Phipps Prairie Park
Managed by City of Silvis
28 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Silvis
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Silvis
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 60 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Silvis’ land is conserved, about 35 acres.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #511 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
35 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
60 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Silvis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Silvis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Silvis is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #511 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Silvis’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (60 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 34%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Phipps Prairie Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Silvis Heights Park
Managed by City of Silvis
3 acres
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Phipps Prairie Park28 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Silvis
DirectionsFriendship Park12 acres
DirectionsNorman Schadt Park10 acres
DirectionsSilvis Heights Park3 acres · City of Silvis
17th Street Park1 acres
Hero Street Park1 acres
DirectionsSilvis MiniPark1 acres
Sisters Park1 acres · Silvis Garden Club
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
1% of Silvis’ land. Who manages Silvis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city35 ac
Local Park · 35 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Norman Schandt Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Phipps Prairie Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Seventeenth Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Sisters Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Hero Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Silvis Mini Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Silvis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Silvis
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Silvis
Love Lock Picnic AreaIn Phipps Prairie Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
5Soccer
3Basketball
3Softball
2Tennis
2Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Silvis
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Silvis →
Next door
Silvis and its neighbors
Silvis has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvis | 1% | 0.2 | 8 | 99%+ | B− |
| Carbon Cliff | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 86% | C− |
| East Moline | 3% | 0.1 | 13 | 92% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Silvis
Where can I hike in Silvis?
The longest trail networks: Phipps Prairie Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Silvis is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Silvis’ trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Silvis Heights Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Silvis?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Silvis?
8,746 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silvis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Silvis have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #511 of 768 in Illinois. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Silvis neighbors.
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Sources
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 →