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Washington, Pennsylvania (2023)Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Washington Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Washington Township

6 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Washington Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
6 acres · of 27.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

6 conserved acres

under 1% of Washington Township’s land. Who manages Washington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Local Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Washington Township Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government7Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Grimes Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1979
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Washington Township: April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)384151647380838276645242
Rain (in)3.42.83.63.74.44.24.33.63.53.22.93.4

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Washington Township →

Next door

Washington Township and its neighbors

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Franklin Township7.1 miMorris Township3.0 miMorris Township2.3 miWashington Township1.5 miMorgan Township1.5 miWest Bethlehem Township0.5 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
Franklin Township1%0.22732%C
West Bethlehem Township2%under 0.1419%D
Morris Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Morris Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Morgan Township2%0.13235%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

Is there public land near Washington Township?

8,168 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Washington Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →