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Cooper River Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 236 Google reviews · Running trail in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Crushed gravel
- Loop distance
- 3.8 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Cooper River 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 a playground, track, picnic areas, and trails, plus a boathouse and opportunities for rowing.
What runners say about Cooper River Park
“Incredibly beautiful and well maintained”
“The lake is beautiful with abundant wildlife, and you even get to see Phillydelphia skyline in a sunny day.”
I usually walked around the big lake and get a good 4 miles. You can walk on the sidewalks but it’s quite noisy with traffic going. Or you can walk close to the lake and get a little bit away from the road. The lake is beautiful with abundant wildlife, and you even get to see Phillydelphia skyline in a sunny day.
A nice place to either chill parked by the lake or be active walking or running the trail or the new track. There are a lot of Canadian Geese at the park,which means a lot of their droppings if you walk on the grassy parts of the park.
Wonderful park with an almost 4 mile walkway around a section or Cooper River. Good place to walk, run (track), bike ride, picnic, or just sit and read - even a new bocci court (have to bring your oun balls) Cooper River Yacht Club has wonderful sailing classes & across the river is the rowing facility.
Came here to watch rowing/crew races. Very long trail to walk. The “boathouse” is lovely. It’s the Camden Commissioner’s Office, clearly it’s been remodeled and it shows. The desk agent was not exactly friendly, meaning he didn’t greet us, but worse has happened. The whole area is pretty nice, just can be crowded.
Trail conditions & character
“The lake is beautiful with abundant wildlife, and you even get to see Phillydelphia skyline in a sunny day.”
Plan your run at Cooper River Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceCrushed gravel — the rail-trail classic: softer than asphalt, still smooth enough for tempo work
- Loop distance3.8 mi back to where you parked
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Websitecamdencounty.com
- Phone+1 856-216-2117
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am–8 pm |
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