Peace Park
Managed by Clark County Parks and Recreation
17 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Sandy Valley
More than half of Sandy Valley’s land is conserved: 79%
79% of Sandy Valley’s land is conserved, about 28,196 acres. 62 miles of mapped trail cross Sandy Valley, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Peace Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
79%
28,196 acres · of 56.0 sq mi of land
Trails
62 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
5,039 ft
Ragged Peak
What kind of outdoors town is Sandy Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sandy Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sandy Valley is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sandy Valley’s overall grade.
Conserved land79% of the land · typical NV town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (62 mi) · NV 2.0 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · NV 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · NV 74% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Peace Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pahrump Valley Wilderness
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
14 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
28,196 conserved acres
79% of Sandy Valley’s land. Who manages Sandy Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management28,186 ac
County8 ac
National Public Lands · 28,186 acLocal Park · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 28,174 | Open |
| Barstow Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 11 | Open |
| Peace Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Needles Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
| Sandy Valley Community Center Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Sandy Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sandy Valley
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Sandy Valley
Ragged Peak5,039 ft elevation
DirectionsBlack Butte3,320 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Baseball
1Equestrian
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sandy Valley: April and May
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 96 | 101 | 100 | 92 | 80 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 101 °F). 1.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 101 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sandy Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Sandy Valley
Where can I hike in Sandy Valley?
The longest trail networks: Peace Park, 0.5 miles; Pahrump Valley Wilderness, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sandy Valley is conserved land?
79% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Nevada town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Sandy Valley’s trails?
Peace Park and Pahrump Valley Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sandy Valley?
275,177 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sandy Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28,135 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sandy Valley have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Sandy Valley 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 →