Washington Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
263 acres0.8 mi of trail
Town Highway 65
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Washington
Washington has 732 acres of parks, 693 for every 1,000 residents
18% of Washington’s land is conserved, about 4,412 acres. The biggest trail networks: Washington Wildlife Management Area (0.8 mi), Washington State Forest (0.6 mi). 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
4,412 acres · of 39.0 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
732 ac
693 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,359 ft
Michigan Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Washington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Washington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Washington is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Washington’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4BPark land693 acres of park per 1,000 residents (732 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home6% of residents within a half mile of a park · VT 38% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Washington’s 18% is ahead of 65% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Washington WMA, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Washington State Forest
Nature preserve
429 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
4,412 conserved acres
18% of Washington’s land. Who manages Washington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits4,110 ac
Other state land1,513 ac
State parks1,436 ac
State conservation152 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)152 ac
Not recorded736 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,819 acAgricultural Easement · 1,920 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,435 acState Resource Management Area · 431 acState Conservation Area · 262 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,677 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 49 of 121 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 431 | Open |
| Washington Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 262 | Open |
| Washington Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 43 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Washington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Washington
Michigan Hill2,359 ft elevation
DirectionsDuplissey Hill2,162 ft elevation
DirectionsBoyce Hill2,090 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.6 miHorses · 2.6 miUnpaved · 4.1 mi
Town Highway 651.1 mi
Town Highway 290.9 mi
Town Highway 330.3 mi
Town Highway 500.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Washington: May 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 37 | 50 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Washington →
Next door
Washington and its neighbors
Washington has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 18% | 0.4 | 693 | 6% | B+ |
| Corinth | 16% | 0.3 | 70 | 4% | B |
| Chelsea | 10% | 0.3 | 471 | 27% | B+ |
| Williamstown | 10% | 0.4 | 235 | 36% | B+ |
| Orange | 20% | 0.6 | 1,570 | 30% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Washington
Where can I hike in Washington?
The longest trail networks: Washington Wildlife Management Area, 0.8 miles; Washington State Forest, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Washington is conserved land?
18% of its land, against a typical 14% for a Vermont town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Washington’s trails?
Washington Wildlife Management Area and Washington State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Washington?
21,760 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 734 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washington have?
Ahead of 72% 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 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 →