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John F. Kennedy Memorial Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,135 Google reviews · Running trail in Parlin, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
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- Shape
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- Shade
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- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from John F. Kennedy Memorial 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.
Playground, lake, pond and skate-park-centered park featuring baseball, tennis and basketball courts, plus volley ball, plus a jogging trail, along with ducks and swans.
What runners say about John F. Kennedy Memorial Park
“Clean, spacious park with lots to see and areas for various sporting activities like tennis and skateboarding”
“One of the best experiences, Beautiful park with amazing scenery!”
This park is beautiful. Always relaxing walking/ running around the big lake in the center. There are tennis courts, skate board areas, 2 lakes- a big lake in the center and a much smaller one near the entrance, a beach volleyball area, kids' slides and swings, area for adults to work out.
☀️ Picturesue park to go for a walk or run around the lake, especially around sunset! Plenty of grassy space for picnics or just hangout. There's also a playground for kids as well as skatepark, volleyball, and basketball area. I've seen people fishing and watching the geese, ducks, and turtles.
This is such a great park! They have so many different things to do. There's a huge lake that has ducks turtles and geese. They have a skate park, a play ground,swings, work out area, handball, basketball, volleyball, tennis courts, trails to go hiking and more. It's great for families with kids of all different ages.
Bird watching at JFK park. Maintain some distance and you are good to go. Big Tennis court. Jogging place about 0.8 mile circle around the water. Rides for children, basketball court . Self practice tennis wall . More than one parking . I will see Skating groups practicing. You can go for fishing.
Trail conditions & character
“One of the best experiences, Beautiful park with amazing scenery!”
“Multiple parking lots, playground, tennis, basketball, and handball courts.”
Plan your run at John F. Kennedy Memorial 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.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
Hours
| Monday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 5 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 5 am–8 pm |
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