Holmes Bend Access
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
88 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Union Township
Union Township has 95 acres of parks, 48 for every 1,000 residents
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Union Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
92 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
95 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
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 25% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Union Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land48 acres of park per 1,000 residents (95 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home2% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 25%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Union Township’s under 1% is ahead of 16% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Union Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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 Holmes Bend Access, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wabash Crossing Area
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
92 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.
Not recorded92 ac
State Recreation Area · 92 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Bend Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 80 | Open |
| Wabash Crossing Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 12 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Union Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Union Township
Wabash Crossing Boat RampIn Wabash Crossing Area
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
3Baseball
1Football
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Union Township →
Next door
Union Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Grand River Township21 miJackson Township14 miMonroe Township12 miLiberty Township7.8 miUnion Township3.2 mi
| 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 | 48 | 2% | C− |
| Liberty Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jackson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grand River Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Monroe 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: Holmes Bend Access, 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?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Missouri 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?
Holmes Bend Access and Wabash Crossing Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Union Township?
280 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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 →