Few parks or trails are on the map in Ashland Township
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Ashland Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Ashland Township’s land is conserved, about 837 acres.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ashland Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ashland Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ashland Township’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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837 conserved acres
4% of Ashland Township’s land. Who manages Ashland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 468 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan - Monroe State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 369 | Open |
1 places to go in Ashland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 lakes & rivers
August is the best month for walking in Ashland Township
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ashland Township →
Ashland Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Ray Township | 8% | 0.3 | 59 | 7% | B− |
| Adams Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Jefferson Township | 3% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Cloverdale Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 376 | 48% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ashland Township
How much of Ashland Township is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Ashland Township?
15,025 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 372 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ashland Township have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Township neighbors.
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 →