Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Washington Township has 456 acres of parks, 293 for every 1,000 residents
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Washington Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Washington Township’s land is conserved, about 457 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Washington Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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457 conserved acres
3% of Washington Township’s land. Who manages Washington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowan Lake State Park State Park | State natural resources | 457 | Open |
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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Washington Township →
Washington Township and its neighbors
Washington Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | 3% | 0.1 | 293 | 20% | C+ |
| Clark Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 1% | D |
| Vernon Township | 13% | under 0.1 | 438 | 10% | B− |
| Union Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 1% | D |
| Marion Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 30% | 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
How much of Washington Township is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Washington Township?
5,095 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 456 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washington Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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.
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 →