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Outdoors in Ashton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Ashton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Ashton’s land is conserved, about 27 acres. 33 acres are parks and preserves, 71 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
4%
27 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
71 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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.

Ashton Wayside Park

Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

West Ashton Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

27 conserved acres

4% of Ashton’s land. Who manages Ashton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County27 ac
Local Park · 27 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Ashton Wayside Park
Local Park
County27Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Ashton

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Ashton

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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.

Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Pickleball
1Beach volleyball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Ashton

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)242943587080838174604329
Rain (in)0.70.81.73.14.14.83.63.53.32.31.41.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ashton →

Questions about parks and trails in Ashton

Are dogs allowed on Ashton’s trails?

Ashton Wayside Park and West Ashton Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Ashton?

1,305 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ashton 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 →