Silver Lake Dam

Silver Lake Dam: 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 Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.03698, -92.46239. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Lake Dam

• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~2 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo · park · Pepin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~69 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~71 km · Must-see
• SPAM Museum · museum · Mower · ~72 km · Must-see
• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Goodhue · ~74 km · Must-see
• Ḣe Mni C̣aƞ - Barn Bluff · park · Goodhue · ~74 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Olmsted · ~1 km
• Central Park · park · Olmsted · ~2 km
• Chateau Theatre · fort · Olmsted · ~2 km
• Matthews Heritage Dome · fort · Olmsted · ~2 km
• Plummer Building · fort · Olmsted · ~2 km
• Rochester Art Center · museum · Olmsted · ~2 km
• Rochester Art Center · museum · Buffalo · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Silver Lake Dam

• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~66 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~71 km · Must-see
• Steele County Free Fair · lake · Steele · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Byllesby Beach · lake · Dakota · ~82 km · Must-see
• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~82 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Rice · ~85 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~86 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~87 km · Must-see
• Wells Lake · lake · Rice · ~95 km · Must-see
• Cannon Lake · lake · Rice · ~95 km · Must-see

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