Barkhamsted Reservoir Watershed Reserve Land
Managed by The Metropolitan District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Pleasant Valley
Few parks or trails are on the map in Pleasant Valley
4% of Pleasant Valley’s land is conserved, about 15 acres.
Conserved land
4%
15 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
American Legion State Forest
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
4% of Pleasant Valley’s land. Who manages Pleasant Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded15 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 11 acLocal Conservation Area · 2 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Local Conservation Area | Not recorded | 13 | Unknown |
| American Legion State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
When to get out
The best walking months in Pleasant Valley: April 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasant Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Pleasant Valley
Are dogs allowed on Pleasant Valley’s trails?
Barkhamsted Reservoir Watershed Reserve Land and American Legion State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pleasant Valley?
9,865 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pleasant Valley 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 →