1
Washington Lacy Park
Park
137 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Ashland
Ashland, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.9% of Ashland is conserved land, roughly 178 acres. There are about 3.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Washington Lacy Park (1.1 mi) and DeJarnette Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ashland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ashland outdoors
Conserved land
3.9%
178 of 4,601 acres
Trails
3.5 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
8
23 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.4 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
DeJarnette Park
Park
20 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Carter Park
Park
15 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Berkleytown Heritage Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Public pools in Ashland
Baby PoolIn Carter Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
178 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Baseball6
- Basketball1
- Soccer1
- Softball1
- Beach volleyball1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ashland
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 333 acLocal Recreation Area 11 acLocal Other or Unknown 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Lacy ParkLocal Park | County | 273 | Open |
| Carter ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Ashland Open Space landLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Dejarnette ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Ashland Trolley LineLocal Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Pufferbelly ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| South Taylor St ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Railside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Ashland Historic DistrictDistrict
CabooseRailway car
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ashland's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.