Louis M. Jackson Park
Managed by Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Valle Vista
Valle Vista has 6.8 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
37 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Valle Vista’s land is conserved, about 178 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #474 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
178 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Valle Vista?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Valle Vista have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Valle Vista is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #474 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Valle Vista’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home81% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 44%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jim Venable Exchange Club Park
Managed by Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto School ParkingWebsite ↗
Deputy Brett M. Harris Park
Managed by Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
178 conserved acres
4% of Valle Vista’s land. Who manages Valle Vista’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County141 ac
Regional agency49 ac
Private owners3 ac
Unknown Easement · 141 acLocal Other or Unknown · 35 acLocal Park · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 126 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority Conserved Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 17 | Open |
| San Jacinto River SBKR Site Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 16 | Closed |
| Jim Venable Exchange Club Park Local Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Valle Vista Community Center Park Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Unknown park - Briarcliff Homeowners Association Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 3 | Restricted |
| Valle Vista Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Valle Vista
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Valle Vista
3 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Valle Vista
Valle Vista Calvary Chapel Playground
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Valle Vista
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Valle Vista: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 82 | 91 | 98 | 99 | 93 | 83 | 73 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 3.0 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Valle Vista →
Next door
Valle Vista and its neighbors
Valle Vista has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valle Vista | 4% | 1.0 | 2 | 81% | B |
| Hemet | 9% | 0.4 | 18 | 75% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Valle Vista
How much of Valle Vista is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Valle Vista’s trails?
Louis M. Jackson Park and Jim Venable Exchange Club Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Valle Vista?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Valle Vista?
97,754 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valle Vista or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Valle Vista have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #474 of 847 in California. 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 Valle Vista 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 →