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East Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,059 Google reviews · Running trail in Mason City, Iowa · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from East 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.
Community park with tennis and basketball courts, a playground, disc golf, and a bandshell.
What runners say about East Park
“Absolutely beautiful, great place for all sorts of outdoor activities, plenty of picture-worthy spots, plenty of playgrounds for the kids to play, would visit again.”
“My father and I parked under the great big shades from the many trees and it was quiet and serene.”
Decent little park. My husband and I come to East park often in the summer. Sometimes we bring lunch and sometimes we just enjoy the park and do a little walking.
Just visiting MC and found this park. Pretty decent City park with the trails, water, fountain, tree cover, abundant grass, bandshell, castle park and the locomotive. There's also a pool and campground on the north side. The plentiful geese however seem to love the water and the sidewalks.
We held our Krivohlavy family reunion today in one of the shelter houses. It was a beautiful mix of family, food, fun, and Frisbee golf. We urged the geese off the road to drive through and walked over the bridges of Winnebago River.
I love photographing my clients there. Plenty of beautiful backdrops with plenty of shade during the summer months. My Muse Weddings is my tag if you want to reach me!
Trail conditions & character
“Absolutely beautiful, great place for all sorts of outdoor activities, plenty of picture-worthy spots, plenty of playgrounds for the kids to play, would visit again.”
“My father and I parked under the great big shades from the many trees and it was quiet and serene.”
“The one negative is this: the women’s bathrooms by the large wooden playground have no doors… at all 😳 … This was a huge drawback.”
“The days are in the 70 we have even had hotter, BUT they have not turned on the drinking fountain at the pickleball courts.”
Plan your run at East Park
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.
- At the trailheadrestrooms, water — reported by runners
- Websitemasoncity.net
- Phone+1 641-421-3673
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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