Ashland Athletic Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Stein House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0–Not graded
Outdoors in Ashland
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Ashland
38 acres are parks and preserves, 51 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Ashland, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
6 places to go in Ashland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ashland
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Shortgrass Prairie Trail0.8 mi
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
5Tennis
3Baseball
3Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Ashland
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 90 | 95 | 93 | 85 | 73 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ashland →
Questions about parks and trails in Ashland
Are dogs allowed on Ashland’s trails?
Ashland Athletic Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ashland?
39 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the city line.
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 →