Bluebird Park - Approximately one-quarter acre. Located along Ashland Creek on the corner of E. Main and Water Streets. Bluebird park is a quiet spot ideal for enjoying the beauty of the creek and it's surroundings.

Clay Street Park - Approximately 4 acres. Located off Faith Street on Clay. It is a large, open space (lawn area perfect for soccer practice and playing Frisbee).

Community Skate Park - Skaters and Cyclists come down to the awesome new skate park on Water Street, next to the recycling center. The park offers 3 bowls of varying depth, stunt blocks & pyramids in between. Now you can do bigger, higher & faster stunts. Skate monitors will be on duty during the summer months.

The "Dog" Park - The Dog Park is a two acre fenced in area where dogs can run off leash and socialize with other dogs. Park hours are from dawn to dusk, seven days a week, throughout the year. Water and scoopers are available on site. The Dog Park is located just off West Nevada Street behind the old Ashland Greenhouse and Nursery. Click here for a map of the park. (To view dog friendly parks in Ashland click here.)

Garden Way Park - Approximately one acre. Located on the corner of Clark Street and Garden Way. A neighborhood park which offers a nice picnic area and a playground.

Garfield Park - Approximately 3 acres. Garfield Park is located on the corner of East Main and Garfield Streets. The park offers a playground, basketball court, restrooms, sand-pit volleyball courts and the city's only "Zero-Depth Waterplay Facility. The park is open year-round; however the waterplay area is only open Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend.

Glenwood Park - Approximately one acre. Located on the corner of Ashland and Glenwood Streets. A neighborhood park which offers a nice picnic area.

Hunter Park - Approximately 10 acres. Hunter Park is located on Holmes Avenue between Walker and Normal Streets. The park has eight tennis courts, ballfields, a playground, picnic areas, restrooms and the Daniel Meyer Swimming Pool. The Daniel Meyer Swimming Pool is outdoors and is only open Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend. The Senior Center is also located in Hunter Park and is available to rent for one-time events.

Lithia Park - In the hub of downtown sits Lithia Park, Ashland's crown jewel. Lithia is a 93-acre vista of emerald lawns, tennis courts, a sand-pit volleyball court, picnic area, colorful landscaping and playground equipment. The park follows Ashland Creek through undeveloped woodlands, and also includes a Japanese garden, two duck ponds, a formal rose garden, groves of sycamore trees and a number of secluded spots. Click here to view a map of Lithia Park.

Lithia Park's History...

Ashland began in the 1800's as a water-powered sawmill and a flour mill standing on the banks of Ashland Creek. The mill occupied what is now the entrance to Lithia Park. The plaza was a popular meeting spot, where settlers would hitch their horses, trade wheat for flour or purchase lumber.

Early settlers had ties to Ashland County, Ohio and Ashland, Kentucky, hence the town's name. It became official in 1855 with the opening of the Ashland Mills Post Office.

By 1859 the city had 50 people. Hotels, schools, churches and mills sprang up and during the 1870's and 1880's. Ashland grew faster than any town south of Portland. By 1900 there were 3,000 people in Ashland, the largest town in Jackson County at the time.

In the early1900's, water rich in lithium-now known as Lithia water-bubbled from the town's fountains. With the help of the Women's Civic Improvement Club, a park system was developed, including Lithia Park.

The park began with eight acres in 1892 by the Chautauqua Association to bring entertainment and culture to southern Oregon. They built a domed building for their shows, the walls of which now surround the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Elizabethan Theater.

Visitors came from miles around over the next thirty summers to participate in the various attractions offered, and to camp in what was to become Lithia Park.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival began in 1935 with a three-day summer festival of Shakespearean plays under founding director Angus Bowmer.

North Mountain Park - This park has three soccer fields, two softball fields, two baseball fields, covered picnic and nature center. The park is located at 620 N Mountain Avenue, northeast of Nevada Street. www.NorthMountainPark.org

Railroad Park - Approximately one and three quarter acres. Located "A" Street between 6th and 8th Streets. The park opened late fall of 1994 with a picnic shelter, restrooms, playground, half-court basketball, wetlands area and bike path. The design of this park follows the historic look of the old railroad era.

Sherwood Park - Approximately one-quarter acre. Located off of Highway 66 on Sherwood Avenue. Sherwood is a small neighborhood park with a playground and picnic area. Perfect for neighborhood parties and get-togethers. It's a very popular place for toddlers

Siskiyou Mountain Park - 270 Acres. Above the city on the south side, with access off of Park Street. Single-track trails for mountain biking, hiking or horseback riding. No amenities.

Triangle Park - Approximately one-half acre. Nestled between Siskiyou Boulevard, Iowa and Morton Streets. This is an old-fashioned gazebo, with one picnic table.

YMCA City Park - Approximately 8 acres. Located on Tolman Creek Road behind the Ashland YMCA, the park has two soccer fields, a picnic shelter, playground, restrooms and a concession stand open during games.