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Clow Stephens Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 155 Google reviews · Running trail in Plainfield, Illinois · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Loop distance
- 4 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Clow Stephens 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 with two playgrounds, clean walkways and a vast dog area.
What runners say about Clow Stephens Park
“Size is impressive Two nice, well maintained, clean playgrounds to keep kids busy too.”
“There's a couple play grounds, dog park, and walking paths.”
Amazing dog park. Clean and tons of room to run. Best part is you do not need a permit.
Great private oasis. A nice park with swings, slides, monkey bars, plus plenty of other equipment to climb in, on, and under. There is a playground area up front by the parking lot and a much larger one in back between the meadow and woods.
Nice place to bring the kids and dogs. It's clean and calm. It has a dog section, and two playgrounds which are located on opposite sides of each other. It also has a small walk path around the entire park, but only one small canopy.
Nice big park area with a walking path. The playground is a short walk down, with a smaller playground with exercise equipment in the front of the parking lot. Very clean grounds. Well maintained.
Trail conditions & character
“Giant park, with two playgrounds, giant soccer field, and separated dog parks by size - 30lbs over and under.”
“The playground is a short walk down, with a smaller playground with exercise equipment in the front of the parking lot.”
“There's a short loop, which goes around a playground and dog park (for large and small dogs with a permit).”
“The grounds are kepted nice,they have bathroom at the east end of the paved parking lot.”
Plan your run at Clow Stephens Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- Loop distance4 mi back to where you parked
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websiteplfdparks.org
- Phone(815) 436-8812
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 7 AM–6 PM |
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