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Celebration Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 340 Google reviews · Running trail in Gardendale, Alabama · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Celebration 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.
What runners say about Celebration Park
“Everything was nice and clean, kid friendly, which includes children with special needs, bathroom were clean as well.”
“I wish there was a little more shade there, but this playground is definitely a 10/10 😁”
It’s a park it’s a city park you can walk. There’s plenty of stuff for kids to do overall great place to go to walk if you’re on a date with someone and you just wanna go out and get to know that person better has a couple of trails it’s nice place to go
Big park with soccer fields, playground, splash pad, and several covered pavilions for parties. There is a bathroom, and even 3 miles of trail hiking in the woods, says there is a dog park. Overall clean nice park
We go here regularly. Theres so many things to do. The trails are within walking distance of this park also has a dog park . Kids can play on playground of course . Its nice you can walk on track also.
Trail conditions & character
“I wish there was a little more shade there, but this playground is definitely a 10/10 😁”
“Everything was nice and clean, kid friendly, which includes children with special needs, bathroom were clean as well.”
Plan your run at Celebration 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
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Websitecityofgardendale.com
- Phone(205) 631-6580
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–6 PM |
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