Kimball Stage Stop · Photo: P. Kent Fairbanks · Public domainSilver Summit has 26 miles of mapped trails, 2.3 for every square mile of land
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Silver Summit’s land is conserved, about 214 acres.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Silver Summit?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Silver Summit have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Silver Summit is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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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214 conserved acres
3% of Silver Summit’s land. Who manages Silver Summit’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 214 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
3 places to go in Silver Summit
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
16 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
6 more trails
4.6 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 Summit: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 48 | 54 | 64 | 75 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 1.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Silver Summit →
Silver Summit 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 Summit | 3% | 2.3 | under 1 | 1% | C |
| Snyderville | 25% | 3.9 | 11 | 43% | A− |
| Summit Park | 27% | 3.7 | 129 | 65% | A+ |
| East Basin | 3% | 2.7 | 45 | 66% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Silver Summit
How much of Silver Summit is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Utah 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 Summit?
4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of off-road paths. Named routes: Union Pacific Rail Trail.
Is there public land near Silver Summit?
24,464 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Summit or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Silver Summit have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Summit 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 →