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Cerritos Heritage Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 3,329 Google reviews · Running trail in Cerritos, California · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
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- Shape
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- Shade
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- Access
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Confirmed from Cerritos Heritage 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.
Park has playgrounds & sports areas, plus a Play Island with slides attached to historic buildings.
What runners say about Cerritos Heritage Park
“the park has restrooms that they keep clean a playground for the children to enjoy basketball courts, picnic tables and grills throughout the Park in the center of the park.”
“I enjoyed a beautiful picnic and scenic walk around this lovely park!”
Excellent park. Lots of fun walking areas with bridges and paths. Great place to take photos. Plenty of space in the grassy fields. There are 3 playgrounds, basketball courts, and a baseball field. Very dog friendly and they have restrooms available.
This park is peaceful. People use this park to take photographs and throw events. Only things you need a permit for events. There is a pond for ducks and turtles. There is slides and a play area. Bathrooms are close. Ice cream truck passes. Right off of the 92 freeway and there are shopping centers close and eateries.
Nice little park to walk around for few hours. There are a lot of kid friendly areas to keep children busy for a few hours as well (playground, pirate island, basketball area, and picnic spots all over the place). Please be aware there is a lot of wildlife so keep an eye on your children.
Easily one of my favorite parks to go to. There’s always a lot of birds to watch, and trying to spot turtles is always fun! It’s nice to take a stroll and look at all of the flowers growing. The only downside is that people do a lot of photo shoots here and take up the paths.
Trail conditions & character
“Is the island complete with waterfall bridge waterway underpasses and on the island itself is colonial Boston.”
“the park has restrooms that they keep clean a playground for the children to enjoy basketball courts, picnic tables and grills throughout the Park in the center of the park.”
“Parking lot is a bit small for all of the people it hosts.”
Plan your run at Cerritos Heritage 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 trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Websitecerritos.us
- Phone+1 562-916-8570
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 10 am–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 10 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 10 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 10 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 10 am–8 pm |
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