Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Spring Valley has 31 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Spring Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Spring Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring Valley is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5 places to go in Spring Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
5.1 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.
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Spring Valley
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Valley →
Spring Valley and its neighbors
Spring Valley has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | under 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 69% | C− |
| Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley
How much of Spring Valley is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Spring Valley’s trails?
Willow Park and Spring Valley South Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Spring Valley?
5.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Spring Valley?
3,565 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Spring Valley have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Spring Valley 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 →