Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Valley Township has 205 acres of parks, 83 for every 1,000 residents
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Valley Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Valley Township’s land is conserved, about 199 acres. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Valley Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 46% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull 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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199 conserved acres
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Fork Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 199 | Open |
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Valley Township →
Valley Township and its neighbors
Valley Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 | 1% | 0.1 | 83 | 52% | B− |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 41% | C− |
| Spencer Township | 15% | under 0.1 | 3 | 30% | C |
| Richland Township | 10% | 0.1 | 78 | 5% | B− |
| Buffalo 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
How much of Valley Township is conserved land?
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?
6,977 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 205 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Valley Township have?
Ahead of 46% 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 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 →