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Nat Turner Park
4.2 ★★★★☆ 342 Google reviews · Running trail in Newark, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Nat Turner 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.
Urban recreation space with a playground & outdoor pool, plus a football field with a running track.
What runners say about Nat Turner Park
“They just redid the football field and track it clean I sit there in the park every day and it relaxing and it a place where I can meditate.”
I went to run the track had the whole track and park to myself and felt very safe!
This is a nice place to carry your children. They will enjoy the park while you could either sit on the bench or run on the tracks.
Great park... But only in Summer, there's running water and an indoor bathroom... Yesterday there was only one clean portaPottie...
Nice little Park to go to in the summertime just to let the littles run around and get wet an them selves out.
Trail conditions & character
“But only in Summer, there's running water and an indoor bathroom.”
Plan your run at Nat Turner 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.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Websitetpl.org
- Phone+1 800-714-5263
Hours
| Monday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Friday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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