[1] The Ward Reservation offers 13 miles (21 km) of trails and former woods roads available for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and cross country skiing; it is also a link in the 200-mile (320 km) Bay Circuit Trail system.

Colonial era stone walls on the property, when combined, total more than 17 miles (27 km) long.

A main reservation trailhead and parking area is located on Prospect Road in Andover.

There is also access and parking at Brightview on Turnpike Street in North Andover via Boston Hill.

Parts of the reservation, including some parcels it surrounds, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Holt Farm.