Mount Vernon Municipal Park
Park
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mount Vernon Arsenal-Searcy Hospital Complex · Photo: E. W. Russell, Photographer · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Vernon
Few parks or trails are on the map in Mount Vernon
3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Vernon, 0.6 per square mile of land. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Mount Vernon’s land is conserved, about 34 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
34 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Vernon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Vernon is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Vernon’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home30% of residents within a half mile of a park · AL 36% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Vernon’s 1% is ahead of 53% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% 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 Mount Vernon Municipal Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
1% of Mount Vernon’s land. Who manages Mount Vernon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city22 ac
State natural resources12 ac
Local Park · 22 acResource Management Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 12 | Open |
| J.E. Turner Boat Landing/Waterfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
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
1Football
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Mount Vernon Arsenal-Searcy Hospital ComplexDistrict · listed 1988
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mount Vernon: April and May
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mount Vernon →
Next door
Mount Vernon and its neighbors
Mount Vernon has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 1% | 0.6 | 16 | 30% | C+ |
| Calvert | — 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 Mount Vernon
Where can I hike in Mount Vernon?
The longest trail networks: Mount Vernon Municipal Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Vernon is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 1% for an Alabama town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Mount Vernon’s trails?
Mount Vernon Municipal Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Vernon?
5,159 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Vernon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Vernon have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Mount Vernon 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 →