Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Union Township has 277 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Union Township. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #384 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 23% of U.S. towns, #384 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Union Township’s 1% is ahead of 34% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% of them.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Milligan Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fishero Park
479 conserved acres
1% of Union Township’s land. 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. 138 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawfordsville Municipal Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 122 | Open |
| Crawfordsville Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 79 | Open |
| Milligan Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Crawfordsville Parks & Rec Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Sugar Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Montgomery County Fairgrounds Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Fishero Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Elston Park South Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Keystone (Goose) Nibble Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lincoln Playground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
12 places to go in Union Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
3.0 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.
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) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Union Township →
Union Township and its neighbors
Union Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 51% | C− |
| Ripley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Madison Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 55% | C− |
| Coal Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 20% | D |
| Walnut Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 46% | C− |
| Brown Township | 5% | 0.3 | 936 | 8% | B |
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: Milligan Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Union Township is conserved land?
1% 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?
Milligan Park and Sugar Creek Nature Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Union Township?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of off-road paths. Named routes: Sugar Creek Trail.
Is there public land near Union Township?
4,194 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 306 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Township have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #384 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 →