Silver Lake

Silver Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Silver Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Silver Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.83195, -86.58695. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Lake

• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Park · park · Santa Rosa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~59 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park · park · Baldwin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~60 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~61 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hollow · viewpoint · Baldwin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Sawmill and Arcadia Cotton Mill · fort · Baldwin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Three Notch Museum · museum · Covington · ~67 km · Must-see
• East Brewton Church of God · church · Escambia · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church · church · Escambia · ~69 km · Must-see
• Navarre Beach Park · beach · Santa Rosa · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Silver Lake

• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~55 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~96 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~96 km · Must-see
• Martin Lakes · lake · Covington · ~10 km
• Hurricane Lake · lake · Escambia · ~25 km
• Bear Lake · lake · Escambia · ~29 km
• Alligator Pond · lake · Covington · ~35 km
• Indigo Pond · lake · Walton · ~36 km

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