SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — Smith Mountain Lake State Park has been named the second-best lake beach in the country!

Smith Mountain Lake has been named as the second-best lake beach in the country by the 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice ...

The beach at Smith Mountain Lake State Park in Huddleston was a popular destination Sunday for those looking for some relief ...

Smith Mountain Lake State Park has been named the second-best lake beach in the country by the 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ ...

If your answers are “yes” and “heck yes!”, then you need to be watching the Smith Mountain Lake State Park Osprey Cam. The live streaming video of an osprey family is fascinating to watch.

A pontoon and a runabout boat collided on the lake near Boardwalk Drive — a peninsula across from Smith Mountain Lake State Park — about 5 p.m., Sgt. Karl Martin said.

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WSET) — As temperatures rise, Smith Mountain Lake is proving to be a safe haven for swimmers this summer, thanks to the diligent efforts of local volunteers. Each year ...

An accidental drowning at Smith Mountain Lake on Tuesday led to the death of one man, identified as a 54-year-old from ...

State health officials said they’re moving to a more efficient way to test for harmful bacteria in Smith Mountain Lake, but some are questioning whether the results will still tell the full story.

A Roanoke man is dead after a boating incident at Smith Mountain Lake Tuesday, authorities say. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources responded to a boating incident report around 3:40 p.m. in ...

South Carolina’s newest state park has an opening date. Park officials on Wednesday updated the Lake Murray community on plans for Pine Island, which will now have a “soft opening” to the ...