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Alum Creek Park North
4.7 ★★★★★ 834 Google reviews · Running trail in Westerville, Ohio · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Alum Creek Park North's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Spacious community park featuring playgrounds with padded floors and baseball fields as well as picnic tables.
What runners say about Alum Creek Park North
“Large , clean picnic tables.”
“A beautiful garden with games, a theater area, and a seating area.”
“Concert nights feel lively but still family friendly, and the park is just as good on quieter days for easy walks, simple fishing, or unhurried play before or after dinner.”
Pretty nice place. Quite a few things to do. Good balance exercises for smaller kids (5-8 years old). Decent walking paths that are paved. They seem to use the rubber post consumer materials for their playground "mulch" - I've seen reports that some forms of this can be toxic or otherwise harmful if one has enough…
Sand volleyball pit Clean, colorful, play area with lots of things for kids to climb Waterfall and fishing spot Tons of green grass and a slight hill to run down Loads of space This is a great place for a Picnic,or to fish, play volleyball, get some energy out and much more.
A lovely park on the edge of Otterbein’s campus. Alum creek runs just west of the park. There is an amphitheater and a playground for kids. A volleyball court as well. Parking is pretty limited at this park on a busy day. Part of a bike path runs through this park as well.
Alum Creek Park North has an amphitheater, playground, and paths along the river. Concert nights feel lively but still family friendly, and the park is just as good on quieter days for easy walks, simple fishing, or unhurried play before or after dinner.
Trail conditions & character
“A beautiful garden with games, a theater area, and a seating area.”
“) Only PortaPotties when we were there, but restrooms open later in the season.”
Plan your run at Alum Creek Park North
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Phone(614) 901-6500
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–9:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–9:30 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 7 AM–9:30 PM |
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