Pleasant Valley Conservancy is in the Town of Vermont in western Dane County, Wisconsin. Although no mail delivery occurs, the "official" address of the Preserve is 4609 Pleasant Valley Road, Black Earth, WI 53515. This address can be used to find the Preserve in either Google Maps or Google Earth. Google Street View for the Preserve can also be reached from Google Maps. This Street View provides an interesting overview of the Preserve area at a particular "slice" in time.

Directions: The Conservancy is 5.5 miles southwest of the Village of Black Earth. Head south from the center of Black Earth on County Highway F/Wisconsin 78. Turn right at County F/County KP/Madison Street. Go about 1.1 miles on County F/KP and turn left on F. Go 3.7 miles to Pleasant Valley Road, which enters from the left. Turn left on Pleasant Valley Road. The preserve will be on both sides of Pleasant Valley Road. To reach the trail entrance, continue past the buildings and the steep hillside until you reach an open area and walking trail entrance on your left (about ¾ mile east on Pleasant Valley Road from the junction with County F). Cars should be parked off the road facing the entrance.

Driving time from the west side of Madison or from Middleton is about 30 minutes.

To reach the Village of Black Earth from the Madison Beltline Highway: Go north on the Beltline (U.S. 12 and 14) to Middleton, Wisconsin and take the U.S. 14 exit going west. Continue on U.S. 14 to the Village of Black Earth.

Alternate Route from the West Town Area of Madison: Take Mineral Point Road west past the Beltline. Continue west 6.1 miles to the junction of Mineral Point Rd and County Highway P (community of Pine Bluff). Continue straight at this junction on West Mineral Point Road 3.9 miles to Wisconsin 78. Turn right (north) on W78 and continue north for 4.5 miles to County Highway JJ. Left on JJ 0.5 miles to Blue Mounds Trail. Right on Blue Mounds Trail for 2 miles to the junction with Pleasant Valley Road. Right on Pleasant Valley Road for 1 mile to the entrance to the Conservancy on the right.

From the west on US Highways 18/151: Drive east to Blue Mounds, Wisconsin and turn left on County Highway F. Follow F through the village and north for about 8 miles to the junction with County FF. Continue on F (turn right) for about 0.3 mile to Pleasant Valley Road. Turn right on Pleasant Valley Road, go past the buildings to the Conservancy entrance on the left about 0.6 miles.

The record-breaking snows of early December guarantee good cross-country skiing at Pleasant Valley Conservancy. Follow the main trail from the parking area up into the White Oak Savanna and continue on through the bur oaks. The view from the Far Overlook is superb.