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Hidden Canyon Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 364 Google reviews · Running trail in Carlsbad, California · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- 0.2 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Hidden Canyon 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 playscape shaded by huge umbrellas, plus grassy open space & undeveloped land.
What runners say about Hidden Canyon Park
“Clean, nice walking paths, 2 grassy areas at either end with play structure in center for kids.”
“Beautiful park with two great playgrounds (one for smaller children and one for bigger kids).”
“Some benches and shaded areas for the adults to sit”
Still a great park, but its equipment could use a little attention. My 4 year old grandson absolutely loves this park! Every time we roll into town, he wants to come here. It's just what we do! Fun place to let him run around and wear off some energy.
Cute little park tucked away in a community. Great views. Note: GPS will give you instructions to this park even for the dog park which is in a different location and confusing. Did not see dog park then decided to take Little trail up the hill. Surprise there was a dog park!
Im from Oceanside&this is a Great park! Clean, nice walking paths, 2 grassy areas at either end with play structure in center for kids. Nice&clean bathrooms with seat covers! Take good gravel path to the left of bathrooms&it took me up to the huuuge fenced in dog park with at least 15 separate benches for us humans.
We love this park! We're from out of state but get to this area somewhat frequently to see family. We travel with our dog, so this park is wonderful -we take our dog to the dog park, then after he runs off his energy, we walk down the hill to let our grandson run off his energy!
Trail conditions & character
“We travel with our dog, so this park is wonderful -we take our dog to the dog park, then after he runs off his energy, we walk down the hill to let our grandson run off his energy!”
“Beautiful park with two great playgrounds (one for smaller children and one for bigger kids).”
“Overall facilities were well taken care off, the park was tidy, and bathrooms very clean.”
“Nice little neighborhood park, has a small parking lot but lots of street parking.”
“We travel with our dog, so this park is wonderful -we take our dog to the dog park, then after he runs off his energy, we walk down the hill to let our grandson run off his energy!”
“Some benches and shaded areas for the adults to sit”
Plan your run at Hidden Canyon Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- Distance0.2 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit
- 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.
- Websitecarlsbadca.gov
- Phone+1 442-339-2680
Hours
| Monday | 8 am–10 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am–10 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am–10 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am–10 pm |
| Friday | 8 am–10 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am–10 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am–10 pm |
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