unload our truck to decorate, etc. We traveled about 15 minutes away to get some pizzas to bring back for the party. The kids had a great time swimming, although we had a thunderstorm come through so they had to close down the water, but the kids got to play on the playground and had a great time. They have a very nice beach there with beach chairs, you can also do paddle boats and canoes. Very nice place to spend the afternoon. read more