Milo Barnes Park
Managed by Village of Vandalia
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
–Not graded
Outdoors in Vandalia
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Vandalia
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Vandalia, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Napolean Fields Park
Managed by Village of Vandalia
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
1% of Vandalia’s land. Who manages Vandalia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napoleon Field Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Vandalia
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Playgrounds in Vandalia
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Vandalia: April and July to September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Vandalia →
Questions about parks and trails in Vandalia
Are dogs allowed on Vandalia’s trails?
Milo Barnes Park and Napolean Fields Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Vandalia?
9,377 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vandalia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Vandalia 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 →