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Outdoors in Unionville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Unionville

1% of Unionville’s land is conserved, about 7 acres.

Conserved land
1%
7 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Stephens State Forest - Unionville Unit

Nature preserve
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

7 conserved acres

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

State natural resources7 ac
State Resource Management Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Stephens State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources7Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Unionville: April and September

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)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)323750627281858476644937
Rain (in)1.21.52.23.95.25.24.14.23.82.92.11.6

January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Unionville →

Questions about parks and trails in Unionville

Are dogs allowed on Unionville’s trails?

Stephens State Forest - Unionville Unit doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Unionville?

7,290 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Unionville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Unionville 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 →