Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Silver Lake Township has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Silver Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 930 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Silver Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Silver Lake Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Silver Lake Township’s 4% is ahead of 32% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of them.
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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930 conserved acres
4% of Silver Lake Township’s land. Who manages Silver Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 536 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 23 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 581 | Restricted |
| Longford Lake Private Conservation | Not recorded | 106 | Restricted |
| Nick & Paula Holofchak Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 49 | Closed |
| Quaker Lake Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Silver Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
14 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Silver Lake Township: May, July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Silver Lake Township →
Silver Lake Township 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 Township | 4% | 0.4 | under 1 | 1% | C− |
| Choconut Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Forest Lake Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 7 | 6% | D |
| Liberty Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 6 | 3% | C− |
| Franklin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bridgewater Township | 8% | 0.2 | 4 | 14% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Silver Lake Township
How much of Silver Lake Township is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Silver Lake Township?
12,734 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Silver Lake Township have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Township 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 →