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Kettle Park

4.3 ★★★★☆ 66 Google reviews · Running trail in Eagan, Minnesota · Posted hours

Runner's snapshot

Surface
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Distance
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Shape
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Shade
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Access
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Confirmed from Kettle 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.

Quiet

Small park featuring baseball fields, trails and slides, plus swings and monkey bars.

What runners say about Kettle Park

Pulled from public reviews of this trail (66 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.

well-maintained 3 mentions

“Clean, easy to access, and not too busy.”

🌾 quiet & peaceful 6 mentions

“It's quiet in the sense that not many people were there, and there were lots of soft animal noises, but the loudest background noises were from the highway next door.”

A very cute little park with a field, a basket ball court, a playground and a tiny walking path. The walking path takes about 5 minutes or less to walk around. There are a lot of ducks in the pond and benches to on.

★★★★★ — Redfox12 , Aug 2023

Very small and nice park! The playground was great, the walking path is really short, but a handful of laps around will get you plenty of steps! There are a few bumps in the pavement of the path but that wouldn't affect most people. There's a good deal of wildlife for being such a small park.

★★★★★ — Tara , Sep 2022

A nice little Park. The trail is only about 5 minutes if you take your time. But it is perfect to trick your dog into thinking he went for a fulfilling walk. Clean, easy to access, and not too busy. The playground equipment is in good repair.

★★★★☆ — Carrie , Feb 2021

Quiet neighborhood park. Let your kids play while you walk laps around the pond.

★★★★★ — Kat , Apr 2021

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Trail conditions & character

What this trail is actually like underfoot and overhead, taken from its own listing and from reviews. Each one links to every other trail with the same character. Busy or quiet is reported as a plain fact, not a plus or a minus — a runner heading out alone at dawn often wants company on the path, and someone running intervals wants an empty one.

🤫 Quiet / uncrowded 5 mentions

“It's quiet in the sense that not many people were there, and there were lots of soft animal noises, but the loudest background noises were from the highway next door.”

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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.
  • Phone+1 651-675-5300

Hours

Monday 8 am–9 pm
Tuesday 8 am–9 pm
Wednesday 8 am–9 pm
Thursday 8 am–9 pm
Friday 8 am–9 pm
Saturday 8 am–9 pm
Sunday 8 am–9 pm

Posted hours for the park or trailhead. Gates and parking lots often close earlier than the trail itself, and seasonal hours change — worth a check before a pre-dawn or after-dark run.

Where to find Kettle Park

4700 Rahn Rd, Eagan, MN 55122

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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.