Union Township Community and Veterans Memorial Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Dusmal House · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Union Township
Union Township has 5.5 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
40% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #975 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
22 acres · of 15.3 sq mi of land
Trails
5.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,335 ft
Pollocks Knob
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 24% of U.S. towns, #975 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Union Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home40% 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 24%
LessMore
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 6%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Union Township’s under 1% is ahead of 2% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% 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 C− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 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.
Other or Unknown Local Government16 ac
County3 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Park · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Road Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Little League Field Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Elrama Fire Company Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Pleasant Stream Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Union Twp Recreation Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Union Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Union Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Union Township
Pollocks Knob1,335 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Baseball
2Soccer
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
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.
| 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 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 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.
South Park Township32 miNottingham Township20 miPeters Township6.2 miUnion Township5.5 miCarroll Township1.5 miForward Township0.4 miGastonville0.4 miNew Eagle0.0 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% | 0.4 | 4 | 40% | C− |
| Nottingham Township | 19% | 1.0 | 842 | 20% | A− |
| Forward Township | 20% | under 0.1 | 74 | 31% | B |
| Peters Township | 5% | 0.3 | 25 | 65% | B |
| Gastonville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Carroll Township | 1% | 0.1 | 13 | 50% | C |
| South Park Township | 26% | 3.5 | 109 | 79% | A+ |
| New Eagle | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | 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: Pleasant Stream Park, 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 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?
Union Township Community and Veterans Memorial Park and Pleasant Stream Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Union Township?
16,173 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Township have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #975 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.
Share a tip
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 →