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: 48.30402, -122.52965. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Lake

• Skagit Bay · beach · Island · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Whitman · fort · Skagit · ~8 km · Must-see
• MONA: Museum of Northwest Art · museum · Skagit · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cornet Bay · beach · Island · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bowman Bay · beach · Skagit · ~19 km · Must-see
• Whidbey Island · river spot · Island · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve · sanctuary · Island · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fidalgo Island · river spot · Skagit · ~21 km · Must-see
• Camano Island · river spot · Island · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crockett Lake · lake · Island · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Erie · viewpoint · Skagit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whistle Lake · lake · Skagit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Island · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Casey State Park · fort · Island · ~23 km · Must-see
• Anacortes Community Forest Lands · park · Skagit · ~24 km · Must-see
• Admiralty Head Lighthouse · attraction · Island · ~24 km · Must-see
• Point Partridge · beach · Island · ~25 km · Must-see
• Port Susan · beach · Snohomish · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Silver Lake

• Crockett Lake · lake · Island · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whistle Lake · lake · Skagit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Hancock · lake · Island · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Lake Dam · lake · Skagit · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wetlands Conservation Area · lake · Skagit · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Goodwin · lake · Snohomish · ~32 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Samish · lake · Whatcom · ~52 km · Must-see
• Buck Lake · lake · Kitsap · ~55 km · Must-see

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