Ashland City Park
Managed by City of Ashland
13 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ashland
Ashland has 15 acres of parks, 3.1 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Ashland City Park (0.6 mi). 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Ashland, 0.1 per square mile of land. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #211 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
13 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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 21% of U.S. towns, #211 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ashland’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home58% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 21%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 15%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ashland’s under 1% is ahead of 11% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ashland. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
The longest trail network is Ashland City Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
13 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.
Town or city13 ac
Local Park · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland City Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Ashland Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Ashland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ashland
Southern Boone Elementary Playground
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.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
January is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ashland →
Questions about parks and trails in Ashland
Where can I hike in Ashland?
The longest trail networks: Ashland City Park, 0.6 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 2% for a Missouri 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 City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ashland?
19,128 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ashland have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #211 of 247 in Missouri. 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 →