Blanchard Park
Managed by Orange County Parks & Recreation
58 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Union Park
6% of Union Park’s land is conserved: 113 acres
132 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Union Park, 0.3 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #271 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
113 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
132 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
4.9 mi lanes · 1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Union Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Union Park is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #271 of 638 in Florida. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Union Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (132 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
LessMore
Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 58%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B. 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.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Blanchard Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Downey Park
Managed by Orange County Parks & Recreation
52 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Little Econ Greenway
Managed by Orange County Parks & Recreation
24 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
113 conserved acres
6% of Union Park’s land. Who manages Union Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County113 ac
Local Park · 113 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard Park And Little Econ Greenway Local Park | County | 58 | Open |
| Downey Park Local Park | County | 54 | Open |
| Park Manor Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Union Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Union Park
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Pickleball
5Tennis
5Basketball
5Baseball
2Beach volleyball
2Soccer
1Skate park
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Union Park
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) | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 78 | 73 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
November is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 8.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Union Park →
Next door
Union Park and its neighbors
Union Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Park | 6% | 0.3 | 12 | 62% | B |
| Alafaya | 2% | 0.2 | 2 | 52% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Union Park
Where can I hike in Union Park?
The longest trail networks: Blanchard Park, 0.2 miles; Downey Park, 0.2 miles; Little Econ Greenway, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Union Park is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 3% for a Florida town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Union Park’s trails?
Blanchard Park and Downey Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Union Park?
6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.9 of painted or protected lanes and 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Union Park?
12,569 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 132 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Park have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #271 of 638 in Florida. 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 Union Park 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 →