Brittlebank Park
Park
52 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
William Gonnerman House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon has 80 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Vernon. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Mount Vernon’s land is conserved, about 76 acres.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #234 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
76 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
80 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Vernon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 45% of U.S. towns, #234 of 593 in Indiana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Vernon’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (80 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 45%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 61%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Vernon’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
76 conserved acres
4% 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 city75 ac
Local Park · 75 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brittlebank Park Local Park | Town or city | 60 | Open |
| Riverbend Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Fairview Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Mount Vernon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Vernon
Hedges Playground
DirectionsImagination Station
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Mount Vernon
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Tennis
5Baseball
4Basketball
3Football
2Pickleball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Mount Vernon
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °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 | 4% | under 0.1 | 13 | 79% | C+ |
| Black Township | 2% | 0.2 | 16 | 60% | C+ |
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: Riverbend Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Vernon is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana 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?
Brittlebank Park and Riverbend Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mount Vernon?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mount Vernon?
13,000 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Vernon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 80 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Vernon have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #234 of 593 in Indiana. 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 →