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Oak Knoll Park
4.9 ★★★★★ 56 Google reviews · Running trail in Clayton, Missouri · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Oak Knoll 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 Oak Knoll Park
“Oak Knoll is a great little park that offers easy walks, beautiful grounds and clean rest rooms.”
“Oak Knoll is a great little park that offers easy walks, beautiful grounds and clean rest rooms.”
“Absolutely perfect, lots of shade and best of all, it's fenced in!”
What a beautiful little park! Nice pavilions, lots of benches, cool playground for kiddos, wonderful walking paths and lush greenery everywhere! Squirrels galore, love to see them running around. My mom and I enjoyed a nice walk and sat by the turtle filled pond and had a snack.
Very nice clean park with relaxing water fountain that has quite a few turtles in it which must be the reason for the turtle statues that are displayed in front of the fountain, there's the main Walking path and there's an outer nature trail that has a few metal art sculptures and a display you can read at the…
There's always something lovely to discover at this beautiful park! The sunken garden has pretty flower arrangements that change with the seasons, and the lake is scenic. In the early spring, the park is covered with purple crocus. The nature path along the west side is a hidden gem as well.
This is such a well kept park. The paths are wide and in good condition, definitely accessible. There is a short off the path trail. At the water fountain and pond you can find many turtles. There's plenty of shade and seating all throughout. The bathrooms are flush toilets and well kept.
Trail conditions & character
“Oak Knoll is a great little park that offers easy walks, beautiful grounds and clean rest rooms.”
“Absolutely perfect, lots of shade and best of all, it's fenced in!”
“Looks like alot of people walk their dogs here and they were enjoying it too!”
“At the water fountain and pond you can find many turtles.”
Plan your run at Oak Knoll 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 trailheadrestrooms, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websiteclaytonmo.gov
- Phone(314) 727-8100
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–10 PM |
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