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Outdoors in Valley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Valley Township

5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Valley Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
117 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

117 conserved acres

under 1% of Valley Township’s land. Who manages Valley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)117 ac
Conservation Easement · 117 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 117 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in 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)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)323648607181868476634734
Rain (in)0.60.81.53.04.04.03.33.42.72.51.10.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Valley Township →

Next door

Valley Township and its neighbors

Valley Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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
Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spade Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Central Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Creighton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Verdigre 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 Valley Township

Is there public land near Valley Township?

1,227 acres of parks and open public land lie inside 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 Valley Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →