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Lynden City Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 739 Google reviews · Running trail in Lynden, Washington · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Lynden City 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.
Kid-friendly park featuring a fenced-in playground, picnic tables and walking trails.
What runners say about Lynden City Park
“Clean and fun for kids lots of room to run and play.”
“It's also right next to a beautiful creek, but there's a fence so it seems safe.”
“Nice and cool and shady in the heat with a shallow Creek that even little kids can play in all around a good Park well maintained”
Super great park. There are tons of things for kids to do & plenty of room to play. Great little creek & bridge/ trails to walk. Highly recommend 👌
This is a beautiful park in Lynden, WA with a great wooded area of large cedars. A stream lined with trees and a bridge to cross it. A trail follows the stream and goes a short way through the woods.
This is a really nice park! Came over to kill some time between the granddaughter’s basketball games. It’s not a super huge park but it has a great playground area for kids. There is also a nice little creek running through the park. Very pleasant place to spend time.
This is our favorite park! It's like a little town for kids to run around and play in! There's one big slide, to get to it, kids have to climb stairs inside a tall tower. At the top, it reminds me of a tree fort, there's windows to look out over the park, and the entrance to the spiral slide is up there.
Trail conditions & character
“Nice and cool and shady in the heat with a shallow Creek that even little kids can play in all around a good Park well maintained”
Plan your run at Lynden City 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 trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Websitelyndenwa.org
- Phone+1 360-354-6717
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 |
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