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Outdoors in Silver Leaf Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Silver Leaf Township

4% of Silver Leaf Township’s land is conserved, about 998 acres. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Silver Leaf Township.

Conserved land
4%
998 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

998 conserved acres

4% of Silver Leaf Township’s land. Who manages Silver Leaf Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources445 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)303 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service158 ac
State fish & wildlife60 ac
Other state land34 ac
Conservation Easement · 495 acState Resource Management Area · 445 acState Conservation Area · 60 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 493 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources445Open
Hungry Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Becker)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife60Restricted
Trails & water

5 lakes & rivers

When to get out

The walking year in Silver Leaf Township

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)182336526675797769533623
Rain (in)0.70.61.11.93.34.54.03.02.92.61.00.8

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Silver Leaf Township →

Next door

Silver Leaf Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Silver Leaf Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Evergreen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gorman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Burlington Township3%0.2728%C+
Height of Land Township— 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 Leaf Township

Is there public land near Silver Leaf Township?

7,224 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Leaf Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 439 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Silver Leaf Township 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 →