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Gladden Farms Community Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 478 Google reviews · Running trail in Marana, Arizona · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
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- Shape
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- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Gladden Farms Community 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.
Clean park featuring a splash pad and a playground, plus baseball fields and a softball field.
What runners say about Gladden Farms Community Park
“Hopefully, people who use the place will be respectful and responsible enough to clean-up after themselves.”
“A beautiful huge park, when i went they were doing a bluegrass festival.”
“Place has a nice splash pad for the little ones on hot days football and soccer practice and a playground with shade plus a Circle K within walking distance”
Loved this place for my kids to play at. They had tons of shade and fenced it all off for protection. The water keeps adults cool too. Loved it.
A water park and playground for young children located within the larger public park that offers sports playing fields, picnic areas, bike and walking trails
Love love this park! Gives you the park but the AZ desert 🏜 scenery too! Went here the other day around early evening with my family and our dog ( which is family to us 🥰) and the most beautiful view of the sunset as we walked the park and saw everyone enjoying activities with their families and little ones playing on…
Our visits here have been for our daughter's softball games. They have "real" bathrooms with paper towels to dry your hands! Hopefully, people who use the place will be respectful and responsible enough to clean-up after themselves.
Trail conditions & character
“The bathrooms are little to be desired but it’s a public park, but they are clean and well maintained that don’t stink.”
“A beautiful huge park, when i went they were doing a bluegrass festival.”
“Beautiful park for the family and dogs very nice place”
“Place has a nice splash pad for the little ones on hot days football and soccer practice and a playground with shade plus a Circle K within walking distance”
Plan your run at Gladden Farms Community 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.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitemaranaaz.gov
- Phone+1 520-382-1950
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am–10 pm |
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