Few parks or trails are on the map in Valley Hill
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns · #283 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
How much outdoors does Valley Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Valley Hill is ahead of 3% of U.S. towns, #283 of 290 in North Carolina. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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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1 places to go in Valley Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Valley Hill: April to August
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 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
February is the driest month (4.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Valley Hill →
Valley Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Hill | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 11% | D− |
| Laurel Park | 2% | 2.4 | 12 | 77% | B+ |
| Hendersonville | 4% | 0.2 | 13 | 60% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Valley Hill
How much of Valley Hill is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Valley Hill?
11,165 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valley Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Valley Hill have?
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #283 of 290 in North Carolina. 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 Valley Hill 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 →