Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Silver Grove
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Silver Grove, 2.1 per square mile of land. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Silver Grove’s land is conserved, about 37 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Silver Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Silver Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Silver Grove is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Silver Grove’s 5% is ahead of 87% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
Water is 30% of Silver Grove’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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37 conserved acres
5% of Silver Grove’s land. Water is left out: Silver Grove has 1.2 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Silver Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anne Woods and Wetlands Research and Education Center Local Park | Regional agency | 19 | Open |
| Morscher Playfield Local Park | County | 17 | Open |
| St. Anne's Stream Restoration Site State Conservation Area | Other state land | 4 | Unknown |
3 places to go in Silver Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2.1 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.
August is the best month for walking in Silver Grove
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
November is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Silver Grove →
Silver Grove and its neighbors
Silver Grove 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 Grove | 5% | 2.1 | 17 | 10% | B |
| Cold Spring | 1% | 0.3 | 8 | 80% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Silver Grove
How much of Silver Grove is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kentucky town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Silver Grove?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Silver Grove?
13,540 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Silver Grove have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Silver Grove 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 →