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Outdoors in Pleasant Valley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pleasant Valley Township

38% of Pleasant Valley Township’s land is conserved, about 8,655 acres. 79 acres are parks and preserves, 7,907 per 1,000 residents. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasant Valley Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
38%
8,655 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
79 ac
7,907 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
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

8,655 conserved acres

38% of Pleasant Valley Township’s land. Who manages Pleasant Valley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12,674 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)463 ac
State fish & wildlife79 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,058 acResource Management Area · 79 acState Recreation Area · 79 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,537 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hand County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service79Restricted
Wall Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife79Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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Wall Lake
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Pleasant 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)263143576879858375594330
Rain (in)0.50.71.02.43.54.03.02.72.21.90.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasant Valley Township →

Next door

Pleasant Valley Township and its neighbors

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Spring Lake Township4.3 miMondamin Township2.0 miPleasant Valley Township1.8 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Pleasant Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mondamin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spring Lake 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 Pleasant Valley Township

Is there public land near Pleasant Valley Township?

1,625 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Valley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pleasant Valley Township 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 →