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: 40.30453, -91.49095. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Lake

• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~40 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~57 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Johnson · fort · Clark · ~9 km
• Hunziker Winery Site · fort · Clark · ~12 km
• Lake of the Oaks · lake · Clark · ~13 km
• Willer Lake Section 32 · lake · Lewis · ~16 km
• McCullough South Dam · lake · Lewis · ~16 km
• George M Verity Riverboat Museum · museum · Lee · ~17 km
• George M. Verity · fort · Lee · ~17 km
• Hugh Lincoln Cooper · fort · Lee · ~17 km
• Emmanuel United Methodist Church · church · Lee · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Silver Lake

• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~79 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~110 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~113 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~135 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~139 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~143 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Oaks · lake · Clark · ~13 km
• Willer Lake Section 32 · lake · Lewis · ~16 km
• McCullough South Dam · lake · Lewis · ~16 km

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