Big Bend Scenic Byway
Silver Lake Recreation Area, FL

Longleaf Pines and moss-draped Cypress trees surround this spring-fed lake. White sand is derived from its “sandhill” geological past when this part of Florida was under water. The site is fairly level and easily accessible by wheelchair. An easy one-mile interpretive trail winds around the lake. Notice the Civilian Conservation Corps sign by one of the picnic pavilions. It is the only remaining CCC structure on the Byway.