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Johnston Memorial Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,186 Google reviews · Running trail in Johnston, Rhode Island · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Johnston 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.
Family-friendly park featuring tennis, basketball and baseball courts, plus a playground.
What runners say about Johnston Memorial Park
“Loved this clean fun park before renovations, now love it even more.”
“Beautiful little park with a baseball field, plenty of benches and trees, and a short walking trail around a pond.”
“Peaceful and relaxing yet re energizing 😌🤙🫶🚶♀️great place to get away and clear your mind 🍁🍂🌳🤙”
This is a great park. It offers so much. The scenic pond has fish. The clearly marked off 1/2 mile and mile trails. 3 playgrounds. Ball fields and basketball courts. The Pavillion is a nice size. I'm not sure if you need to reserve it. I have never used the restrooms, so I don't know if they are clean.
Great park. Has a walking track around a nice pond. A decent sized parking lot is available too. There is a nice playground area with a section for ages 2-5 and a section for 5+ sectioned off from one another plus an area from swings which is nice that you don't have to worry about your kid walking in front of the…
Great place to walk ..3 or 4 different trails. I like the Park walk around the Lake...in summertime there's loads of Canadian Geese there and I've even seen a Crane ! Lots of turtles, fish, and bullfrogs in the water. On a nice sunny day you can see them from the bridge.
Easily accessible park with a couple flat, paved trails and a single more wooded hill trail. Several areas are under construction, some of which have signs that they should be open this summer, however with the visible progress thus far (splash pad area) I suspect it may be longer.
Trail conditions & character
“A decent sized parking lot is available too.”
“Beautiful little park with a baseball field, plenty of benches and trees, and a short walking trail around a pond.”
“Peaceful and relaxing yet re energizing 😌🤙🫶🚶♀️great place to get away and clear your mind 🍁🍂🌳🤙”
“Easily accessible park with a couple flat, paved trails and a single more wooded hill trail.”
Plan your run at Johnston Memorial Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- 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
- Websitejohnstonrec.com
- Phone(401) 272-3460
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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