Eureka Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: AnthraciteCoalRegion · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Ashland
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Ashland
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 58 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Ashland’s land is conserved, about 50 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #645 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
50 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
58 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Ashland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 59% of U.S. towns, #645 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ashland’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (58 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 38%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Ashland’s 5% is ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Higher Ups Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Washington Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
5% of Ashland’s land. Who manages Ashland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government44 ac
Other state land6 ac
Local Park · 43 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 6 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 28 | Open |
| Oak Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Museum of Anthracite Mining State Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 6 | Open |
| Higher Ups Park & Tot Lot Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Oakland Avenue Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
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
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Mothers’ Memorial, Hoffman Memorial, and Veterans’ MemorialDistrict · listed 2020
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Ashland: May to 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Ashland →
Next door
Ashland and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | 5% | under 0.1 | 25 | 99%+ | B |
| Butler Township | 8% | 0.3 | 2 | 30% | C+ |
| Conyngham Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ashland
How much of Ashland is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania 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?
Eureka Park and Higher Ups Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ashland?
25,622 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ashland have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #645 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 →