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C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ashford

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ashford

4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 45 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Ashford.

Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
under 1%
69 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
2.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Ashford have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ashford is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ashford’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 19%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ashford. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Campbellsport Drumlins State Park

Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

69 conserved acres

under 1% of Ashford’s land. Who manages Ashford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources45 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service24 ac
State Park · 45 acConservation Easement · 24 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 24 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Eisenbahn State Trail
State Park
State natural resources35Open
Campbellsport Drumlin State Park-Iansr
State Park
State natural resources10Open
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

2.9 miles of bike routes

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

2.9 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Ashford

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)263041546777817972584331
Rain (in)1.41.21.83.33.84.64.03.83.12.92.11.6

February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ashford →

Next door

Ashford and its neighbors

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
Ashfordunder 1%under 0.1264%C−
Campbellsport2%1.24097%A−
Lomira2%under 0.128910%C+
Edenunder 1%0.1528%C
Wayne13%under 0.11,26428%B
Auburn33%1.41626%A−

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

Questions about parks and trails in Ashford

How much of Ashford is conserved land?

under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on Ashford’s trails?

Campbellsport Drumlins State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Ashford?

2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Ashford?

32,233 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Ashford have?

Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Ashford 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 →