Nature reserve · Florida
Silver Lake Recreation Area
Silver Lake Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. The nearest named place is Springhill Motorcycle Trails, a park 3.3 miles away. BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY passes 2.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates30.40384, -84.40678
- 2.7 mi off the BIG BEND SCENIC BYWY, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Springhill Motorcycle Trails: 3.3 mi
- Broadmoor Pond Park: 3.5 mi
- Talquin Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Golden Aster Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Debbie Lightsey Nature Park: 3.9 mi
Springs: 37
- Indian Spring: 11.7 mi
- Wakulla Spring: 13.2 mi
- Double Springs: 13.2 mi
- Northside Spring 2: 13.7 mi
- Northside Spring 1: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Blockhouse: 6.2 mi
- Lancy Amelie Gray: 6.3 mi
- Small Park Dedication: 6.3 mi
- In Memory of Carolyn I. Steele: 6.3 mi
- Mrs. Glenn Terrell Plaque: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 19
- Celebration: 4.9 mi
- Rollycoaster: 4.9 mi
- Unconquered Statue: 6.6 mi
- Declaration: 6.8 mi
- Sculpture garden: 7.1 mi
Museums: 16
- Tallahassee Museum: 3.7 mi
- San Luis Mission Museum: 6.0 mi
- Mission San Luis: 6.0 mi
- FSU Museum of Fine Arts: 7.5 mi
- R.A. Gray Florida History Museum: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Talquin WMA: 4.2 mi
- Anita Davis Preserve at Henrietta Lake Park: 5.9 mi
- Fort Braden Trails: 5.9 mi
- Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park: 12.3 mi
- Lines Tract: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 10
- Seminole Organic Garden: 6.8 mi
- Plantasia: 7.4 mi
- Dent Street Diggers Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Ripe City Urban Farm: 8.0 mi
- Midtown Community Garden: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Future Buc-ee's: 6.0 mi
- Observation Deck: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Pine Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Leon County Rest Area Eastbound: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Abandoned Elks Lodge Picnic Park: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 1
- Sawdust Mountain: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shell Point Beach: 24.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:18 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:06 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tallahassee AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/407662180
Day trips start here
- Tallahassee · 10 mi
- Quincy · 16 mi
- Apalachicola National Forest · 19 mi
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