Silver Lake Campground

in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests

The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.

The numbers that decide it

Longest rig
Not published
Sites
16
Electric hookups
Not published
Pull-through sites
No
Paved access
No
Accessible sites
Not published
Driveway grade
Slight
Bear boxes
Not published
Campfires
Yes
Shade
Yes
Group sites
Not published

Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov

Silver Lake Campground

Silver Lake Campground is a small, primitive campground located on Silver Lake. Silver Lake is only accessible by hiking 0.6 miles down the Goshen Trail or on the Service Road. Please note: drinking water access is currently closed to protect public health. There is no garbage service available, please carry out what you carry in. Hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, a snowmobiling opportunities are all available in the Silver Lake Area Trails .

Before you go

Reservations

First-come, first-served

Fees

Camping fee: • $10 per site per night Fees payable at self-pay station.

Hours

Campground is open year-round. Hosts typically on-site Memorial Day through Columbus Day.

Restrictions

Maximum stay limit is 14 days in a 30 day period. • Dogs must be on a leash at all times. • There is no garbage service available, please carry out what you carry in.

Scenic drives that pass close

Make it a night on a better road

Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.