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. The preserve is primarily a boreal bog in a remote setting and is particularly popular for observation of rare boreal birds.
98 acres
Hawkeye
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Telephone: 518-576-2082
Address: Old Hawkeye Road, Ausable Forks, NY 12912
Website: Silver Lake Bog Preserve (This link leaves the DEC website)
Photo Credits: John Major, Carl Heilman, Sue Shafer