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Outdoors in Vanderbilt

99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Vanderbilt

2 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Vanderbilt, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
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

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Village Park

Managed by Village of Vanderbilt
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

under 1% of Vanderbilt’s land. Who manages Vanderbilt’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Village Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Vanderbilt

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Vanderbilt

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

1.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Vanderbilt: May to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)262839526676797870564231
Rain (in)2.11.51.72.93.03.13.13.33.63.72.72.4

February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Vanderbilt →

Questions about parks and trails in Vanderbilt

Are dogs allowed on Vanderbilt’s trails?

Village Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Vanderbilt?

1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Vanderbilt?

21,484 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vanderbilt or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Vanderbilt 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 →