About The Location

Silver Lake in Brighton (which you have to distinguish as there are 4 silver lakes in Utah) is a beautiful place for a photo shoot.  It's located at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon near the Brighton ski resort. The lake is surrounded most of the way by a boardwalk making it easily accessible.  The entire walk around the lake is less than a mile long, and there are forest paths, benches, picnic tables and a dock.  In the summer the lake can get quite busy with hikers and people fishing on the lake.  I recommend scheduling your photo shoot on a week-day to avoid the crowds.  In the winter months the lake freezes over and is covered in snow and becomes part of the Solitude Nordic Center system of cross-country ski trails.  In the summer, be sure to bring and wear mosquito repellent.

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Current Weather

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Fees

free

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Parking

There is a small parking lot for about 30 cars in the front of the lake.

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Location Type

engagement

bridals

family

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Landscape 

lake

pine trees

wildflowers

wooden causeway

forest path

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Best Time of Day To Shoot  

30 minutes prior to sunset

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Best Time Of Year To Shoot 

June through December