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Etra Lake Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 561 Google reviews · Running trail in East Windsor, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Loop distance
- 2 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Etra Lake 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.
Lake and playground area featuring basketball court, baseball diamonds and a soccer field.
What runners say about Etra Lake Park
“Very fun and enjoyable place great for mountian biking or any types of biking along with beautiful lake veiws”
2 mile trail 40 mins of walk, 40% of the mile is open NOT covered by trees. Good atmosphere. Got basketball, football and volleyball fields. Grills and kids play area available to use. Good maintenance, recommended for families to have a weekend picnic. Free Parking lot
Amazing park…I have visited few parks around but I don’t know this makes me feel good. It’s quite and full of nature surroundings. It’s also pet friendly if you have pet to walk with you around. People visiting this park are also friendly and nice to other people. I recommend to visit this park.
Quiet park with plenty of parking and benches around the lake. Beautiful views and trails, Open grounds and picnic spots as well. Close to strip malls and eateries. Lovely fall and sunset colors
Small beautiful park. Trails are well marked. Not too crowded. Great place for sunset watching and evening walks. The walk around the lake is beautiful.
Trail conditions & character
“Very fun and enjoyable place great for mountian biking or any types of biking along with beautiful lake veiws”
“Quiet park with plenty of parking and benches around the lake.”
Plan your run at Etra Lake Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- Loop distance2 mi back to where you parked
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websiteeast-windsor.nj.us
- Phone(609) 443-4000
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 7 AM–7 PM |
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