Reservation Park
Park
43 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Alexander McAllister House · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Union Gap
Union Gap has 245 acres of parks, 37 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Reservation Park (1.3 mi). 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Union Gap’s land is conserved, about 191 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #140 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
191 acres · of 5.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
245 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Union Gap?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Union Gap have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Union Gap is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #140 of 285 in Washington. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Union Gap’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (245 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 51%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Reservation Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ahtanum Youth Activities Park
Park
70 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Fullbright Park
Park
52 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Reservation Park43 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Ahtanum Youth Activities Park70 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFullbright Park52 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Cahalan Park7 acres
DirectionsLoudon Park3 acres
Who protects it
191 conserved acres
5% of Union Gap’s land. Who manages Union Gap’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city188 ac
County69 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2 ac
Local Park · 174 acLocal Other or Unknown · 83 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullbright Park Local Park | Town or city | 97 | Open |
| Loth256 Local Other or Unknown | County | 69 | Unknown |
| Ahtanum Youth Park Local Park | Town or city | 68 | Open |
| Loth166 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Ahtanum Youth County Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Loudon Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Cahalan Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Union Gap
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Union Gap
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Union Gap
Fullbright Park Disc Golf CourseIn Fullbright Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Soccer
7Tennis
4Baseball
4Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Softball
1Skate park
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). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Union Gap: April to June 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) | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 65 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Union Gap →
Next door
Union Gap and its neighbors
Union Gap has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Gap | 5% | 0.3 | 37 | 85% | B+ |
| Yakima | 3% | 0.3 | 7 | 85% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Union Gap
Where can I hike in Union Gap?
The longest trail networks: Reservation Park, 1.3 miles; Ahtanum Youth Activities Park, 0.1 miles; Fullbright Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Union Gap is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Washington town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Union Gap’s trails?
Reservation Park and Ahtanum Youth Activities Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Union Gap?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Union Gap?
10,355 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Gap or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 245 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Union Gap have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #140 of 285 in Washington. 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 Gap 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 →