Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in East Union Township
5 acres are parks and preserves, 0.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross East Union Township. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns · #954 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
How much outdoors does East Union Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Union Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns, #954 of 993 in Ohio. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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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86 conserved acres
under 1% of East Union Township’s land. Who manages East Union Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riceland Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 81 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in East Union Township: 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) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in East Union Township →
East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Union Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 13% | D |
| Green Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 59% | C |
| Wooster Township | 6% | 0.1 | 18 | 18% | C+ |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 26% | C− |
| Franklin Township | 17% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Kidron | — 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 East Union Township
How much of East Union Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near East Union Township?
3,924 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Union Township have?
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #954 of 993 in Ohio. 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 East 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 →