Ashland Grove Park
Managed by Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Ashland
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Ashland
11 acres are parks and preserves, 0.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ashland, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #696 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
0.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.4 mi
5.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Ashland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ashland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ashland is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #696 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ashland’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
LessMore
California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 18%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fairmont Drive Linear Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Hesperian Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Ashland’s land. Who manages Ashland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency5 ac
Local Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Fairmont Linear Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Hesperian Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Jack Holland Sr. Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Edendale Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Ashland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ashland
Edendale Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Ashland
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Ashland
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
6.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
8Basketball
5Baseball
4Tennis
1Football
1Soccer
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ashland: April to August
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Ashland →
Next door
Ashland and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 98% | C |
| Cherryland | 3% | 0.5 | 1 | 92% | B− |
| San Leandro | 4% | 1.2 | 4 | 96% | B+ |
| Castro Valley | 18% | 1.7 | 28 | 91% | A |
| San Lorenzo | 4% | 0.2 | 3 | 96% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ashland
Where can I hike in Ashland?
The longest trail networks: Jack Holland Sr. Park, 0.1 miles; Fairmont Drive Linear Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ashland is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Ashland’s trails?
Ashland Grove Park and Jack Holland Sr. Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ashland?
6.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Ashland?
34,749 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ashland have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #696 of 847 in California. 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 Ashland 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 →