Photo: GatewayPolitics · CC BY-SA 4.022% of Ashland City’s land is conserved: 1,505 acres
282 acres are parks and preserves, 52 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ashland City. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #26 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ashland City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ashland City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ashland City is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #26 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Ashland City’s 22% is ahead of 96% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
Water is 7% of Ashland City’s area (1 of 11 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 21%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
John C. Poole Walking Track
All 8 parks & preserves
1,505 conserved acres
22% of Ashland City’s land. Water is left out: Ashland City has 10.7 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ashland City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 352 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheatham Lock And Dam Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1,028 | Open |
| Cheatham Lake Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 100 | Restricted |
| Caldwell Park Local Park | Town or city | 93 | Open |
| River Bluff Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Ashland City Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Jw Johns Jr. Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| 911 Memorial Playground Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
3 places to go in Ashland City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
6.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Ashland City: April and June
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
August is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ashland City →
Ashland City and its neighbors
Ashland City has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 City | 22% | under 0.1 | 52 | 46% | B |
| Nashville | 11% | 0.4 | 24 | 60% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ashland City
Where can I hike in Ashland City?
The longest trail networks: John C. Poole Walking Track, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ashland City is conserved land?
22% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Tennessee town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Ashland City’s trails?
Bull Run Recreation Area and Caldwell Nature Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ashland City?
6.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Ashland City?
7,969 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashland City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 692 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ashland City have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #26 of 177 in Tennessee. 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 City 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 →