Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Mount Vernon has 23 acres of parks, 9.1 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Vernon, 0.1 per square mile of land. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #391 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
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 34% of U.S. towns, #391 of 642 in Texas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Vernon’s under 1% is ahead of 23% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% 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 Little Creek Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
11 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.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza On The Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Mount Vernon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 77 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (2.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mount Vernon →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Vernon
Where can I hike in Mount Vernon?
The longest trail networks: Little Creek Park, 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?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas 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?
Little Creek Park and Mount Vernon Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Vernon?
633 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Vernon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Vernon have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #391 of 642 in Texas. 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 →