Photo: United States Census Bureau, modified by User:FUBAR007 · Public domainUnion Township has 110 acres of parks, 42 for every 1,000 residents
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Union Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #106 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
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 36% of U.S. towns, #106 of 151 in Kansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Union Township’s under 1% is ahead of 11% of Kansas 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
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13 conserved acres
under 1% of Union Township’s land. Who manages Union Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dugan Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
2 places to go in Union Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. 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 | under 1% | 0.1 | 42 | 62% | C+ |
| Park Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 22% | D |
| Eagle Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Sherman Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 47% | D |
| Maize | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 28% | D |
| Attica Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 21% | 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
How much of Union Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Union Township?
4,471 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Township have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #106 of 151 in Kansas. 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 →