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Kelley Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 301 Google reviews · Running trail in Ballston Spa, New York · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Kelley 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.
What runners say about Kelley Park
“beautiful, large playground next to a shallow creek for swimming.”
It's a quiet park. A place to dip on the creek, walk the path, enjoy a mowed field area, and also has a dog park too. The kiddos LOVE the large castle/village buildings. Very cool place for the kids to run.
Beautiful location and large playground. The Romano nature trail is open, and if you go only a short distance you will be greeted with easy access to the creek for wading and nature watching. This is the ultimate in social distancing, relaxing on a bench listening to nature and watching the creek drift by 🥰
First time going to the playground, and it was great! We brought buckets/ shovels for the sandbox. Tots section was perfect for my 18mo old, and big kids liked the tunnels and twisty slide. We had a picnic lunch at the "beach" at the end of the trail, and the kids "swam" in the stream.
Lovely place to relax and enjoy lifeyou can go tubing down the creek or just taking me to walk down the trails either way it's all a great day they also have a park and a picnic area great place to walk to dog or take kids to make or just enjoy nature
Trail conditions & character
“Kelly Park is a great place to take your kids fishing and it has a dog park plenty of playgrounds and slides for the kids my favorite thing to do is to play the xylophone and fish”
“beautiful, large playground next to a shallow creek for swimming.”
Plan your run at Kelley 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.
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–6 PM |
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