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: 46.16622, -113.22892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Lake

• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~7 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~29 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~31 km · Must-see
• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~59 km · Must-see
• World Museum of Mining · museum · Lemhi · ~68 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Silver Bow · ~70 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~72 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~72 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~8 km
• Storm Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~14 km
• Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Granite · ~15 km
• Hearst Lake Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~18 km
• Bayer Number 1 Dam · lake · Granite · ~20 km
• Pozega Lake Number 2 Dam · lake · Granite · ~22 km
• Pozega Lake Number 3 Dam · lake · Granite · ~22 km
• Pozega Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Granite · ~23 km
• Thornton Lake Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Silver Lake

• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~7 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~72 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~139 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~145 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~146 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Idaho · ~146 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~8 km
• Storm Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~14 km
• Hearst Lake Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~18 km

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