Silver Lake Wilderness 📍

The Silver Lake Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit of the Forest Preserve, is located in the towns of Lake Pleasant, Benson, Wells and Arietta in Hamilton County and is roughly bounded on the north by NY 8 and private lands near Piseco Lake, Oxbow Lake, Hamilton Lake, Sand Lake and Lake Pleasant; on the east by NY 30; on the south generally by the Hamilton County line; and on the west by NY 10, the West Branch of the Sacandaga River and the Piseco Outlet.

The area contains 48 bodies of water covering 569 acres (2.3 km2), 26.5 miles (42.6 km) of foot trails, and 2 lean-tos.

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Map: Green Mountain National Forest North
SVGZ Graphic: Distance to a Dollar Store

Along the West Branch

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Driving along the West Branch of the Sacandaga River on West River Road about halfway between Whitehouse and Wells in the Adirondack Park.

Map: Dry Run State Forest
Terrain Map: Albany Pine Bush 1952 High Resolution

Chub And Trout Lake

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Chub Pond and Trout Lake in principle should be relatively easy to access, they as they are just a little ways from the put in used to access Good Luck Lake. Unfortunately, the West Branch of the Sacanadaga River has numerous strainers and down trees, and streams that flow out out of both Chub Pond and Trout Lake are narrow, shallow, and often impassable in times of low water. They also are very marshy along the shoreline, which can make it challenging to portage around the shallow water.

Chub And Trout Lake

Map: Green Mountain National Forest North
Map: Green Mountain National Forest North
Thematic Map: New York State Parks - Regional Park Commissions