Silver Lake has 5.1 miles of mapped trails, 3.6 for every square mile of land
16% of Silver Lake’s land is conserved, about 149 acres. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 7.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #133 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Silver Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Silver Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Silver Lake is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #133 of 993 in Ohio. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 11% of Silver Lake’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 14%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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149 conserved acres
16% of Silver Lake’s land. Water is left out: Silver Lake has 1.4 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Silver Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 133 | Open |
| Fauser Arboretum Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
5 places to go in Silver Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Silver Lake: April, May, August 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Silver Lake →
Silver Lake and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | 16% | 3.6 | 7 | 78% | A− |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 24% | 0.7 | 79 | 90% | A |
| Stow | 5% | 0.9 | 11 | 78% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Silver Lake
How much of Silver Lake is conserved land?
16% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Silver Lake?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Silver Lake?
32,103 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Silver Lake have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #133 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Lake neighbors.
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 →