State Game Lands Number 315
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
167 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Washington Township
8% of Washington Township’s land is conserved: 763 acres
128 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Washington Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #650 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
763 acres · of 14.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
128 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
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 59% of U.S. towns, #650 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Washington Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (128 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home71% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 37%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Washington Township’s 8% is ahead of 51% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Naigle Nature Preserve & Woodlands
Managed by Washington Township, Berks County, PA
41 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Washington Township Park
Managed by Washington Township, Berks County, PA
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Barto Community Park
Managed by Washington Township, Berks County, PA
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
State Game Lands Number 315167 acres · Pennsylvania Game Commission
DirectionsNaigle Nature Preserve & Woodlands41 acres · Washington Township, Berks County, PA
DirectionsWashington Township Park39 acres · Washington Township, Berks County, PA
DirectionsBarto Community Park23 acres · Washington Township, Berks County, PA
DirectionsOpen Space2 acres
Who protects it
763 conserved acres
8% of Washington Township’s land. Who manages Washington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,135 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits713 ac
State fish & wildlife165 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government30 ac
Joint18 ac
Not recorded30 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,264 acForest Stewardship Easement · 369 acConservation Easement · 233 acState Resource Management Area · 165 acLocal Park · 41 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 538 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 50 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 315 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 165 | Open |
| Berks County Park Local Park | Not recorded | 24 | Unknown |
| Washington Township Open Space Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
| Barto Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Washington Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| State Game Land #315 State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Washington Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Washington Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Washington Township
Lazy-K CampgroundFee
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
11Soccer
2Basketball
2Baseball
1Football
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Washington Township: April to June and August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °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.
Hereford Township0.9 miColebrookdale Township0.9 miWashington Township0.8 miDouglass Township0.8 miBechtelsville0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | 8% | 0.1 | 28 | 71% | B |
| Bechtelsville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hereford Township | 8% | 0.1 | 12 | 46% | C+ |
| Douglass Township | 24% | 0.1 | 13 | 81% | B |
| Colebrookdale Township | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 63% | C+ |
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?
8% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania 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?
State Game Lands Number 315 and Naigle Nature Preserve & Woodlands don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Washington Township?
16,176 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 294 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washington Township have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #650 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 →