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If you decide to head up there, let me know.

Also, this map will help you identify areas you want to party, and help you navigate the stumps north of the W bridge if you decide to venture up that way. There is a facebook page, Smithville Lake Boaters Group, with about 2500 people on it that will tell you where they are on any given weekend if you want to coordinate something. If you need to rent a boat, the Camp Branch marina has some pontoons. Party cove would be my suggestion, you'll find people there, and won't have to worry about ruining a propeller. Malibu beach is more adults and partying. Margarita beach is more of a family oriented area where there's lots of kids. There's two beachs, Margarita beach, and Malibu beach. This is in an area with lots of sticks and trees, but there's a path where the old platte river used to run that you can avoid them, and beach up to a sand beach where people are all partying.

Another area is Malibu beach up north of the W highway bridge. You can always find a group of Missouri white trash ready to slug some busch lights with you. Party cove is on the east side of the lake, just a cove or so north of the Paradise Point Marina (which is on the west side of the lake). Any given weekend there's a couple of areas to party.

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It has a lot of people that go there on weekends, especially this year with most Kansas lakes being so full and closed to the typical day boater.Īs for partying with your bros, you'll definitely have better luck on Smithville than you will on Jacomo. So, yes it's large, but certainly not huge. Even in Kansas, Perry Lake is 11,000 acres, and Milford Lake is 15,000 acres. In comparing size, Smithville is about 7200 acres. Guys with GPS that can track the old river channel do ok, or on a jet powered boat where if you hit something it wont destroy your prop/lower unit, but I'd stay away. Therefor, between the two bridges on the main part of the lake is where you'll typically be, and outside of those bridges on the lakes arms are less navigable by amateurs due to all the tree stumps you'll ruin a prop on. There's lots of animal refuge area, where trees and stumps weren't removed as a way to keep fish habitat. As for comparison in size, yes, Smithville is pretty large, unfortunately over half of it really isn't usable for pleasure boaters. I love Summit Bar and Grill and it is close but its not really a post up and get hammered sort of place. I'd rather go to Lotawana (private?), W圜o, Longivew, etc if you are going to be drinking. I've canoed out there and gone fishing and I don't think I've ever see a group partying.

As others have mentioned its a sailing lake. No clue on how busy it is this season or if they are having high water like all the other lakes around here. If you live on the south side of the metro, its probably not all that much further to Clinton MO than it is to Smithville. It will suffice and its close but there are much better options if you are willing to drive to Truman or further. I don't think they have bars and restaurants on the water. They act like its mud/prairie lake like you'd find in KS. My cousin and her family frequent Smithville, they said it would be the biggest lake in KS fwiw. I just looked it up and Smithville is basically the same size as Pomme de Terre, which comes as quite a surprise to me. I've hit Longview a couple of times and it is very crowded as it's not very big and Smithville is apparently over 7 times larger than Longview. Anyone here frequent Smithville lake? I'm curious as to how busy it is on a run-of-the-mill weekend.

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