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Blackhawk Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 85 Google reviews · Running trail in South Elgin, Illinois · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Blackhawk 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.
Family-friendly, local park featuring a playground, fields with backstops and a pond for fishing.
What runners say about Blackhawk Park
“Very clean and relaxing place to fish with a clean updated park.”
Great place to monkey around on the playground, walk laps around the trail, toss a ball around or go fishing. The kids caught their first fish here, so now they're 'hooked'!
Great park for kids and a nice area for light fishing. Also great for walks and jogs.
Good little fishing pond! Cute park, basketball hoop and a bike/running path
Plan your run at Blackhawk 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.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
Hours
| Monday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am–8 pm |
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