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City Lake Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 2,279 Google reviews · Running trail in Mesquite, Texas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- 54 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from City Lake 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 on a lake with a little-league field, a tennis court & picnic tables, plus an activity center.
What runners say about City Lake Park
“It is generally clean and there’s ample room to walk around and enjoy the weather.”
“We must protect this beautiful environment.”
“There's plenty of parking shade trees & places to sit and enjoy the scenery.”
“After a long work week and traveling back from Fort Richardson in Jacksboro, I needed a healthy, peaceful walk this morning.”
We love this park. It is generally clean and there’s ample room to walk around and enjoy the weather. The ducks are always nice to see. My daughter loves driving her little scooter at this park.
My wife and I love this place. We come quite a lot for walking and for taking photos too. I was very disappointed seeing plastic bags and bottles in the lake. Also seeing people with branches bothering the birds and trying to take the turtles out of the lake just to take them home.
Love this park. You can relax here, walk around and enjoy the scenery or fish There are ducks and geese. It’s a nice clean park.
After a long work week and traveling back from Fort Richardson in Jacksboro, I needed a healthy, peaceful walk this morning. City Lake Park in Mesquite was the perfect answer. It was great to just relax and enjoy nature at this quiet city park.
Trail conditions & character
“After a long work week and traveling back from Fort Richardson in Jacksboro, I needed a healthy, peaceful walk this morning.”
“However, if you go during an event either at the park or the aquatic center, parking is limited.”
“There's plenty of parking shade trees & places to sit and enjoy the scenery.”
“Wifi, walking, fishing, piers, benches and BBQ, baseball, aquatic park, ducks, restrooms.”
“Nice overall to get out with dogs and gf but there was the smell of weed in the air and at the end near Galloway the water looks like it needs to be cleaned.”
“oh and we had to cut the visit short cause the dog water fountains didnt work.”
Plan your run at City Lake Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- Distance54 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitecityofmesquite.com
- Phone+1 972-216-6260
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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