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Memorial Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 455 Google reviews · Running trail in Rutherford, New Jersey · 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.
Park featuring recreational options from baseball diamonds to shuffleboard courts to playgrounds.
What runners say about Memorial Park
“Well kept and spacious, it is a great place for a walk, jog or bike ride.”
“Memorial Park(Field), has always been a place for solitude, comfort, and a relaxing atmosphere for all ages.”
This is a wonderful little park I should just coming here it’s got a little path and a big area to run around him. Also has a nice new playground they just redid.
Until recently I didn't even know about this park. However calling it a park might be an understatement as I could not believe how many large baseball fields are here for people to play on.
Lots of fun for kids, small but with boundries around so less fear of kids disappearing.Play floor is rubber resisted. Adjust is long walking track thru woods.surrounded by many play grounds, attached is community park where you can place your books for others free of cost, and one can grow nursery in community park .
Rutherford's Memorial Field is very much like the Bergen County parks that straddle the Passaic River in other local towns. Well kept and spacious, it is a great place for a walk, jog or bike ride. There is also a large playground area for kids. The town fathers did a good job preserving this land.
Trail conditions & character
“Rutherford High School football games, carnivals over the years, and skating in winters when the parking lot was frozen for enjoyment and exercise.”
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
- Websiterutherford-nj.com
- Phone(201) 460-3000
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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