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: 42.32612, -74.16705. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Lake

• Kate Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~2 km · Must-see
• Windham High Peak · viewpoint · Greene · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ginseng Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~4 km · Must-see
• Burnt Knob · viewpoint · Greene · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Hayden · viewpoint · Greene · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
• Acra Point · viewpoint · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
• Van Loan Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~9 km · Must-see
• Union Chapel · church · Greene · ~9 km · Must-see
• Black Dome · viewpoint · Greene · ~9 km · Must-see
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cave Mountain · cave · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
• Blackhead · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bump Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
• Richtmyer Peak · viewpoint · Greene · ~12 km · Must-see
• Richmond Mountain · viewpoint · Schoharie · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Silver Lake

• Notch Lake · lake · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Basic Creek Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~27 km · Must-see
• Schoharie Reservoir · lake · Schoharie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Vlaie Pond · lake · Schoharie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~32 km · Must-see
• Alcove Reservoir · lake · Albany · ~32 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Ulster · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cooper Lake · lake · Ulster · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Switzerland · lake · Delaware · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wawaka Lake · lake · Delaware · ~47 km · Must-see

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