Schoolhouse at Truxton Canyon Training School · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Valentine
4% of Valentine’s land is conserved, about 37 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Valentine, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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37 conserved acres
4% of Valentine’s land. Who manages Valentine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 37 | Restricted |
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 Valentine: April and May
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 76 | 64 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 1.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Valentine →
Questions about parks and trails in Valentine
Is there public land near Valentine?
83,611 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valentine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Valentine 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 →