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Memorial Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 436 Google reviews · Running trail in Independence, Kentucky · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from Memorial 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.
Picnic-ready park with basketball courts, playgrounds, walking trails and a climbing area.
What runners say about Memorial Park
“Overall clean and well upkeept we will definitely come back.”
A very nice park. There are two playgrounds, one for bigger kids and one for smaller kids. There are lots of places for parents to sit, a nice paved walking path, nature trail, soccer fields, basketball courts, and parking spots. Overall clean and well upkeept we will definitely come back.
Nice medium-sized park close to the town center. Newer playground set, relatively long running/walking track loop. The nature path was longer than I expected and has a side path that loops back to the start if you want to do laps. My dogs love it.
This is our favorite park in the area! There are always other kids for our daughter to play with. That lets us utilize the .2 mile walking trail directly around the park. There is also a longer trail l, but that goes too far from the park for us.
Nice and clean park. The walking path is big enough for traffic going both ways and the recent workout stations are a great touch. The trail through the woods is short and easy enough to take kids and pets through. The playground is newer and well maintained. This is a great place to take the kids or go for a walk.
Trail conditions & character
“There are lots of places for parents to sit, a nice paved walking path, nature trail, soccer fields, basketball courts, and parking spots.”
“Greatplayground for kids , soccer field, pickle ball courts , basketball courts, walking trails , running path and nice restrooms.”
Plan your run at Memorial Park
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both 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 trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Websitecityofindependence.org
- Phone+1 859-363-2934
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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