Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Silver Cliff
6.3 miles of mapped trail cross Silver Cliff, 0.4 per square mile of land. 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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6 conserved acres
under 1% of Silver Cliff’s land. Who manages Silver Cliff’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
5 places to go in Silver Cliff
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Silver Cliff: May to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 65 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 2.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Silver Cliff →
Silver Cliff and its neighbors
Silver Cliff has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Cliff | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Westcliffe | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Silver Cliff
Where can I bike in Silver Cliff?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Silver Cliff?
22,204 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Cliff or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 384 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Silver Cliff neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →