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Outdoors in Washington Beaches, parks & trails in Washington About 1.1% of Washington is conserved land, roughly 1,984 acres. There are about 22 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rock Island State Park (10.2 mi), Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge (3.4 mi), and Richter Community Forest Preserve (1.3 mi).
Conserved land
1.1%
1,984 of 179,859 acres
Trails
22 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 14 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
named on the map
Lakes & rivers
1
15 beaches · 2 boat launches
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The map Conserved land, trails & bike routes Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
🏖️ Gislason Beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge 🏖️ Unnamed beach 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Rock Island State Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🛶 Unnamed boat launch 🔭 Scenic Overlook 🏕️ A 🏕️ B 🏕️ C 🏕️ D 🏕️ E 🏕️ Rock Island State Park Campground 🏕️ Washington Island Campground 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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★ What stands out · Things to do 27 places to go in Washington Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
🏖️ 15 Beaches 🛝 2 Playgrounds 🛶 2 Boat launches 🔭 1 Scenic view 🏕️ 7 Campgrounds
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🏖️ Unnamed beach in Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Map Directions 7 more beaches 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Map Directions 🏖️ Unnamed beach in Rock Island State Park
Map Directions
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🔭 Scenic Overlook In Rock Island State Park
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🏕️ A Hours: Open 24 hours · In Rock Island State Park
Map Directions 🏕️ B Hours: Open 24 hours · In Rock Island State Park
Map Directions 🏕️ D Hours: Open 24 hours · In Rock Island State Park
Map Directions 🏕️ E Hours: Open 24 hours · In Rock Island State Park
Map Directions 🏕️ Rock Island State Park Campground In Rock Island State Park
Map Directions
History along the way 8 historic sites to visit Plus 1 cemeteries, often the oldest places in town.
History → 🏛️ 1849 Lighthouse (Ruins) In Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Directions 🏛️ Pilot Island Lighthouse In Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Directions 🏛️ Plum Island Range Front Light In Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · Maritime
Directions 🏛️ Plum Island Range Rear Light In Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · Maritime
Directions 🏛️ Potawatomi Lighthouse In Rock Island State Park
Directions 🏛️ Pottawatomie Lighthouse In Rock Island State Park · Lighthouse
Directions 🏛️ Thordarson Deer Gate In Rock Island State Park · City gate
Directions Places to walk Pick a walk The longest trail network is Rock Island State Park, with 10.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 7 Under 1 mi 4 1–3 mi 1 3+ mi 2 100+ acres 4
1 Rock Island State Park Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
995 acres10.2 mi of trail
Thordarson Loop Trail Havamal Trail Fernwood Trail Blueberry Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
2 Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
480 acres3.4 mi of trail
Island View Trail (South Loop) Island View Trail (North Loop) Fern Island Trail Eagle View Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
3 Richter Community Forest Preserve Managed by Door County Land Trust
159 acres1.3 mi of trail
Town of Washington Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
4 Jackson Harbor Dunes Park Managed by Town of Washington
92 acres0.9 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5 Big and Little Marsh State Natural Area Nature preserve
344 acres0.7 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
6 Domer-Neff Nature Preserve and Bird Sanctuary Managed by Door County Land Trust
42 acres0.7 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
7 Little Lake Nature Preserve Managed by Door County Land Trust
30 acres0.4 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 17 parks & preserves 🌲 Rock Island State Park 995 acres · 10.2 mi of trail · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
🌲 Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge 480 acres · 3.4 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
🌲 Richter Community Forest Preserve 159 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Door County Land Trust
Directions 🌳 Jackson Harbor Dunes Park 92 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Town of Washington
🌲 Big and Little Marsh State Natural Area 344 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Directions 🌲 Domer-Neff Nature Preserve and Bird Sanctuary 42 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Door County Land Trust
Directions 🌲 Little Lake Nature Preserve 30 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Door County Land Trust
🌲 Detroit Harbor Nature Preserve 154 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Door County Land Trust
Directions 🌲 Coffey Swamp State Natural Area 199 acres
🌲 Grand Traverse Island State Park 29 acres · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
🌳 School House Beach Park 25 acres
🌳 Washington Island Farm Museum 20 acres
🌳 Mountain Wayside Park 6 acres
🌳 Percy Johnson County Park 5 acres · Door County
🌳 Red Barn Park 2 acres · Town of Washington
🌲 Wisconsin Islands Wilderness 1 acres
Trails & water
10 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers Named trails
Unpaved · 7.7 mi
Thordarson Loop Trail 4.9 mi
Island View Trail (South Loop) 1.4 mi
Havamal Trail 1.1 mi
Fernwood Trail 1.0 mi
Town of Washington Trail 0.9 mi
Island View Trail (North Loop) 0.8 mi
Fern Island Trail 0.6 mi
Eagle View Trail 0.5 mi
Blueberry Trail 0.4 mi
Prayer Path 0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Who protects it 1,984 conserved acres Who manages Washington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources 1,530 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 926 ac
County 381 ac
Bureau of Land Management 1 ac
State Park · 1,022 ac National Wildlife Refuge · 926 ac State Conservation Area · 879 ac Unknown · 11 ac National Public Lands · 1 ac
The biggest protected places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Rock Island State ParkState Park
State natural resources 981 Open Green Bay National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 926 Restricted Natural AreaState Conservation Area
County 381 Restricted Big And Little Marsh State Natural AreaState Conservation Area
State natural resources 319 Restricted Coffey Swamp State Natural AreaState Conservation Area
State natural resources 179 Restricted Grand Traverse Island State ParkState Park
State natural resources 30 Open Gift LandsUnknown
State natural resources 11 Open Big And Little Marsh State Habitat AreaState Park
State natural resources 11 Open Northeastern States District OfficeNational Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management 1 Open
Biking & sports 0.0 miles of bike routes Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.0 mi
off-road bike paths
0.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3 Tennis
2 Baseball
1 Beach volleyball
1 Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, 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 68.8-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.
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