Cagles Mill Lake Dam Recreation Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
226 acres4.2 mi of trail
Welch Woods TrailTwo Falls TrailTall Pines Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lycurgus Stoner House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Washington Township
Washington Township has 253 acres of parks, 100 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Cagles Mill Lake Dam Recreation Area (4.2 mi). 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9.0 miles of mapped trail cross Washington Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #312 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
101 acres · of 53.0 sq mi of land
Trails
9.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
253 ac
100 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Washington Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 33% of U.S. towns, #312 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident 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 landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land100 acres of park per 1,000 residents (253 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 47%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Washington Township’s under 1% is ahead of 24% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. 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
The longest trail network is Cagles Mill Lake Dam Recreation Area, with 4.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
101 conserved acres
under 1% of Washington Township’s land. Who manages Washington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources101 ac
State Conservation Area · 101 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cagles Mill Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 101 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Washington Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Washington Township
Hulman Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Washington Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.0 miUnpaved · 3.0 mi
Hamrick Station Trail3.0 mi
Welch Woods Trail1.3 mi
Two Falls Trail1.3 mi
Tall Pines Trail0.8 mi
West County Road 960 South0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
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.
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Washington Township →
Next door
Washington Township and its neighbors
Washington Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Greencastle Township14 miWashington Township9.0 miJackson Township5.0 miWarren Township4.3 miJackson Township2.0 miCloverdale Township1.8 miVan Buren Township1.3 miMadison Township1.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 100 | 10% | C |
| Van Buren Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 21% | D |
| Warren Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 2% | C− |
| Madison Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 168 | 9% | C |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 21 | 19% | C |
| Jackson Township | 5% | 0.1 | 132 | 18% | B− |
| Cloverdale Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 376 | 48% | B− |
| Greencastle Township | 1% | 0.4 | 71 | 62% | 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
Where can I hike in Washington Township?
The longest trail networks: Cagles Mill Lake Dam Recreation Area, 4.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Washington Township is conserved land?
under 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?
Cagles Mill Lake Dam Recreation Area and Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Washington Township?
9,574 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 253 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washington Township have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #312 of 593 in Indiana. 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 →