State Game Lands Number 95
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
4,084 acres4.6 mi of trail
North Country Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Washington Township
27% of Washington Township’s land is conserved: 4,283 acres
149 acres are parks and preserves, 109 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 95 (4.6 mi). 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
4,283 acres · of 24.9 sq mi of land
Trails
5.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
149 ac
109 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,591 ft
Annisville Hill
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 64% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Washington Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land109 acres of park per 1,000 residents (149 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Washington Township’s 27% is ahead of 87% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 95, with 4.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4,283 conserved acres
27% of Washington Township’s land. Who manages Washington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife4,135 ac
Not recorded162 ac
State Resource Management Area · 4,135 acLocal Other or Unknown · 148 acState Other or Unknown · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 095 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 4,149 | Open |
| Whiskerville Ballfield Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 148 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Washington Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Washington Township
Annisville Hill1,591 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Washington Township
Peaceful Valley CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
North Country Trail4.5 mi
Biking & 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
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Washington Township: April, May, August and 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Washington Township →
Next door
Washington Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Parker Township16 miCherry Township7.0 miWashington Township5.3 miVenango Township1.3 miConcord Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | 27% | 0.2 | 109 | 9% | B |
| Parker Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Venango Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cherry Township | 12% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Concord Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | 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
Where can I hike in Washington Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 95, 4.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Washington Township is conserved land?
27% 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 95 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Washington Township?
18,836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,307 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washington Township have?
Ahead of 64% 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.
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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 →