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McAllister Grove Community Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 112 Google reviews · Running trail in Lacey, Washington · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Crushed gravel
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from McAllister Grove Community 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.
Undeveloped park featuring disc golf, picnicking, and a safe railroad track for exploring.
What runners say about McAllister Grove Community Park
“It's a privilege to be able to use this space & the least we can do is clean up after your pet.”
“This park is doing alright class a balanced park for everyone's families kids pets on a leash a beautiful view you will most likely return after your first visit”
“Most visitors I saw were dog walkers.”
Great open and undeveloped place. Great place for walking. theres a surrounding railroad called the saint clair line its safe to explore as no trains really go on it the only hazard is i have seen a bear in the distance with its cub.
A beautiful meadow with lots of flowers, trimmed by trees and small islands of trees and shrubs. I haven't yet looked much since I was short on daylight, but there appears to be a wetland or pond-like area. Lots of birds and one of the few other people I saw on the gravel trail out told me there's a coyote in the area.
Beautiful open area for walking near my home. Lots of open areas for wandering as well as trails
It has a very low parking space navigation from Google's pretty good. There is trails that are made and it goes here and there and it's acres and acres of fields and trees there's not much you can do there good place to jog walk around with your dogs maybe if you have a Droid or something airplanes fly those around.
Trail conditions & character
“This park is doing alright class a balanced park for everyone's families kids pets on a leash a beautiful view you will most likely return after your first visit”
“This park is doing alright class a balanced park for everyone's families kids pets on a leash a beautiful view you will most likely return after your first visit”
“Lots of birds and one of the few other people I saw on the gravel trail out told me there's a coyote in the area.”
“There is a small parking lot for ~8 cars and no restrooms or fountains.”
Plan your run at McAllister Grove Community Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceCrushed gravel — the rail-trail classic: softer than asphalt, still smooth enough for tempo work
- 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.
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitelaceyparks.org
- Phone(360) 491-0857
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–6 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–6 PM |
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