Peaceful Valley has 1 acre of parks, 0.5 for every 1,000 residents
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Peaceful Valley, 0.4 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #261 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
How much outdoors does Peaceful Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Peaceful Valley is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #261 of 285 in Washington. 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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1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Peaceful Valley: May to 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 10.3 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 9.6 |
July is the driest month (2.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 11.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Peaceful Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Peaceful Valley
How much of Peaceful Valley is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Washington town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Peaceful Valley?
51,868 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Peaceful Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Peaceful Valley have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #261 of 285 in Washington. 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 Peaceful Valley 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 →