1
Hidden Valley Preserve
Managed by Steep Rock Association, Inc.
787 acres18.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Washington
Washington, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 30% of Washington is conserved land, roughly 7,284 acres. There are about 65 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hidden Valley Preserve (18.7 mi), Steep Rock Preserve (16.9 mi), and Macricostas Preserve (6.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Washington, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Washington outdoors
Conserved land
30%
7,284 of 24,588 acres
Trails
65 mi
1.7 mi per sq mi · 51 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
14
1,982 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Steep Rock Preserve
Managed by Steep Rock Association, Inc.
823 acres16.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Macricostas Preserve
Managed by Steep Rock Association
506 acres6.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Mount Tom State Park
Nature preserve
232 acres3.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Johnson Farm Preserve
Managed by Steep Rock Association
60 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
American Indian Archaeological Institute
Nature preserve
13 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Mount Bushnell State Park Scenic Reserve
Nature preserve
214 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Hillside Farm Preserve
Managed by Steep Rock Association
67 acres0.3 mi of trail
Hillside Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 14 parks & preserves
- Shepaug Crossing Preserve9 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- John Dorr Nature Center55 ac
- Steep Rock Association, Inc.26 ac
- Washington Public Beach1 ac
- Sunnyfield1 ac
- Bryan Plaza1 ac
Who protects the land
7,284 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3,455 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 301 of 368 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis30
- Baseball6
- Basketball3
- Soccer2
- Lacrosse2
- Football1
- Field hockey1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Washington and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Washington's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 23.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.