Scotland Meadows Park
Park
45 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Union Township
Union Township has 146 acres of parks, 30 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Scotland Meadows Park (0.8 mi). 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Union Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #786 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
139 acres · of 9.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
146 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
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 46% of U.S. towns, #786 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Union Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land30 acres of park per 1,000 residents (146 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home47% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 24%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Union Township’s 2% is ahead of 16% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. 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 Scotland Meadows Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
139 conserved acres
2% of Union Township’s land. Who manages Union Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government135 ac
Town or city4 ac
Local Park · 135 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Park Nature Center Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 93 | Open |
| Scotland Meadows Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 43 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Union Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Union Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Union Township: April, May, 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Union Township →
Next door
Union Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Mahoning Township4.7 miNorth Beaver Township3.8 miNeshannock Township2.6 miNew Castle2.3 miUnion Township1.5 miOakwood0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Township | 2% | 0.2 | 30 | 47% | B− |
| Neshannock Township | 3% | 0.2 | 11 | 25% | C |
| Oakwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mahoning Township | 1% | 0.2 | 86 | 23% | C+ |
| New Castle | 5% | 0.3 | 14 | 91% | B+ |
| North Beaver Township | 3% | 0.1 | 8 | 9% | 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
Where can I hike in Union Township?
The longest trail networks: Scotland Meadows Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Union Township is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania 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?
Scotland Meadows Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Union Township?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Union Township?
7,325 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 146 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Township have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #786 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 →