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Oxbow Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 111 Google reviews · Running trail in Salina, Kansas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Oxbow 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.
Playground in a parklike setting for picnics and kite flying featuring a dog-walking area, plus swings and slides.
What runners say about Oxbow Park
“Quiet, shady, and really cool well maintained equipment for kids of all ages.”
“Very nice park with a nice variety a play items for the kids in shady areas if you want to eat in the shade.”
“Quiet, shady, and really cool well maintained equipment for kids of all ages.”
Really excellent playground and park! Quiet, shady, and really cool well maintained equipment for kids of all ages. Good parking for access to the dike trail also.
Public restrooms available. Trail leads to trail on top of the dike that circles salina. The trail is well maintained and a great place to walk or run.
Amazing spring-like day in February...families playing in the park on the new play equipment...lovely day for walking the trails!
Very nice park with a nice variety a play items for the kids in shady areas if you want to eat in the shade.
Trail conditions & character
“Quiet, shady, and really cool well maintained equipment for kids of all ages.”
“Very nice park with a nice variety a play items for the kids in shady areas if you want to eat in the shade.”
“Nice little park With covered seating, electricity ,and good bathrooms”
Plan your run at Oxbow 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 — reported by runners
- Websitesalina-ks.gov
- Phone(785) 826-7275
Hours
| Monday | 5 AM–11:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 5 AM–11:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 5 AM–11:30 PM |
| Thursday | 5 AM–11:30 PM |
| Friday | 5 AM–11:30 PM |
| Saturday | 5 AM–11:30 PM |
| Sunday | 5 AM–11:30 PM |
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