Silver Lake, Florida

About Silver Lake

Silver Lake, FL is a small unincorporated community located in central Florida.

Silver Lake holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.74 square miles.

📰 Silver Lake News Today

• Silver Lake, FL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Oct 4
• Leesburg residents voice concerns over proposed 23-home development near Silver Lake WKMG · Jul 26
• Robert "Bob" T. Morris Obituary (2026) - Silver Lake, IN - McKee Mortuary Inc. Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6
• Silver Lake residents fear effects if new development is allowed Leesburg Daily Commercial · Jul 24
• Tech investor flips oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach for $35 million (Photos) The Business Journals · Feb 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Silver Lake Unique

• One of 10 places in the US named Silver Lake — but the Florida one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Silver Lake

• Hurricane Dockside Grill — seafood
• Ichiban Chinese & Japanese Buffet — asian
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Waffle House — american
• Cracker Barrel — american
• Mamma's Pizzeria Express — pizza
• Olive Garden — italian
• Outback Steakhouse — american
• Red Lobster — seafood
• Ruby Tuesday — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Leesburg African American Msm · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Silver Lake

• Brightwater Mitigation Parcel · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dead River Conservation and Stormwater Project · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fern Prairie Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Herlong Park reviews ★
• John L. Johnson Park reviews ★
• Lake Sumter Sports Complex and Recreation Area reviews ★
• Sabal Bluff Preserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Silver Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities