Silver Lake Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
Vermont · Lake fishing · Leicester · Near Randolph
Silver Lake
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Is Silver Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Silver Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Klondike Fire Incident Report
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Heavily damaged or closed trails
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Glastenbury fire tower is closed to public use
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Moosalamoo Campground Water System
Agency alert covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Silver Lake is a 104-acre lake near Leicester, Vermont, at about 1,247 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Paddlers Pub
Pub
On your way back · 2 miIf it rains Randolph Historical Society Museum
Museum
In town
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in Randolph- Rocky Point InterpretiveHiking0.2 mi
- Chandler RidgeHiking0.2 mi
- Silver Lake CampgroundCamping0.4 mi
- Falls of LanaWaterfall1 mi
Lake Dunmore/Falls of LanaRock climbingPhoto: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi- Main CragRock climbingPhoto: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi
Branbury State ParkState parkPhoto: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi- Sucker BrookCanoeing1.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Burnell PondLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Dog RiverRiver fishing · ~46 min drive
- Mad RiverRiver fishing · ~50 min drive
- Abbey PondLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- High PondLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Lake HortoniaLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Beebe PondLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Mud PondLake fishing · ~23 min drive
- Lefferts PondLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Spruce PondLake fishing · ~25 min drive
Best time to visit Silver Lake
Best months: August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
31° / 9°
11 wet
Feb
35° / 10°
9 wet
Mar
44° / 19°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 30°
11 wet
May
72° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
80° / 50°
13 wet
Jul
84° / 56°
13 wet
Aug
82° / 54°
11 wet
Sep
75° / 47°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 36°
11 wet
Nov
47° / 27°
11 wet
Dec
36° / 16°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Salisbury 2 N, VT, 3.3 mi away at 420 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
