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Heartwell Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 1,088 Google reviews · Running trail in Long Beach, California · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Heartwell 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.
A 122.5-acre community park with lit sports fields & courts, a fishing pond & fitness course.
What runners say about Heartwell Park
“This is a great, very well maintained park with grand old trees, wide open grass and lots of facilities.”
First time visiting and found it to be a beautiful park, especially for walking.
This is a great, very well maintained park with grand old trees, wide open grass and lots of facilities. Love taking my dogs for a walk during the week cause there is hardly anybody there. On weekends the place is a buzz with baseball and soccer games.
It's nice park with lots of shaded area and pond, big trees, only thing I thought missing is childran play area / equipment. It's long park with great walk ways.Free parking will be easily found in parking lot or side of road obeying written rules.
Lovely park, nice duck pond and decent walking paths. It's a large park, with a rec center, it's great for families, and a great place for city children to run on grass. It's also a nice park for older adults to have a nice and complete walk.
Trail conditions & character
“Free parking will be easily found in parking lot or side of road obeying written rules.”
“The bathrooms are in excellent condition if a little on the old side.”
“Not great on Christmas lights this year, very minimal.”
Plan your run at Heartwell 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.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Websitelongbeach.gov
- Phone+1 562-570-1635
- Social Instagram · Facebook
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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