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: 39.85198, -84.79543. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Lake

• Hoosier Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Darke County Fairgrounds · lake · Darke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Memorial State Park · park · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Darke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hueston Woods State Park · sanctuary · Union · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hueston Woods State Park · sanctuary · Preble · ~39 km · Must-see
• Highlandtown Lake · lake · Union · ~39 km · Must-see
• Garst Museum · museum · Darke · ~39 km · Must-see
• Roberts Park · park · Fayette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Historic Bear's Mill · museum · Darke · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sycamore State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~47 km · Must-see
• Stanley G. McKie Field at Joseph P. Hayden Jr. Park · park · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Martin Luther King Jr. Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dewitt Cabin · fort · Butler · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sesquicentennial Chapel · church · Butler · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kumler Chapel · church · Butler · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kumler Chapel · church · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Silver Lake

• Darke County Fairgrounds · lake · Darke · ~36 km · Must-see
• Highlandtown Lake · lake · Union · ~39 km · Must-see
• Middletown Sportsmen Club Dam · lake · Butler · ~59 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake State Park · lake · Henry · ~60 km · Must-see
• Brookville Dam · lake · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Loramie State Park · lake · Shelby · ~89 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake–Saint Marys · lake · Mercer · ~98 km · Must-see
• Kiser Lake · lake · Champaign · ~100 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake Saint Marys Lighthouse · lake · Mercer · ~102 km · Must-see
• Grand Lake St. Marys State Park · lake · Auglaize · ~104 km · Must-see

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