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Central City Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,134 Google reviews · Running trail in Westland, Michigan · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Central City 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.
Public park with a playground, splash pad, skateboarding area, and picnic tables, plus a concession stand.
What runners say about Central City Park
“We found plenty of open space and the playground was well-maintained, which made it easy for the kids to explore.”
Love this park. We drive from Novi to come here. It started with them having the good baby swings that seem so hard to find. Now my son is 15 months and runs all over the play structure. It's probably not designed for toddlers, but it's big enough for a parent to go almost anywhere with their smaller child.
Very beautiful park to walk through and play Pokemon Go. It has a small duck pond perfect for taking pictures. Plus another pond with a turtle! There is a splash pad for a fee (not sure how much), pavilion, and an indoor space that's great to host parties.
Nice half mile track away from the road with a view of the woods from across the playing fields. Park offers many opportunities for fun, half mile track, skateboard park, playground, water park, Farmers Market; the list goes on and on. It could be improved with a separate longer bike track, but I'll take it! 😊
Huge awesome park, great place, right next to the police station so it's a very safe area. Splash pad is so cool, nice paved path to walk as well, top notch park in my opinion.
Trail conditions & character
“I appreciated how clean everything was, especially the bathrooms, which were conveniently located.”
Plan your run at Central City 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.
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Websitecityofwestland.com
- Phone(734) 722-7620
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–9 PM |
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