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Silver Springs Station - June 2015Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Silver Springs

Few parks or trails are on the map in Silver Springs

2% of Silver Springs’ land is conserved, about 15 acres. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Silver Springs, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
15 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Village Park

Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

15 conserved acres

2% of Silver Springs’ land. Who manages Silver Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city15 ac
Local Park · 15 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Village Of Silver Springs Land
Local Park
Town or city15Unknown
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
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Silver Springs: May and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)303341556775787770594635
Rain (in)2.62.12.63.23.64.04.24.03.64.03.12.9

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Silver Springs →

Questions about parks and trails in Silver Springs

Are dogs allowed on Silver Springs’ trails?

Village Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Silver Springs?

16,606 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Silver Springs 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 →