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: 39.69082, -120.67971. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Lake

• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~14 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~19 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~40 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Silver Lake

• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~40 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~53 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~63 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~66 km · Must-see

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