Reese Booker Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Robert Toombs House · Photo: TampAGS, for AGS Media · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Washington
Washington has 60 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Washington. 1% of Washington’s land is conserved, about 60 acres. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #170 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
60 acres · of 7.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
60 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Washington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Washington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Washington is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #170 of 264 in Georgia. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Washington’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (60 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 36%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Washington’s 1% is ahead of 37% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
School Street Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fort Washington Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
60 conserved acres
1% of Washington’s land. Who manages Washington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city38 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits17 ac
State natural resources5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 38 acConservation Easement · 17 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Wilkes Parks and Rec Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Robert Toombs House Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | State natural resources | 5 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Washington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Washington
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
9Baseball
8Tennis
4Basketball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →19 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Washington-Wilkes Historical MuseumBuilding · listed 1970
About itCampbell-Jordan HouseBuilding · listed 1971
About itCedars, TheBuilding · listed 1972
About itGilbert-Alexander HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About itHolly CourtBuilding · listed 1972
About itMary Willis LibraryBuilding · listed 1972
About itPoplar CornerBuilding · listed 1972
About itWashington Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 1972
About itEast Robert Toombs Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1972
About itPeacewoodBuilding · listed 1972
About it7 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Washington: April and May
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Washington →
Questions about parks and trails in Washington
How much of Washington is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Georgia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Washington’s trails?
Reese Booker Park and School Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Washington?
5,789 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Washington have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #170 of 264 in Georgia. 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 Washington 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 →