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Outdoors in James River Valley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in James River Valley Township

11% of James River Valley Township’s land is conserved, about 2,091 acres. 11 miles of mapped trail cross James River Valley Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
2,091 acres · of 28.6 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

2,091 conserved acres

11% of James River Valley Township’s land. Who manages James River Valley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,091 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,091 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,091 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 10.5 mi
79th Street Southeast1.4 mi
107th Avenue Southeast1.4 mi
105th Avenue Southeast1.1 mi
102nd Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
83rd Street Southeast0.9 mi
82nd Street Southeast0.9 mi
80th Street Southeast0.8 mi
104th Avenue Southeast0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
James River
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in James River Valley Township

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.112.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202538556877828172573925
Rain (in)0.50.61.01.73.23.93.62.62.52.10.70.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in James River Valley Township →

Next door

James River Valley Township and its neighbors

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Wright Township22 miDivide Township19 miClement Township15 miJames River Valley Township11 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
James River Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clement Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Divide Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wright 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 James River Valley Township

Is there public land near James River Valley Township?

812 acres of parks and open public land lie inside James River Valley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from James River Valley Township 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 →