Silver Lake Bog Preserve
Hawkeye, Franklin Co.
Visitors to Silver Lake who are careful and quiet may glimpse some of the Adirondacks' most secretive creatures: the snowshoe hare, the fisher and the spring peeper.
Wildlife to Watch
- Snowshoe hare
- Fisher
- Spring peeper, wood frog, leopard frog, toad
- Porcupine
- White-tail deer
- White-throated sparrow, olive-sided flycatcher
Where to Watch
- Black spruce-tamarack bog
- White cedar swamp
- Hemlock-hardwood forest
- Pine ridge
Recreational Opportunities
Half-mile boardwalk
Hiking trail up a 200-foot bluff with a spectacular view of Silver Lake
Directions
See Google Maps for step by step directions to Silver Lake Bog Preserve. (This link will open a page outside of the DEC website. Hold Shift down while clicking on the link to open it in a new window.)
Contact information
Telephone:(518) 576-2082
Website: Silver Lake Bog Preserve (This link leaves the DEC website)
Photo Credits: John Major, Carl Heilman, Sue Shafer