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Running trails in Lakewood, CA
Lakewood has 10 trails in the directory — 1 paved, 2 with a stated distance, 1 shaded, and 2 open 24 hours. 7 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 4,212 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Del Valle Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 1,284 reviews
Neighborhood park featuring a basketball court with seating & a gated playground for youngsters.
Rynerson Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,216 reviews
Spacious park, dedicated in 1990 & offering psorts facilities, open spaces & a variety of trails.
San Martin Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 837 reviews
City park featuring a Cinderella-themed playground, plus basketball courts & ball diamonds.
Mae Boyar Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 446 reviews
Park featuring a community room, lighted ball fields & a playground with a kids' wading pool.
West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail
4.5 ★★★★★ 158 reviews
Tree-lined trail running through a narrow green space along the San Gabriel River.
Cherry Cove Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 99 reviews
Park featuring a playground and picnic tables as well as grassy lawns and trees.
Monte Verde Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 75 reviews
Quaint outdoor venue with barbecue grills and picnic tables, plus an indoor kitchen for parties and weddings.
Crescent Trailhead | Coyote Creek
4.6 ★★★★★ 19 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Lakewood
- Match the surface to your legs. Most of what's here is paved (1 of 10). Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? A loop finishes back at the car with no backtracking; on an out-and-back you simply turn round at half your distance. The longest stated distance in Lakewood is West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail at 2 mi.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 2 trails in Lakewood are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 7 of the 10 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 4 have trailhead parking, 4 have restrooms, and 2 have a water fountain in Lakewood. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 1 shaded, 5 that runners describe as quiet, 5 dog-friendly, and 2 smooth and wide enough for a stroller or a wheelchair. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.
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