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Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
3,165 acres3.1 mi of trail
Trout Valley Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Mount Vernon is conserved land, roughly 3,242 acres. There are about 6.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest (3.1 mi) and Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Main Branch Unit (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mount Vernon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mount Vernon outdoors
Conserved land
14%
3,242 of 22,507 acres
Trails
6.0 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
3.2 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
Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Main Branch Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1,370 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
John A. Latsch State Park
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
742 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Picnic areas in Mount Vernon
Trout Valley TrailIn Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.2 miHorses 3.2 miUnpaved 0.8 mi
- Trout Valley Trail3.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,242 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. 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 lanes3.2 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mount Vernon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 3,158 acState Park 71 acConservation Easement 13 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| R J D Memorial Hardwood State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3,158 | Open |
| John A. Latsch State ParkState Park | State parks | 71 | Open |
Nearby
Mount Vernon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 14.4% | 6.0 mi | 3 |
| Minneiska | 38.5% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Rollingstone | 12.8% | 6.8 mi | 5 |
| Whitewater | 0% | 5.3 mi | 3 |
| Norton | 1.4% | 0.5 mi | 2 |
| Milton | 14.7% | 3.3 mi | 1 |
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.