Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
602 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Parking 6AWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Union Township
Union Township has 197 acres of parks, 95 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area (0.9 mi). 7% of Union Township’s land is conserved, about 1,162 acres. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Union Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,162 acres · of 27.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
197 ac
95 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Union Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Union Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Union Township is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Union Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land95 acres of park per 1,000 residents (197 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home60% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Union Township’s 7% is ahead of 86% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,162 conserved acres
7% of Union Township’s land. Who manages Union Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife826 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)337 ac
State Conservation Area · 826 acConservation Easement · 337 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 336 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury Fish And Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 644 | Restricted |
| Kankakee River Swampland State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 182 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Union Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Union Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Union Township: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Union Township →
Next door
Union Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Washington Township14 miNoble Township4.8 miUnion Township3.6 miDavis Township1.5 miJohnson Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | 7% | 0.1 | 95 | 60% | B |
| Noble Township | 1% | 0.2 | 19 | 26% | C |
| Washington Township | 24% | 0.5 | 3 | 14% | B− |
| Davis Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Johnson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Union Township
Where can I hike in Union Township?
The longest trail networks: Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Union Township is conserved land?
7% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Union Township’s trails?
Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Union Township?
1,534 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 197 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Township have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Township 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 →