text: Silver Lake Camp Preserve\n\nThe Silver Lake Camp Preserve encompasses a bog, swamp and northern hardwood forest upland. The bog and swamp can be explored from a one-half mile, handicap-accessible boardwalk. Along the way there are 15 interpretive stations that key in with a brochure that can be picked up at the sign-in box.\n\nThe spruce-tamarack bog section is acidic and holds sphagnum moss and carnivorous pitcher plants; the cedar swamp contains lots of ferns. Unlike marshes, bogs provide limited opportunities for plants and wildlife. Among the bird species present in the wetlands are Olive-Sided Flycatchers, Hermit Thrushes and Maryland Warblers.\n\nA good insect repellant or head net, especially at this time of year, will add to your comfort while walking above the wetlands.\n\nThe upland section is characterized by northern hardwoods and hemlocks and includes a view of Silver Lake from a ridge. There are a couple of miles of trails in the Preserve, 61 total acres owned by the Nature Conservancy.\n\nTo get there from AuSable Forks, take the Silver Lake Road to the "Y" at Silver Lake. Turn left and drive about a mile to the Old Hawkeye Road. Take a left; the Preserve sign is on the right a short way down the road. From Route 3 in Clayburg, take the Silver Lake Road to the "Y" and turn right, then proceed as above.