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Arroyo Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 270 Google reviews · Running trail in South Pasadena, California · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Arroyo Park'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.
Parks with fields for baseball and soccer, plus playgrounds for kids.
What runners say about Arroyo Park
“Beautiful park, clean facilities and safe for the kids.”
“Otherwise a nicely shady park with decent folks visiting there.”
“Nice quiet area and every now and then you can see people horseback riding along the path next to the park.”
There are a lot Arroyo Park can offer: a nice playground, a playfield, a large baseball field, with restrooms onsite. Just on the other side of the highway there are a dog park and a skate and some tennis courts as well. Great one-stop recreation park!
It is a hidden gem. I really rather not to share this place with anyone else because of it's so fresh and not lots of people. It's more of nature in the city-not much concrete but sand, rock, canal, trails and woods.
Great lil park even before the remodelation! Nice quiet area and every now and then you can see people horseback riding along the path next to the park. Located next to two big fields where baseball and soccer games are held every season.
Nice park in the Arroyo, with nearby softball and Little League fields, a playground, picnic area, and restrooms. Plenty of parking, and a good place to start the trails that run north and south along Arroyo Seco.
Trail conditions & character
“There are a lot Arroyo Park can offer: a nice playground, a playfield, a large baseball field, with restrooms onsite.”
“Otherwise a nicely shady park with decent folks visiting there.”
“Beautiful park, clean facilities and safe for the kids.”
“It's more of nature in the city-not much concrete but sand, rock, canal, trails and woods.”
“Plenty of parking, and a good place to start the trails that run north and south along Arroyo Seco.”
“Nice quiet area and every now and then you can see people horseback riding along the path next to the park.”
Plan your run at Arroyo Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- 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.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Phone+1 626-403-7380
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am–10 pm |
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