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Martin Luther King Jr. Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 939 Google reviews · Running trail in Statesville, North Carolina · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
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- Distance
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- Shape
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- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Martin Luther King Jr. 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.
Park featuring a pond with ducks, picnic areas, a playground, walking trails, and a meadow.
What runners say about Martin Luther King Jr. Park
“Peaceful work lunches, bike riding the trails or admiring the snow; the park is clean and well cared for.”
“Beautiful park area with a small lake area, 2 playgrounds, picnic areas for kids parties and hiking trails.”
“It has a lot of nice shaded areas, a playground for children, a wildlife pond with a water feature, plenty of shelters to have a nice picnic under, and more.”
“Peaceful work lunches, bike riding the trails or admiring the snow; the park is clean and well cared for.”
We called it Lakewood Park when I was a kid and it's still the name of the street. Still has the creaky bench swings I always loved, the paths through the woods (which I thought were really long as a kid but adult me can tell they aren't that long), and the ducks!
Small park. Only 10 mins to walk around. Very peaceful. About 5 benches and a few swinging benches. Couple pavilions for events. Ducks, geese. Try to avoid feeding birds bread, it has very little nutrients for them. Corn and oats would be better.
This is a nice park. It’s clean, has restrooms and has a lot of shaded areas. Beware there are lots of mosquitoes. We saw some turtles in the water, as well as some ducks.
Visiting NC and decided to bring the Gkids to the park. Beautiful park area with a small lake area, 2 playgrounds, picnic areas for kids parties and hiking trails.
Trail conditions & character
“The restrooms are mostly clean, there's a few playscapes for the kids.”
“Peaceful work lunches, bike riding the trails or admiring the snow; the park is clean and well cared for.”
“It has a lot of nice shaded areas, a playground for children, a wildlife pond with a water feature, plenty of shelters to have a nice picnic under, and more.”
Plan your run at Martin Luther King Jr. 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
- Websiterecreation.statesvillenc.net
- Phone(704) 878-3429
Hours
| Monday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 7 AM–10 PM |
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