1
Glatfelter Easement
Nature preserve
788 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of Mount Vernon is conserved land, roughly 1,945 acres. Mount Vernon has 5 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mount Vernon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mount Vernon outdoors
Conserved land
20%
1,945 of 9,964 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
1,823 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Chesapeake Forest
Managed by Maryland Forest Service
486 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Deal Island Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Wildlife and Heritage Service
231 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Lankford, Mary Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement
Managed by DNR and Somerset Soil Conservation District
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Beach
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,945 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,106 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 13 of 24 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mount Vernon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 1,981 acState Resource Management Area 607 acState Conservation Area 384 acAgricultural Easement 165 acUnknown Easement 59 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Forest LandsState Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 607 | Access unknown |
| Deal Island WmaState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 231 | Access unknown |
| Deal Island Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 153 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Asbury CemeteryCemetery
Grace CemeteryCemetery
John Wesley CemeteryCemetery
Sims-Bloodsworth CemeteryCemetery
Street - Webster CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mount Vernon's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.