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Hawkins Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 44 Google reviews · Running trail in Kankakee, Illinois · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- 3 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Hawkins 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.
What runners say about Hawkins Park
It is a large rectangular park with a 2/3 mile walking/jogging track with exercise machine devices along it, a football field, play ground and picnic area with grills. It only has Porto Potties, but they keep them clean and usable. It's dog friendly and it's open and sunny with cornfields on three sides.
Beautiful and quiet location. Nice walking path around the perimeter. Small play ground area for the kids.
A playground for kids, pavilion, grills and permanent boards for bags make this park a great place for families. I walk my dog on the fine gravel path. They also have 6 stations for strength training. I really like the Wildflower plot.
A great place to go walking early in the day. Not as fantastic as it first was as now there's a subdivision that invades the privacy. Still, I really enjoy walking there, I feel safe. Walked for about 3 hours today. I walk there whenever I can. The trail is roughly 2/3 of a mile around.
Trail conditions & character
“It's dog friendly and it's open and sunny with cornfields on three sides.”
Plan your run at Hawkins Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- Distance3 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
Hours
| Monday | 7:30 AM–8:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:30 AM–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:30 AM–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 7:30 AM–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 7:30 AM–8:30 PM |
| Sunday | 7:30 AM–8:30 PM |
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