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Cooper Park - Mountain Home Parks & Recreation
4.6 ★★★★★ 347 Google reviews · Running trail in Mountain Home, Arkansas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Cooper Park - Mountain Home Parks & Recreation'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 pool, baseball field, youth & senior centers, playground & 2 pavilions.
What runners say about Cooper Park - Mountain Home Parks & Recreation
“They have a pool, looks clean, and kids look like they have fun.”
“A beautiful park with lots of Trails pool and Community Garden area as well as some local businesses Meals on Wheels baseball and more.”
“You may just want to relax under a shade tree and read or visit either of the centers on site just to see what is offered.”
Awesome park! Playground, pond with ducks and turtles, walking trail, tennis courts, ball field, swimming pool and historical buildings from the area.
A small, well maintained, city park. Paved walking trails, flower beds by the local Garden Club, log cabins, turtle pond with a small rustic bridge over a wet weather creek. Public Restrooms available.
What can be said about Cooper Park that hasn't already been posted... ample parking, baseball field, play ground, a pond to feed the fish and turtles, walking/running path, buildings from a by gone era, youth & senior center and a very nice swimming pool!
Love walking the park!! My husband and I frequently do but yesterday well, it was absolutely beautiful out and we went to walk the park. Unfortunately, a lady with a beautiful Pomerania dog was passing by us as we walked.
Trail conditions & character
“Unfortunately, a lady with a beautiful Pomerania dog was passing by us as we walked.”
“A beautiful park with lots of Trails pool and Community Garden area as well as some local businesses Meals on Wheels baseball and more.”
“You may just want to relax under a shade tree and read or visit either of the centers on site just to see what is offered.”
“This is by far the nicest park in all of Mountain Home and has substantial parking in multiple areas.”
“Paved walking trails, flower beds by the local Garden Club, log cabins, turtle pond with a small rustic bridge over a wet weather creek.”
Plan your run at Cooper Park - Mountain Home Parks & Recreation
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
- 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 trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitecityofmountainhome.com
- Phone(870) 424-9311
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 7 AM–10 PM |
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