Erie State Game Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
41 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Washington Township
13% of Washington Township’s land is conserved: 168 acres
11 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Washington Township, 0.5 per square mile of land. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #434 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
168 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 4 boat launches
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 57% of U.S. towns, #434 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Washington Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home63% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 57%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 56%
Water is more than half of Washington Township’s area (14 of 16 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Shoreland Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Villamar Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
168 conserved acres
13% of Washington Township’s land. Water is left out: Washington Township has 2.1 square miles of land and 13.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Washington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers155 ac
Town or city10 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Conservation Area · 155 acLocal Park · 10 acState Conservation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island 18 Conservation Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 155 | Closed |
| Shoreland Park And Shelterhouse Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Erie State Game Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Washington Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Washington Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Washington Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Washington Township
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Tennis
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).
Toledo Harbor LightStructure · listed 1983
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Washington Township: July to September
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Washington Township →
Next door
Washington Township and its neighbors
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 | 13% | 0.5 | 4 | 63% | B |
| Toledo | 8% | 0.6 | 13 | 95% | A− |
| Oregon | 8% | 0.9 | 74 | 60% | A− |
| Jerusalem Township | 40% | 0.8 | 876 | 28% | A |
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?
13% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Washington Township’s trails?
Erie State Game Area and Shoreland Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Washington Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Washington Township?
12,143 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washington Township have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #434 of 993 in Ohio. 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 →