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New Temple Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 337 Google reviews · Running trail in South El Monte, California · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from New Temple 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.
What runners say about New Temple Park
“Very clean, the grass is well taken care, the four corners are neat no graffiti.”
It's a small pleasant park. Not much else to say. Has baseball fields, basket courts, parking space, restrooms. Nice to walk/run around a few times. How do you rate a park haha...
Trail conditions & character
“Not so much activity happening, enough parking for family events.”
“The park is nice, the restroom should be cleaned more, the best time to use the restroom is in the mornings.”
Plan your run at New Temple 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
- Websitecityofsouthelmonte.org
- Phone(626) 579-2043
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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