Mounds State Park
Managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources
295 acres7.4 mi of trail
Trail 5Trail 1Trail 3Trail 4+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Mounds State Park · Photo: Lgideon · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Union Township
Union Township has 368 acres of parks, 41 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Mounds State Park (7.4 mi). 9.9 miles of mapped trail cross Union Township, 0.5 per square mile of land. 3% of Union Township’s land is conserved, about 344 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #139 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
344 acres · of 19.8 sq mi of land
Trails
9.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
368 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
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 58% of U.S. towns, #139 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Union Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (368 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home41% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 77%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Union Township’s 3% is ahead of 63% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% of them.
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 Mounds State Park, with 7.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Walbridge Acres Park
Park
32 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mounds Fen State Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
344 conserved acres
3% of Union Township’s land. Who manages Union Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks294 ac
County42 ac
Town or city8 ac
State Park · 285 acLocal Park · 50 acState Conservation Area · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounds State Park State Park | State parks | 285 | Open |
| Walbridge Acres Park Local Park | County | 42 | Open |
| Mounds Fen Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State parks | 9 | Open |
| Makepeace Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Union Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Union Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Union Township
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Union Township
Chesterfield Dog ParkIn Makepeace Park
DirectionsPeaks in Union Township
Imagination Hill
DirectionsCampgrounds in Union Township
Family CampgroundIn Mounds State Park
DirectionsYouth Tent AreaIn Mounds State Park
DirectionsPlus 1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 1.2 miUnpaved · 0.6 mi
Trail 52.8 mi
Trail 11.1 mi
Trail 31.0 mi
Trail 40.8 mi
Trail 60.4 mi
Trail 20.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Tennis
6Baseball
1Soccer
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 17 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Mounds State ParkSite · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Union Township
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 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.
Anderson Township15 miAnderson15 miUnion Township9.9 miSalem Township1.5 miFall Creek Township0.6 miAdams 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 | 3% | 0.5 | 41 | 41% | B |
| Anderson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fall Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 52% | C− |
| Anderson | 2% | 0.4 | 10 | 61% | B− |
| Salem Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 41% | D |
| Adams Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 17% | D |
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: Mounds State Park, 7.4 miles; Walbridge Acres Park, 0.2 miles; Makepeace Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Union Township is conserved land?
3% 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?
Mounds State Park and Walbridge Acres Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Union Township?
1,434 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 368 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Township have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #139 of 593 in Indiana. 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 →