Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMount Vernon has 4 acres of parks, 1.6 for every 1,000 residents
69% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Vernon, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Vernon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 27% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Vernon’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Mt. Vernon Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
4 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.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Vernon Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Community Garden Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
7 places to go in Mount Vernon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Mount Vernon: April and August
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
November is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Vernon →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Vernon
Where can I hike in Mount Vernon?
The longest trail networks: Mt. Vernon Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Vernon is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kentucky 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?
Mt. Vernon Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Vernon?
19,534 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Vernon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Vernon have?
Ahead of 27% 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.
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 →