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litetech
When my parents were dating, my Dad found silent lake, and would take my Mum on trips there. Once us kids came into the picture, they would pack us up every year and off we'd go. Sometimes just me and Dad and the families he worked with. I have so many wonderful memories of this place. When I was a teen we got a trailer and would still go there. Now us kinds are grown, and I've decided I'm going to keep going every year for my birthday, and now my sister always joins me! This place is so special, and so peaceful.We always stay in the Pincer Bay campground, as its closer to the water. Last year a bunch of us rented canoes/kayaks and went off and found another small lake it feeds into. It was so cool, hearing our echo, and finding the access way in the tall grass. The lake is amazing both night and day. At night you can sometimes see the steam coming off of it.The cost of firewood adds is my only complaint, but if you venture far enough you can find enough deadfall to make up for it.Using the showers (at pincer bay station) is always an adventure (temp wise), but adventure is the name of the game. I haven't hiked all the trails yet, but hopefully this year!
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Darlene159
Swimming, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing or just relaxing at your campsite, this is a great place to be.
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Jumpr_Queen
I have been to Silent Lake about four times now, it is absolutely beautiful & I strongly recommend it if you are looking for a Provincial Park to visit.If you prefer a drive to site I suggest Granite Ridge, that portion of the park is much nicer than Pincher Bay. The shower & bathroom area was redone in the summer of 2013. We have stayed in a walk-in site twice now, only about a five minute walk from the parking lot & well worth it for couples or friends to avoid little kids. Fishing is always great, beautiful look-outs along the hiking trails. We always bring our own canoe but there are places to rent canoes, life jackets, etc. I strongly recommend renting a canoe if you don't have one! You can't truly experience the beauty of the park without one! So nice to have a place without boats! There are sandy beaches, but they are usually over-run with kids. You're best to canoe out to an island & swim there. I've seen a few reviews complaining about bugs & unwanted visitors. I'm going to assume these people do not live in cottage country. Just make sure you have lots of bug spray throughout the early summer, they usually go away after about 9pm.
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paulglondon1
We were visiting this place for the first time and it was a blast! Crystal clear water, amazing scenery and a breath taking sunset...Adults and children alike enjoyed the sandy beach, wonderful rocky shores, fishing and amazing hiking trails.
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illjill
We loved this park. We stayed in the walk-in area, but it was less than a 5 minute hike to our campsite and the small walk was definitely worth being a little further away from the main campground and a little closer to the water. Our campsite was on the edge of a marsh but we weren't bothered by bugs (maybe because we visited end of August). You could hear families with kids, but that's to be expected when you're basically car camping.The beach was small but did the job - if you're looking for a large beach then this might not be the campground for you.The closest toilets were port-a-potties, but after a further 2 minute walk there were flush toilets (literally right across the road from the parking lot). The lake was beautiful. Little islands with benches for those who can get to them, a good size for paddling around (it didn't feel crowded albeit we mainly went out early in the morning or closer to sunset - likely after most of the rental canoes/kayaks had been returned), and since motorboats aren't allowed we could paddle until late dusk and not worry about being hit. Really looking forward to returning and checking out the hike that goes around the lake.
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eleanorferguson
Great welcome by the lady at the office. We were stopping for a short while and she was happy to let us park up. Beatiful lake with amazing views/ Wish we had known how pretty it was as we would have stopped with the RV for the night.Information provided for the local area, even provided us with bin bags to cover us when the heavens opened when we'd left the jackets in the RV.
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Olga-P75
We spent two nights there and we definitely will come back. The sites are quite large and a second car would easily fit there. We like the fact that it is very easy to access the beaches ( there are two of them). We rented a canoe for an hour and spent time hiking through dense forests. The staff is friendly and helpful. The store is open until 10 pm, which is very convenient, especially if you run out of fire wood or ice.The washrooms are clean and there is a shower facility as well. There is a lot of wild life there including chipmunks, deers, loons and other birds. We even heard an owl at night time. There are no motor boats allowed on the lake, so it is really relaxing to be there. The only feature that needs to be improved are better trail markings. We spent on one of the trails much more time then we expected because there was no indication on the map nor at the trail entrance about the length/difficulty.
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BarbaraD739
I had stayed in a yurt here a few years ago and wanted to show it to my boyfriend and his father since we were in the area. We drove up, I explained (to the very friendly and understanding) ranger that we just wanted to look around for a few minutes. He was very helpful and gave us a complimentary pass so we could take a quick drive through. I'd forgotten how large it is. Lots of families camping, biking, going to the beach. Beautifully quiet and green. We took a drive down to the water and walked over to the beach. It's a small, shallow beach, but nice for what we like. You could see the rocks across the way, with a bench overlooking the water. Peaceful and tranquil. Will definitely be back - even if for just a day trip!
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BBadar
This was first time to this park. Drive was beautiful and through small roads but I prefer highway drive to camping. Staff was great and helpful. Watch for wet firewood. Firewood was soaking wet! beach was very small but fairly clean. Now the bugs: we were on sites 59, 60, 61 & 65. These had dense trees, bushes, small streams, and small puddles all around. Bugs were very very nasty, even during the day as there was very little sun coming through the trees. Overall great park but try to avoid area around these sites.
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DeeSBee
No Grass Lots to be had !!!Lots of Standing water and swamps around multiple lotsMosquitos GaloreVery little parking at the beach for the number of available sites so couldn't visit the beach on 3 attempts since I couldn't park and I couldn't walk with all beach stuff !!!Beaches areas are way too small for the number of sitesVery Hilly campground... Very difficult to bike or walk Two flush comfort stations not near campsites.. the other are NO Flush.. but cleanDo not go if there is rain in the forecast.. you trip will be a disaster !!!
