Vandiver Park
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Vandiver
Few parks or trails are on the map in Vandiver
7 acres are parks and preserves, 6.9 per 1,000 residents. 8.0 miles of mapped trail cross Vandiver, 0.4 per square mile of land. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
7 acres · of 20.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,467 ft
Sand Mountain
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Vandiver Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7 conserved acres
under 1% of Vandiver’s land. Who manages Vandiver’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County7 ac
Local Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandiver Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Vandiver
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Vandiver
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Vandiver
Sand Mountain1,467 ft elevation
DirectionsPenitentiary Mountain1,230 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Haley Acres0.2 mi
Parker Hill0.2 mi
Parker's Loop0.1 mi
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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Vandiver: 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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vandiver →
Next door
Vandiver and its neighbors
Vandiver has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandiver | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sterrett | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dunnavant | — 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 Vandiver
Where can I hike in Vandiver?
The longest trail networks: Vandiver Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Vandiver’s trails?
Vandiver Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Vandiver?
8,462 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vandiver or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Vandiver 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 →