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Effingham City Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 93 Google reviews · Running trail in Effingham, Illinois · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
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- Shape
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- Shade
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- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Effingham City 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.
Playgrounds and trails in a 30-acre park featuring a disc golf course, baseball and tennis facilities.
What runners say about Effingham City Park
“Clean grounds bathroom picnic tables and lot of shady trees to sit under on a hot day.”
“Baseball in summer evenings, and a beautiful lighting display on Christmas”
Effingham city park also known as community park is a good sized park for kids teens and adults. Ranging from tennis courts, baseball diamonds, basket ball court, little kids play ground and bigger kids play ground.
Park has a path nearly all the way around (there is a section that is parking lot), multiple jungle gyms, slide areas, and swing sets. There is also a disc golf course, tennis courts, softball, and baseball fields. It is well maintained and used! Loved it for my out of towner outside workout :)
This is a lovely park with playgrounds, frisbee golf, ball field facilities, etc. but the holiday lights were awesome! We were there for the walk thru night and it was just a great display.
Great disc golf course. Challenging basket placements. Discouraging that they're all par 3. Somewhat hard to walk around the course, but a great time!
Trail conditions & character
“The Christmas light display is something my family looks forward to every year.”
“Clean grounds bathroom picnic tables and lot of shady trees to sit under on a hot day.”
“With plenty of baseball fields and a good deal of open space, it's no wonder the parking lots overflow in the summer: it's a nice place to be.”
“Other seasonal features include functional drinking fountains, a snow cone cart, a concession stand, and a porta- potty by the eastern parking lot.”
Plan your run at Effingham City 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.
- 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, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websiteeffinghamparkdistrict.org
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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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