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Outdoors in Oak Valley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Oak Valley Township

19% of Oak Valley Township’s land is conserved, about 4,467 acres. 41 miles of mapped trail cross Oak Valley Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
19%
4,467 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
41 mi
1.1 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
Who protects it

4,467 conserved acres

19% of Oak Valley Township’s land. Who manages Oak Valley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,874 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)592 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,467 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,467 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 41.4 mi
93rd Street Northeast4.9 mi
10th Avenue Northeast4.1 mi
92nd Street Northeast3.5 mi
94th Street Northeast3.0 mi
91st Street Northeast3.0 mi
9th Avenue Northeast2.9 mi
7th Avenue Northeast2.5 mi
6th Avenue Northeast2.3 mi
12th Avenue Northeast2.1 mi
96th Street Northeast1.6 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Oak Valley Township: May, August and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.814.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)162134526675808070533521
Rain (in)0.50.50.70.92.33.82.72.21.51.40.70.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oak Valley Township →

Next door

Oak Valley Township and its neighbors

Oak Valley Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Oak Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pickering Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Amity 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 Oak Valley Township

Is there public land near Oak Valley Township?

5,660 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak 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 Oak 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 →