 While Silers Bald was a grassy bald for most of the 19th and early-20th centuries, it was probably a wooded peak before the arrival of European settlers.For this reason, the park service does not 
maintain the bald atop the mountain (the Great Smoky Mountains National Park currently
maintains only two grassy balds— Gregory Bald and Andrews Bald).A narrow corridor for
the Appalachian Trail, which crosses the summit, is kept clear for thru-hikers.