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Outdoors in Washington Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Washington Township

2% of Washington Township’s land is conserved, about 517 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Washington Township.

Conserved land
2%
517 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 beaches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

517 conserved acres

2% of Washington Township’s land. Who manages Washington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)294 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits223 ac
Conservation Easement · 294 acPrivate Conservation · 223 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 294 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Little Auglaize Wildlife Reserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits223Closed
Things to do

2 places to go in Washington Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in Washington Township

2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Buckeye Trail1.1 mi
Hipps Lock0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September 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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)333748617281858277645038
Rain (in)2.52.12.63.64.44.24.03.53.02.83.02.4

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, 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 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

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
Brown Townshipunder 1%under 0.11247%C−
Melrose— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Latty Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Washington Township

Is there public land near Washington Township?

558 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it 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 →