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Outdoors in Silver Lake Township

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

2% of Silver Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 285 acres. 7.2 miles of mapped trail cross Silver Lake Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
285 acres · of 28.4 sq mi of land
Trails
7.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

285 conserved acres

2% 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.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service285 ac
Conservation Easement · 285 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 285 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Silver Lake 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)273245587080858275614531
Rain (in)0.50.81.32.93.74.13.13.42.92.21.00.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Silver Lake Township →

Next door

Silver Lake Township and its neighbors

Silver Lake Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Silver Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dolton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pleasant Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grandview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wolf Creek 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 Lake Township

Is there public land near Silver Lake Township?

139 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Silver Lake Township 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 →