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Byer Covered Bridge from northPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Washington Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Washington Township

16% of Washington Township’s land is conserved, about 2,345 acres. 2,356 acres are parks and preserves, 2,945 per 1,000 residents. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Washington Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
16%
2,345 acres · of 22.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,356 ac
2,945 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Richland Furnace ATV Area

Park
47 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

2,345 conserved acres

16% 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 resources2,345 ac
State Conservation Area · 2,345 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Richland Furnace State Forest
State Conservation Area
State natural resources2,345Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Byer Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1975
About it
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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)394353667481858478665444
Rain (in)3.23.13.94.14.54.34.63.53.53.02.93.4

November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, 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 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Clinton Township4.4 miWashington Township3.5 miCoal Township3.3 miWellston1.0 miRichland Township0.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Washington Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Coal Township13%0.283549%B+
Richland Township1%under 0.11443%C−
Wellston1%0.13496%B
Clinton Township24%0.12,87944%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

Are dogs allowed on Washington Township’s trails?

Richland Furnace ATV Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Washington Township?

29,472 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,356 of them inside the town line.

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 →