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Hidden Cove Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 13 Google reviews · Running trail in Payson, Utah · Hours vary

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We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Hidden Cove Park yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. 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.

RestroomsWaterTrailhead parking

What runners say about Hidden Cove Park

Pulled from public reviews of this trail (13 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.

This park is really nice they have built in corn hole they have a covered pavilion now! Grass! And then bathroom have yet to see if there open during the summer! :) they have a drinking fountain eith the water bottle fill up! The trail is connected and so much fun!

★★★★★ — Amanda , Jan 2024

Nice, well kept park. Small 6 car parking lot at the main entrance, plus neighborhood street parking and paths to walk in from additional places. Nice sized playground with small pavilion and 2 bathrooms. Beautiful shallow stream running along the length of the park.

★★★★★ — Katie , Sep 2024

Great little park. Doesn't have a dedicated parking lot, but street parking is available. Bathrooms are well kept and one drinking fountain didn't work, the other sprayed water a little too much. Fun to walk between the parks on this trail.

★★★★☆ — Jonathan , Aug 2024

fun little park along the bike trail. kids like to stop and play. lots of shade.

★★★★★ — Mxraceguy , Apr 2025

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Trail conditions & character

What this trail is actually like underfoot and overhead, taken from its own listing and from reviews. Each one links to every other trail with the same character. Busy or quiet is reported as a plain fact, not a plus or a minus — a runner heading out alone at dawn often wants company on the path, and someone running intervals wants an empty one.

🅿️ Trailhead parking 4 mentions

“Small 6 car parking lot at the main entrance, plus neighborhood street parking and paths to walk in from additional places.”

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🚻 Restrooms 3 mentions

“Bathrooms are well kept and one drinking fountain didn't work, the other sprayed water a little too much.”

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🚰 Water fountains 3 mentions

“Bathrooms are well kept and one drinking fountain didn't work, the other sprayed water a little too much.”

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Plan your run at Hidden Cove Park

The practical stuff

  • AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
  • 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.
  • At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners

Where to find Hidden Cove Park

500 W 1450 S, Payson, UT 84651

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Listing verified July 2026 from public records, the trail's own website and runner reviews. Trail conditions change — paths flood, gates close at dusk, and shaded woods stay muddy for days after rain. Something out of date? Report a correction. Manage this trail? Send us the details — it is free.