Silver Lake Visitor Center
Silver Lake is nestled fifteen miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon near Brighton, Utah. The Silver Lake area has an accessible boardwalk with interpretive signs around a beautiful natural lake. The boardwalk is accessible for visitors and fishers May to October, subject to weather. During the winter months, the Silver Lake boardwalk area is managed by the Solitude Nordic Center for cross-country skiing. This unique area is part of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and is accessible via UT 190.
The Visitor Center will open Memorial Day weekend, 2024, and remain open through October, 2024, weather permitting. Visitor Center hours are 10 am to 5 pm, seven days a week. The Visitor Center offers interpretive educational items for sale. The Visitor Center also sells the Wasatch National Forest 3-day pass, Annual Pass, and the America the Beautiful Pass.
Our Interpretive Naturalist Guides serve the Silver Lake Visitors Center seven days a week from May to September in partnership with Solitude Mountain Resort and the US Forest Service, Salt Lake Ranger District. These staff and volunteer guides offer interactive activities and answer any questions guests may have. This service is generously supported by the Tom and Barbara Lyon Family Foundation and the National Forest Foundation.
The Foundation’s work and efforts at Silver Lake Visitor Center are an invaluable service to the community, but they are also costly to provide. Please consider supporting the Cottonwood Canyons Foundation to ensure that every guest that visits Silver Lake is greeted by a naturalist guide!
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