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Ballard Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 132 Google reviews · Running trail in Brunswick, Georgia · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Ballard 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.
Quiet neighborhood park with a playground and baseball fields.
What runners say about Ballard Park
“Bathrooms are close by and clean.”
Nice small playground that is completely fenced in. Our 5 year old had fun playing here. There’s also a great paved walking trail that goes around the entire small park that our dogs enjoyed it. Recommend!
Nice play park, at the ball fields. No dogs allowed :-( . We really like that it is fenced in. It's more enjoyable for us when we can let our twin toddlers run around without having to play goalie all the way around the perimeter of the play area. Bathrooms are close by and clean.
I love this little park because of it's paved walking trail that our Corgi likes a lot. But no one is ever there. And they took the nets down in the tennis court. They have a playground and nice ball fields.
Very nice baseball fields with paved sidewalks good for walking. A small fenced in playground perfect for early elementary aged kids.
Trail conditions & character
“There’s also a great paved walking trail that goes around the entire small park that our dogs enjoyed it.”
“There’s also a great paved walking trail that goes around the entire small park that our dogs enjoyed it.”
Plan your run at Ballard 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.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websiteglynncounty.org
- Phone(912) 554-7780
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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