Washington has 8.6 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Washington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Washington is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 9% of Washington’s area (4 of 39 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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61 conserved acres
under 1% of Washington’s land. Water is left out: Washington has 35.1 square miles of land and 3.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Washington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain-Bay State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 30 | Open |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 18 | Restricted |
| Shawano Lake State Habitat Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 18 | Open |
1 named trail and 7 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Washington
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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Washington →
Washington and its neighbors
Washington has the second most mapped trails of the 7 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 | under 1% | 0.2 | 17 | 21% | C |
| Green Valley | 1% | 0.1 | 41 | 25% | C |
| Wescott | 2% | 0.3 | 63 | 33% | B− |
| Hartland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Underhill | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pulcifer | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Waukechon | 11% | 0.1 | 2,439 | 30% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Washington
How much of Washington is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Washington?
15,766 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washington have?
Ahead of 28% 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.
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 →