Silver Lake Ghost Town

San Bernardino County, California35.3711, -116.1150

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
33 miFort Irwin, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec7 of 12
Next ghost town
23 miCrucero
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Silver Lake. No free-licensed photo yet.

Silver Lake, in San Bernardino County, California, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miFort IrwinSandy ValleySilver Lake
  • National Park Service
  • Land trust
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Silver Lake. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fort Irwin, CA, about 33 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Enterprise, NV, 66 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Crucero23 mi south
  2. Ivanpah35 mi east
  3. Cima36 mi east
  4. Kelso36 mi southeast
  5. Providence44 mi southeast
  6. Ludlow45 mi south
  7. Ash Hill46 mi south
  8. Gerstley47 mi north

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Barstow Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°6335Jan6940Feb7746Mar8453Apr9362May10472Jun11078Jul10876Aug10168Sep8754Oct7242Nov6233DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 0.4 inApr: 0.1 inMay: 0.2 inJun: 0.0 inJul: 0.3 inAug: 0.3 inSep: 0.4 inOct: 0.2 inNov: 0.3 inDec: 0.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Baker. May to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Baker station (USC00040436), 7.2 miles away. About 4.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSan Bernardino County, California
Coordinates35.37111, -116.11500
Also known asSilver Lake, San Bernardino County, California, Silver Lake, CA
SourcesWikidata Q7516123 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Silver Lake ghost town?

In San Bernardino County, California, at 35.3711, -116.1150. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fort Irwin, CA, about 33 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Enterprise, NV, 66 miles away.

Can you visit Silver Lake?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Barstow Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Silver Lake?

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Baker. May to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Silver Lake?

Yes. Crucero (23 mi), Ivanpah (35 mi), Cima (36 mi), Kelso (36 mi).

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