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Dacey Community Field
4.6 ★★★★★ 158 Google reviews · Running trail in Franklin, Massachusetts · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Dacey Community Field'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 soccer and baseball fields, a playground, hiking trails, and a disc-golf course.
What runners say about Dacey Community Field
Kids play area, soccer field, nature trail for a walk. This is one of the best parks in the neighborhood. Plenty of parking spaces and there’s dog park as well.
Nice park with soccer fields for kids. Also has a dog park, baseball fields, and hiking trail.
Great field. Wish it had running water and toilets instead of portopotty.
Dacey Field has an 18 hole disc golf course which is maintained by the regular players. It's mostly a shaded course with only two golf holes in an open field. There are walkways and bridges over the streams, benches to rest on, and brooms to clear each platform for every hole. The players are friendly and helpful.
Trail conditions & character
“Also home to a Frisbee disc golf course, a baseball diamond, a huge playground, walking trails and Franklin's dog park.”
“Plenty of parking spaces and there’s dog park as well.”
“One of the few handicap accessible playgrounds in the area.”
Plan your run at Dacey Community Field
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.
- LightingRunners report lights on the path — useful for pre-dawn and after-work miles. Lighting and opening hours are separate things, so check both.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Trail mapOfficial trail map
- Websitefranklinma.gov
- Phone(508) 520-4909
- Social Instagram
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–7 PM |
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