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Outdoors in Ashland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ashland Township

2% of Ashland Township’s land is conserved, about 214 acres. 49 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Ashland Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
214 acres · of 14.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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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 Wiggenhorn Memorial Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Wiggenhorn Memorial Park

Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

214 conserved acres

2% of Ashland Township’s land. Who manages Ashland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)146 ac
Town or city46 ac
State fish & wildlife22 ac
Conservation Easement · 146 acLocal Recreation Area · 34 acState Conservation Area · 22 acLocal Park · 12 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 146 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Jack Anderson Ball Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city34Open
Catfish Run Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife22Open
Saline Ford Park
Local Park
Town or city6Open
Wiggenhorn Memorial Park
Local Park
Town or city5Open
Central Bark Dog Park
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city1Open
East Side Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

9 places to go in Ashland Township

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

Campgrounds in Ashland Township
Ashland RV Campground
Directions
LinomaFee
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.8 miUnpaved · 2.5 mi
Oxbow0.4 mi
Biking & sports

0.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
OxbowBike route
0.4 mi
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Basketball
2Football

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Ashland Township: April and September

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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343952647484878579665038
Rain (in)0.81.01.83.05.04.93.83.83.12.41.41.3

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ashland Township →

Next door

Ashland Township and its neighbors

Ashland Township has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Ashland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clear Creek Township1%under 0.116837%C+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Ashland Township

Where can I hike in Ashland Township?

The longest trail networks: Wiggenhorn Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Ashland Township’s trails?

Wiggenhorn Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Ashland Township?

0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths. Named routes: Oxbow.

Is there public land near Ashland Township?

1,516 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ashland Township 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 →