Hunt's Woods Park
Managed by City of Mount Vernon
27 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jim.henderson · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Vernon
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Mount Vernon
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Hunt's Woods Park (1.3 mi), Hartley Park (0.7 mi), Willsons Woods Park (0.5 mi). 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Vernon, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #380 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
121 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
121 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
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 67% of U.S. towns, #380 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Vernon’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (121 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 50%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. 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
The longest trail network is Hunt's Woods Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hartley Park
Managed by Mount Vernon Department of Recreation
5 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Hunt's Woods Park27 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · City of Mount Vernon
DirectionsHartley Park5 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Mount Vernon Department of Recreation
DirectionsWillsons Woods Park34 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsScout Field12 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsBrush Park9 acres
Fleetwood Park1 acres
DirectionsRoosevelt Square1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
121 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 city106 ac
County59 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government12 ac
National Park Service6 ac
Local Park · 177 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF MOUNT VERNON Land Local Park | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Wilson Woods County Park Local Park | County | 30 | Open |
| Hunts Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Land Local Park | County | 18 | Unknown |
| Hutchinson Field Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Scouts Field Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Brush Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Memorial Field Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 6 | Restricted |
| Hartley Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
15 places to go in Mount Vernon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Vernon
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Mount Vernon
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Basketball
11Baseball
9Tennis
4Soccer
2Football
1Lacrosse
1Field hockey
1Disc golf
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Mount Vernon: April 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Vernon →
Next door
Mount Vernon and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
New York496 miYonkers24 miEastchester6.1 miMount Vernon3.2 miPelham0.3 miPelham0.3 miBronxville0.2 miPelham Manor0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 4% | 0.7 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Yonkers | 9% | 1.3 | 5 | 99%+ | A− |
| Pelham | 3% | 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
| Pelham | 2% | 0.4 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| New York City | 26% | 1.6 | 5 | 99%+ | A |
| Pelham Manor | 4% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Eastchester | 10% | 1.3 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Bronxville | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | 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: Hunt's Woods Park, 1.3 miles; Hartley Park, 0.7 miles; Willsons Woods Park, 0.5 miles; Scout Field, 0.3 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 5% for a New York 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?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Hunt's Woods Park (on leash) and Willsons Woods Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mount Vernon?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mount Vernon?
28,567 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Vernon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 121 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Vernon have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #380 of 758 in New York. 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 →