Sylvan Lake, Michigan

About Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake is a small town in southeastern Michigan with an estimated population of 1,712.

Sylvan Lake holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.52 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,292 residents per square mile.

📰 Sylvan Lake News Today

• Sylvan Lake Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 28
• Dine at Ellen's Bakery & Cafe, with desert right next store The Detroit News · Apr 30
• Michael Karagozian Obituary Mar 31, 2026 Altogether Funeral · Mar 31
• Samuel Yanosek Obituary - Keego Harbor, MI Dignity Memorial · Jul 22
• Michigan group acquires resort on state's northern side; improvements planned CBS News · Mar 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Sylvan Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Sylvan Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 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.
• Easy reach of Pontiac (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Sylvan Lake

• Charlie's S&S Seafood and Soul Food
• Ellen's Bakery and Cafe (café)
• Flavors of Jamaica — caribbean
• Nippon Sushi Bar — japanese
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Ray’s Crispy Fish & Chicken — seafood
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Captain's Table — chicken
• Tim Hortons — coffee shop (café)
• 5th Tavern

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• (some steel object projecting out of the water) · Attraction
• Reed Island Sandbar · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Sylvan Lake

• Argyle Park reviews ★
• Art Dunlap Park reviews ★
• Beaudette Park reviews ★
• Community Center Park reviews ★
• Crystal Lake Park reviews ★
• Dawson Pond Park reviews ★
• Donelson Park reviews ★
• Ferndale Park reviews ★
• Indian Village Park reviews ★
• Lakeview Park reviews ★
• Lions Park reviews ★
• Marion Street Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Sylvan Lake

• Donelson Hills Elementary School
• Momentum Academy
• Oakside Prep Academy
• Riverside Elementary School
• Waterford Durant High School
• Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary Campus
• Waterford Montessori Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Sylvan Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities