Village of Silver Creek Park
Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Silver Creek
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Silver Creek
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Silver Creek, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #587 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
9 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Silver Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Silver Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Silver Creek is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #587 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Silver Creek’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land4.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 23%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Silver Creek. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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 Village of Silver Creek Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
1% of Silver Creek’s land. Who manages Silver Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
Local Park · 9 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Silver Creek Land Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Steamship Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Silver Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Silver Creek
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Silver Creek
Silver Creek Boat Launch
Directionskayak launch
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Pickleball
1Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Silver Creek: May to September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Silver Creek →
Next door
Silver Creek and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Silver Creek
Where can I hike in Silver Creek?
The longest trail networks: Village of Silver Creek Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Silver Creek is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Silver Creek’s trails?
Village of Silver Creek Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Silver Creek?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Silver Creek?
1,638 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Silver Creek have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #587 of 758 in New York. 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 Creek 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 →