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Outdoors in Silvesta Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Silvesta Township

9% of Silvesta Township’s land is conserved, about 2,032 acres. 24 miles of mapped trail cross Silvesta Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
9%
2,032 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

2,032 conserved acres

9% of Silvesta Township’s land. Who manages Silvesta Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,392 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1,048 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,958 acResource Management Area · 483 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,790 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Walsh County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service483Restricted
Trails & water

9 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 23.9 mi
75th Street Northeast4.8 mi
118th Avenue Northeast2.8 mi
116th Avenue Northeast2.5 mi
72nd Street Northeast2.3 mi
114th Avenue Northeast2.2 mi
118th Drive Northeast1.9 mi
120th Avenue Northeast1.8 mi
77th Street Northeast1.8 mi
73rd Street Northeast1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Waterloo Lake
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Silvesta 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)131931496473787768513319
Rain (in)0.60.50.81.13.03.93.62.72.21.60.80.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Silvesta Township →

Next door

Silvesta Township and its neighbors

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Kinloss Township36 miAdams Township25 miSilvesta Township24 miTiber Township24 miOsford Township22 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Silvesta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kinloss Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tiber Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Osford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Adams 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 Silvesta Township

Is there public land near Silvesta Township?

506 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silvesta Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Silvesta 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 →