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Kinder Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 502 Google reviews · Running trail in Albany, Oregon · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Kinder 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.
Recreational oasis featuring a colorful children's playground, grassy fields & a baseball diamond.
What runners say about Kinder Park
“It is clean and beautiful and I meant sure kind people and it is fun to play at”
“It is clean and beautiful and I meant sure kind people and it is fun to play at”
“Trees and covers to sit in the shade and a couple small covers on the play structure too.”
Kinder Park is a large family friendly park with baseball fields , playground, lots of space, and iOS accessible to and by the Periwinkle Path, great for walking,running, or a bicycle ride. I travel through this park all the time and it is popular most likely due to the Albany Boys and Girls Club.🚴🏾
Decent park with parking, water fountains, a sidewalk trail that surrounds the park if you want your kids to play while you go running/walking. Trees and covers to sit in the shade and a couple small covers on the play structure too.
Awesome park great place for kids to play. Baseball and lots of room to run.
Love this park. My 2 and 3 year old love it. Fun toys, lots of area to just run around as well. Baby swings and regular swings available. Plastic instead of metal slides so they stay cooler in the heat. My kids always have fun here. Picnic tables and benches. No bbq pits.
Trail conditions & character
“Trees and covers to sit in the shade and a couple small covers on the play structure too.”
“Decent park with parking, water fountains, a sidewalk trail that surrounds the park if you want your kids to play while you go running/walking.”
“Unfortunately there is no proper bathroom to use if needed.”
“Decent park with parking, water fountains, a sidewalk trail that surrounds the park if you want your kids to play while you go running/walking.”
Plan your run at Kinder 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.
- Websitecityofalbany.net
- Phone+1 541-917-7759
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am–11 pm |
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