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Silver Lake Washington Tourism |
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Silver Lake, is a marsh, lake and unincorporated area located 30 miles west of Mount St. Helens. It is home to a nature trail, and the visitor center for the Mount St. Helens National Monument. The lake itself is 3,000 acres in size.Silver Lake is located in Cowlitz County, in the SW portion of Washington State. The area considered Silver Lake is approximately six miles east of I-5 and is approximately 50 miles (80 km) from Portland, Oregon to the south and Seattle about 110 miles (180 km) to the north. Silver Lake on the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway which runs to the US Forest Services’ Mount Saint Helens Observatory at Johnson Ridge. Abundant wildlife and a plethora of outdoor activities take place in the scenic Silver Lake area, including camping, hunting, and fishing. The lake is renowned for being Washington’s premier bass fishing lake and also offers prime fishing for crappie, perch, blue gill, trout and carp. Islands on the lake include residential Walden Island, Pete Moore Island and Goat Island which is in early stages of recreational development. The lake is enjoyed by recreational enthusiasts for fishing, boating, kayaking, waterskiing, bird watching and duck hunting. |
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