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Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve

4.2 ★★★★☆ 32 Google reviews · Running trail in Shelton, Washington · Hours vary

Runner's snapshot

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We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve 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.

What runners say about Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve

Pulled from public reviews of this trail (32 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.

I've never stopped here and decided to with my husband on our short trip back home to monte from oly ... such a trippy lay of the land quite beautiful at sunset watch for human waste through it seems people think it's a toilet everywhere there ...

★★★★☆ — Jana , Sep 2023

Really cool spot for a quick walk and sight seeing ! Throw a rock and watch the ground move !!

★★★★★ — Jesse , Jan 2023

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 32 reviews →

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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.

Where to find Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve

1350 SE Old Olympic Hwy, Shelton, WA 98584

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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 Something out of date?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.