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Mount Vernon Manor Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.8% of Mount Vernon is conserved land, roughly 338 acres. There are about 4.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mount Vernon Manor Park (0.5 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
8.8%
338 of 3,854 acres
Trails
4.4 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
26 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
9.1 mi
0.9 mi lanes · 4.5 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
Washington Mill Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Grist Mill Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
76 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Grist Mill Parking
4
Little Hunting Creek Park
Managed by Fairfax County Park Authority
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Mount Vernon Manor Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Washington Mill Park10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Grist Mill Park76 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Walt Whitman School Site14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Fairfax County Park Authority
Little Hunting Creek Park19 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
George Washington Park18 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Dogue Creek Stream Valley Park16 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Woodley Hills Park8 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Vernon Heights Park3 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Martin Luther King Junior Park2 acres · Fairfax County Park Authority
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Mount Vernon
Woodlawn Townhome playground
Unnamed playground in Grist Mill Park
Unnamed playground in Mount Vernon Manor Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Woodley Hills Park
Unnamed playground in George Washington Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.2 mi
- Forest Trail0.1 mi
Who protects the land
338 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 31 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 lanes0.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths4.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes3.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis15
- Baseball5
- Basketball4
- Soccer4
- Multi-sport2
- Pickleball2
- Softball1
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.
Local Park 230 acSpecial Designation Area 117 acRecreation or Education Easement 61 acPrivate Conservation 22 acNot Designated 22 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Memorial ParkwaySpecial Designation Area | National Park Service | 117 | Restricted |
| Grist Mill ParkLocal Park | County | 81 | Open |
| George Washington Grist Mill State ParkNot Designated | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Open |
| Dogue Creek Stream Valley ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 31 | Open |
| Walt Whitman School SiteLocal Park | Not recorded | 28 | Open |
| Mt. Vernon Manor ParkLocal Park | County | 27 | Open |
| George Washington ParkLocal Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Woodley HillsLocal Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Washington Mill ParkLocal Park | County | 10 | Open |
| George Washington Grist MillPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
George and Martha Washington TombTomb · 1831
Mount Vernon MansionManor
Purple Heart MemorialMemorial
Slave MemorialColumn
Woodlawn Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Mount Vernon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon | 8.8% | 4.4 mi | 11 |
| Hybla Valley | 9.7% | 0.9 mi | 10 |
| Fort Belvoir | 0.1% | 9.1 mi | 4 |
| Fort Hunt | 22.6% | 4.0 mi | 13 |
| Woodlawn | 11.6% | 1.2 mi | 7 |
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.