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Outdoors in Valley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Valley Township

45% of Valley Township’s land is conserved, about 10,489 acres. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Valley Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
45%
10,489 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

10,489 conserved acres

45% of Valley Township’s land. Who manages Valley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12,868 ac
State land board490 ac
Conservation Easement · 12,868 acState Resource Management Area · 490 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,998 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board490Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Valley Township: August and September

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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)253043576979868475594330
Rain (in)0.40.60.92.03.33.62.82.31.91.70.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Valley Township →

Questions about parks and trails in Valley Township

Is there public land near Valley Township?

20,324 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Valley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 467 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from 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 →