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Garvin Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,682 Google reviews · Running trail in Evansville, Indiana · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Garvin 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.
Established in 1915, this public park features a historical bandstand & stone bridges.
What runners say about Garvin Park
“A beautiful place to take your kids to there playground, or even a nice walk around the lake.”
Love the place alot of trees big long trail we kept getting detracted and going out to the woods we swing on big vines. The trails have a big crack on the first part be careful don't want to hit it please come fix our trail.
Great place. We had fun at the 5k. Theres some uneven places on the track. My daughter fell while running. But overall beautiful and clean
A beautiful place to take your kids to there playground, or even a nice walk around the lake.
Trail conditions & character
“A beautiful place to take your kids to there playground, or even a nice walk around the lake.”
“I came here for the Fantasy of Lights and took a carriage ride, and it was BREATHTAKING.”
Plan your run at Garvin 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.
- Websitevisitevansville.com
- Phone(812) 435-6141
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 5 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 5 AM–11 PM |
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