Silver Lake County Park

Silver Lake–Park Maintenance Viewpoint, 4 beaches

1.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 38 min

Silver Lake–Park Maintenance Viewpoint, 4 beaches is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Silver Lake County Park near Camp Lake, WI. The route passes Park Maintenance Viewpoint, Silver Lake and Silver Lake Beach. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 827 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55643, -88.13821
Nearest town Camp Lake, WI

Directions

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Silver Lake–Park Maintenance Viewpoint, 4 beaches

1.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 38 min

Elevation 749–825 ft

Out & Back · Silver Lake County Park

Trailhead: 42.55643, -88.13821

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miPass Park Maintenance Viewpoint.
  7. 0.1 miPass Silver Lake.
  8. 50 ftPass Silver Lake Beach.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Park Maintenance Road, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Silver Lake Icehouse Trail, heading W.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

10% paved90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead