Mined Land Wildlife Area - Pittsburg Units
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
420 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Washington Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Washington Township
4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Washington Township. 1% of Washington Township’s land is conserved, about 432 acres.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #141 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
432 acres · of 58.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
1.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
Highest peak
1,001 ft
Breezy 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 8% of U.S. towns, #141 of 151 in Kansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Washington Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land1.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 7%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Washington Township’s 1% is ahead of 34% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Washington Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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 Mined Land Wildlife Area - Pittsburg Units, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
432 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.
State fish & wildlife431 ac
Other state land416 ac
State Conservation Area · 431 acState Park · 416 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mined Land Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 431 | Restricted |
| Crawford Fishing Lake Number One State Park | Other state land | 416 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Washington Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Washington Township
Breezy Hill1,001 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & sports
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
12 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Franklin SidewalkStructure · listed 2007
About itWhen to get out
The walking year 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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Washington Township →
Next door
Washington Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Ozark Township25 miSouth West Township17 miLincoln Township13 miPittsburg7.8 miBaker Township5.7 miWashington Township2.0 miFrontenac0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | under 1% | D |
| Frontenac | 1% | 0.1 | 14 | 46% | C |
| Lincoln Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pittsburg | 1% | 0.6 | 13 | 74% | B− |
| Baker Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
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: Mined Land Wildlife Area - Pittsburg Units, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Washington Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kansas 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?
Mined Land Wildlife Area - Pittsburg Units doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Washington Township?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Washington Township?
3,999 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washington Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #141 of 151 in Kansas. 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 →