Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
52 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Washington Township
Washington Township has 16 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Washington Township’s land is conserved, about 377 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 8.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
377 acres · of 42.5 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
574 ft
Simpson Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Washington Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Washington Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Washington Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Washington Township’s 1% is ahead of 47% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
377 conserved acres
1% of Washington Township’s land. Who manages Washington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)369 ac
State fish & wildlife275 ac
Conservation Easement · 369 acState Conservation Area · 275 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Pond Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 275 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Washington Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Washington Township
Simpson Hill574 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 13.8 mi
325 South0.4 mi
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Washington 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Washington Township →
Next door
Washington Township and its neighbors
Washington Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Vigo Township43 miWashington Township16 miCass Township12 miFairplay Township11 miStafford Township2.9 miGrant Township2.7 miTaylor Township2.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | 1% | 0.4 | 8 | 4% | C |
| Cass Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairplay Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Taylor Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Stafford Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grant Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Vigo Township | 1% | 0.6 | 16 | 72% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Washington Township
How much of Washington Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Washington Township’s trails?
Morgan Bluff Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Washington Township?
9,048 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washington Township have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 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 →