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Outdoors in Washington Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Washington Township

24% of Washington Township’s land is conserved, about 5,433 acres. 201 acres are parks and preserves, 1,913 per 1,000 residents. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Washington Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
5,433 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
201 ac
1,913 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

5,433 conserved acres

24% of Washington Township’s land. Who manages Washington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,833 ac
State fish & wildlife269 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,426 acResource Management Area · 407 acState Recreation Area · 197 acState Conservation Area · 72 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,960 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Clark County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service407Restricted
Cherry Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife197Open
Stadem Slough
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife72Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Cherry Lakelake
When to get out

The walking year 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)232841556877838072574127
Rain (in)0.60.71.22.43.34.13.43.22.62.20.90.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Washington Township →

Next door

Washington Township and its neighbors

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Collins Township6.6 miPleasant Township4.8 miWashington Township2.7 miGarfield Township2.5 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
Garfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pleasant Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Collins 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?

356 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 201 of them 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 →