Washington Park
Park
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Washington Park Parking LotWebsite ↗
Photo: Luigi Novi · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Union City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Union City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Washington Park (0.6 mi). 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Union City, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #388 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
23 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
0.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.2 mi
4.2 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Union City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Union City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Union City is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #388 of 468 in New Jersey. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Union City’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land0.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13DParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 61%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 17%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Union City’s 3% is ahead of 14% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Washington Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Elsworth Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jaun Pablo Duarte Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
23 conserved acres
3% of Union City’s land. Who manages Union City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
County8 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 10 acLocal Park · 7 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Jose Marti Fields Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Yardley Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Ellsworth Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Indian Pond Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
| West Street Playground Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
19 places to go in Union City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Union City
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Union City
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Union City
3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Union City
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
4.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
18Basketball
9Tennis
3Football
2Soccer
1Baseball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Monastery and Church of Saint Michael the ArchangelBuilding · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Union City: April to June, August 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Union City →
Next door
Union City and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jersey City23 miNorth Bergen Township6.8 miHoboken3.1 miWest New York1.4 miUnion City1.0 miWeehawken Township1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union City | 3% | 0.8 | under 1 | 99%+ | B |
| North Bergen Township | 6% | 1.3 | 4 | 99%+ | A− |
| Weehawken Township | 6% | 1.3 | 3 | 99%+ | A− |
| Jersey City | 18% | 1.6 | 4 | 99%+ | A |
| West New York | 4% | 1.4 | 1 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Hoboken | 12% | 2.5 | 2 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Union City
Where can I hike in Union City?
The longest trail networks: Washington Park, 0.6 miles; Elsworth Park, 0.2 miles; Jaun Pablo Duarte Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Union City is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 11% for a New Jersey town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Union City’s trails?
Washington Park and Elsworth Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Union City?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Union City?
21,639 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Union City have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #388 of 468 in New Jersey. 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 City 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 →