Sylvan Lake is one of the most popular lake in Custer State Park within South Dakota. Sylvan Lake has beautiful scenery with clear blue water and grey rock surrounding it. The trail around the lake was also easy for people to hike on and the cold lake water can help to cool off the summer heat.
We got to Sylvan Lake around 10:30AM in the morning. Before getting there, we had to enter Custer State Park first. The entrance fee for Custer State Park was $20, which is a lot even though it is valid for 7 days. When we got to Sylvan Lake, we were glad that there were still several parking spaces available. However, as we parked the car, it started to rain heavily. We had to wait in the car for 30 minutes for the rain to stop.
When it stopped raining, we stepped outside and the air was so refreshing. When we got to the lake side, we saw many people fishing along the lake shore. We went on to the lake side trail and followed it towards the rock. When we got to the end of the lake shore, there was a small dam, but it looks like it had not been used for a long time.
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Then we went through a narrow slot canyon. There was a large boulder right above us and stuck between the canyon wall. It was quite cool.
As we continue on the trail. we started walking on top of the rock. Since it was running just 30 minutes ago, the rock was a little slippery. We had to pay extra attention to avoid slipping and fall. The view from the top of the rock was simply amazing. The lake and the rock formed a perfect picture.
Sylvan Lake was definitely one of our favourite lake we have visited so far. Unfortunately, it was a bit cloudy when we went. We would definitely love to visit Sylvan Lake again in the future.
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