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Kesling Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 308 Google reviews · Running trail in La Porte, Indiana · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Kesling 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.
Recreation venue for baseball, soccer, tennis & more, plus a playground, picnic areas & trails.
What runners say about Kesling Park
Did something different and instead of going to the park we let the kids run up and down the hills at kesling. They are wore out now thankfully 😅
Great park for the kids. Plenty of baseball fields, nice lil hiking trail.
Fun place for the family and kids, plenty of things to do from trails, baseball, a big park area, picnic and cookout areas, soccer, tennis, workout area outside, bathrooms, drinking fountains. A great place for walking your dog or just to run, walk or ride a bike. Also has disc golf.
Always a great time here.. plenty of space for everyone.. available picnic tables. Besides the playgrounds they have open fields to run and play. There is a "little kid" playground ages 2-5 so they aren't run over by the other kids. We took 3 kids today, they had a blast.
Trail conditions & character
“Did something different and instead of going to the park we let the kids run up and down the hills at kesling.”
“A great place for walking your dog or just to run, walk or ride a bike.”
Plan your run at Kesling 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.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Phone(219) 362-0151
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–10 PM |
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