Pinchot State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Photo: Diana · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ashley
8% of Ashley’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8% of Ashley’s land is conserved, about 49 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #753 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
49 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
4.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Ashley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ashley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ashley is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #753 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ashley’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks 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 49%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 27%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Ashley’s 8% is ahead of 48% 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 B+. 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
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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.
Firemens Memorial Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
State Game Lands Number 207
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ashley Centennial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
49 conserved acres
8% of Ashley’s land. Who manages Ashley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources34 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government12 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Not recorded36 ac
State Resource Management Area · 69 acLocal Park · 12 acPrivate Conservation · 2 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinchot State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 34 | Open |
| Crystal Lake Tract State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 34 | Open |
| Bobby Strish Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Earth Conservancy Property Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Unknown |
| Firemens Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| State Game Land 207 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
| Main Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Ashley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Picnic areas in Ashley
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ashley: April to July
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Ashley →
Questions about parks and trails in Ashley
How much of Ashley is conserved land?
8% 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 Ashley’s trails?
Pinchot State Forest and Firemens Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ashley?
52,974 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ashley have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #753 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 Ashley 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 →