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Bayard Park
4 ★★★★☆ 213 Google reviews · Running trail in Evansville, Indiana · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Bayard 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.
Modest neighborhood park with a large play structure plus a picnic area & walking paths.
What runners say about Bayard Park
“Very simple and well kept, has a neighboring library aswell with a baseball field.”
“I go there often and it's just a beautiful serine place to me.”
“Such a lovely park with lots of grass and space and massive, mature trees with their shade.”
“Quiet place to have lunch, when you need to escape the world.”
Good place to walk your dogs, take your kids to meet up with people, and have birthday party 🥳. Don't suggest going at night.
Love walking my dogs here, parks dept does a good job keeping up with this place, nice long perimeter to walk on, occasionally some shady characters but nothing unusual on this side of town.
This is a great neighborhood park. Walking paths around. Pretty houses around to look at. Playground is pretty new and fun for kids and adults to play.
Trail conditions & character
“Such a lovely park with lots of grass and space and massive, mature trees with their shade.”
“I go there often and it's just a beautiful serine place to me.”
“Good place to walk your dogs, take your kids to meet up with people, and have birthday party 🥳.”
“Quiet place to have lunch, when you need to escape the world.”
Plan your run at Bayard Park
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.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websiteevansvillegov.org
- Phone(812) 435-6141
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–11 PM |
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