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Church of God, Valley View, Schuylkill Co PAPhoto: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Valley View

Few parks or trails are on the map in Valley View

17% of Valley View’s land is conserved, about 400 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Valley View, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
17%
400 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

400 conserved acres

17% of Valley View’s land. Who manages Valley View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County1,366 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)105 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,471 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 396 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Valley View Playground
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government3Open
Valley View Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Valley View

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Valley View

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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Biking & 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
2Football
1Softball
1Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Valley View: April to August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)353847607078838174625040
Rain (in)3.52.64.14.04.14.44.54.14.94.13.43.8

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Valley View →

Questions about parks and trails in Valley View

Is there public land near Valley View?

51,160 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valley View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Valley View 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 →