JM Fountain Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Vernon
Few parks or trails are on the map in Mount Vernon
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 6.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Vernon, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
12 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
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 20% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Vernon’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home26% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Vernon’s under 1% is ahead of 12% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mount Vernon. 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 still be 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
12 conserved acres
under 1% of Mount Vernon’s land. Who manages Mount Vernon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County12 ac
Local Recreation Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Recreation Park Local Recreation Area | County | 12 | 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
6Tennis
2Baseball
1Softball
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).
Montgomery County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1980
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 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 79 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
May is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mount Vernon →
Next door
Mount Vernon and its neighbors
Mount Vernon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | under 1% | 0.2 | 7 | 26% | C− |
| Ailey | — 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
How much of Mount Vernon is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Georgia 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?
JM Fountain Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Vernon?
48 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Vernon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Vernon have?
Ahead of 20% 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 →