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Nelson Ranch Park
4.4 ★★★★☆ 167 Google reviews · Running trail in Antioch, California · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Nelson Ranch 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.
Pretty park featuring a play area, a grassy lawn, and a basketball court beside a football field.
What runners say about Nelson Ranch Park
“Lots of parking, a playground for the young ones, clean bathrooms and a wide grassy lawn.”
“Beautiful park and an amazing location.”
“They have a nice play area and and plenty of shade to sit under.”
“Very quiet and small park has good views of the sunset.”
Nice size park to let kids run around in. Has a sand boa, swings, and slides. People have parties here all the time for their children. Right next to the park is a nice size football field for children and adults. Can play all kind of sports such as soccer, baseball, and football, for example.
Quiet. Bbq pits.pots. play area. Huge but narrow field. Good shade. Great place to hang out. Review 2. Tried some other pits. All shady at most times of the day. All are awesome. And their huge long gated grass stretch and huge field, this is a great spot.
I like going to this park. They have a nice play area and and plenty of shade to sit under. There's a huge flat grass area and the basketball courts are very nice and well kept. The courts are a good walk away from the play area and bathrooms.
Trail conditions & character
“Nice place, nice view, not to many people large grass place to play all kind of sports.”
“They have a nice play area and and plenty of shade to sit under.”
“Hung out with a few friends enjoyed the day, small parking lot nice basketball court, plan to go again soon”
“Lots of parking, a playground for the young ones, clean bathrooms and a wide grassy lawn.”
“Very quiet and small park has good views of the sunset.”
Plan your run at Nelson Ranch 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 trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- Phone(925) 776-3050
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 | 7 AM–8 PM |
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