Photo: Don O'Brien · CC BY 2.0Valley Township has 7.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 33 acres are parks and preserves, 9.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #781 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
How much outdoors does Valley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Valley Township is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #781 of 993 in Ohio. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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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33 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.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scioto County Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 28 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
4 places to go in Valley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
August 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Valley Township →
Valley Township and its neighbors
Valley Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 9 | 18% | C− |
| Morgan Township | 15% | 0.1 | 1,695 | 35% | B+ |
| Rush Township | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 4% | D |
| Scioto Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Lucasville | under 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 34% | C− |
| Clay Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 26% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Valley Township
How much of Valley Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio 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 Township?
23,710 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Valley Township have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #781 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Township 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 →