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Outdoors in Union Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Union Township

4% of Union Township’s land is conserved, about 588 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Union Township. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
4%
588 acres · of 22.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

588 conserved acres

4% of Union Township’s land. Who manages Union Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits519 ac
Other state land69 ac
State Recreation Area · 433 acPrivate Conservation · 86 acUnknown Easement · 69 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 69 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Leesville Lake
State Recreation Area
Land trusts & nonprofits519Closed
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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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

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Petersburg MillBuilding · listed 1970
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Union Township: April and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)353948617179838175635040
Rain (in)3.02.53.33.84.04.74.23.63.63.13.03.1

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Union Township →

Next door

Union Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Union Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Monroe Township24%0.1317%C
Center Township2%0.53768%B
Orange Township14%0.11223%C+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Union Township

Is there public land near Union Township?

1,263 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Union Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →