Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Ashland
2 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ashland, 0.7 per square mile of land. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 named trail
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 6.1 |
August is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ashland →
Questions about parks and trails in Ashland
Is there public land near Ashland?
47,168 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ashland 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 →