A flat mile of boardwalk around an alpine lake at the top of Big Cottonwood, with moose seen often at dawn and dusk. Stroller friendly and about twenty degrees cooler than the valley. The car park fills by nine on summer weekends, and dogs are banned in the watershed.
- Cost
- Free
- Visiting
- outdoors · about 60 minutes · up to age 90 · warmMonths only
Before you go
No current operation check available. Visit details not confirmed. Current access not confirmed.
Destination fit not confirmed. Evidence checked 2026-10-21. Source checked
Source content date: 2026-09-02T19:53:16+00:00. Retrieval date does not establish when the publisher updated it.
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This evidence does not confirm opening now, unrestricted access or ticket availability.
Preparation and official sources
- Activity: route: Silver Lake Boardwalk, Brighton. Route and access-point identities are separate. Official source Checked 2026-10-12
- Other: Length: about 1 mi (loop). Official source Checked 2026-10-12
- Other: Elevation gain: 30 ft (loop). Official source Checked 2026-10-12
- Other: Stay on the boardwalk to protect wetlands; wildlife may be encountered. Official source Checked 2026-10-12
- Other: This is the Brighton lake loop, not Silver Lake Trail #036 near American Fork. Official source Checked 2026-10-12
- Other: Current access not confirmed. Check forest alerts and closures before travel. This source link was checked 2026-10-12; this is not a live status check. Official source Checked 2026-10-12
Posted hours do not confirm tickets or walk-in availability.
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- Latitude
- Other recorded source · seen October 12, 2026
- Longitude
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