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Fairview Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 463 Google reviews · Running trail in Centralia, Illinois · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Fairview 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, picnic areas, and facilities for baseball, basketball, tennis, and skateboarding.
What runners say about Fairview Park
“The park is clean, has covered picnic areas with attached grills.”
“It was a beautiful inviting area.”
Clean, safe, family friendly. Nearby shopping and fast food. Playground, nice public pool, tennis court, ball field, sand volleyball. The circular 1 mile one-way paved road is great for walking or bikes. Large beautifully maintained historic city park. Check out the old locomotive on display.
The park is clean, has covered picnic areas with attached grills. There's equipment for kids to have fun with and plenty of places for more sporting activities. The road is safe and a good place to walk. My only real complaint are the restrooms, last time I had to use it there were no stall doors.
Beautiful place has amazing play equipment for children if there was a place you would want to bring tour children for free for a day of fun, this would be one of the places suggested for doing so. Great views and a lot of fun. Nice trail for walking and exercising as well.
Great place to have family gatherings. Many covered picnic areas, playground, swimming pool, tennis courts, skate board park, ball fields & historical train, and 2 airplanes. Circle drive also makes a great walking area.
Trail conditions & character
“My only real complaint are the restrooms, last time I had to use it there were no stall doors.”
Plan your run at Fairview 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 trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Websitecityofcentralia.org
- Phone(618) 533-7625
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 5 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 5 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 5 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 5 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 5 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 5 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 5 AM–9 PM |
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