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Outdoors in Silver Creek Township

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

5% of Silver Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 1,370 acres. 233 acres are parks and preserves, 411 per 1,000 residents. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Silver Creek Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,370 acres · of 42.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
233 ac
411 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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
Who protects it

1,370 conserved acres

5% of Silver Creek Township’s land. Who manages Silver Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)1,139 ac
State fish & wildlife231 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,139 acState Conservation Area · 231 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,139 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Bruce Cowgill Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife231Open
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Thunderbird LakelakePrairie CreekSouth Channel Platte River
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Tennis

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 Silver Creek 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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343951637383878478655037
Rain (in)0.60.71.52.84.74.23.23.42.52.21.20.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Silver Creek Township →

Next door

Silver Creek Township and its neighbors

Silver Creek Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Silver Creek Township2.5 miPrairie Creek Township0.5 miButler Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Silver Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Prairie Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Butler 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 Creek Township

Is there public land near Silver Creek Township?

1,205 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 233 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Silver Creek Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →