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Outdoors in Union

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Union

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Verterans Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

3 places to go in Union

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Union

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Union

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)293346597080838175624734
Rain (in)1.81.72.23.84.54.94.03.93.53.02.42.0

February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Union →

Questions about parks and trails in Union

Are dogs allowed on Union’s trails?

Verterans Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Union?

0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Union?

8,794 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Union 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 →