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Outdoors in Washam

Few parks or trails are on the map in Washam

7% of Washam’s land is conserved, about 135 acres. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Washam, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
135 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 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

135 conserved acres

7% of Washam’s land. Who manages Washam’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board133 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 133 acNational Forest · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands 1111127949
State Resource Management Area
State land board133Open
Ashley National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service2Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Washam: May to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343848566778868374604534
Rain (in)0.30.40.61.01.30.80.91.01.00.90.40.4

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Washam →

Questions about parks and trails in Washam

Is there public land near Washam?

115,262 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washam or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,129 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Washam 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 →