Norris Farm-Maxinkuckee Orchard · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Union Township
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Union Township. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 5.9 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Union Township’s land is conserved, about 508 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #395 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Union Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 22% of U.S. towns, #395 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Union Township’s 2% is ahead of 54% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% of them.
Water is 7% of Union Township’s area (3 of 44 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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508 conserved acres
2% of Union Township’s land. Water is left out: Union Township has 40.8 square miles of land and 3.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Union Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton Lake Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 360 | Closed |
| Lake Maxinkuckee Wetland Conservation Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 77 | Restricted |
| Lake Maxinkuckee Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 54 | Open |
| Culver Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Bike Trail - Old Railroad Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
| Lake Maxinkuckee Public Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Union Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
29 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Union Township →
Union Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 6 | 50% | C− |
| Green Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 60 | 9% | C− |
| West Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 25 | 21% | C− |
| North Bend Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 21 | 8% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Union Township
How much of Union Township is conserved land?
2% 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.
Where can I bike in Union Township?
29 miles of bike routes are on the map: 29 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Union Township?
3,588 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Township have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #395 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.
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 →