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Parsons Pond Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 65 Google reviews · Running trail in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Parsons Pond 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.
Recreational area featuring walk trails, baseball fields, and facilities for tennis and sledding.
What runners say about Parsons Pond Park
“Long walk with my dog thru the park Clean uncrowded and dog friendly”
“Great quiet spots for yoga and meditation out doors!”
Huge park Many area for parking and to hangout Walking path Pond is green Also have tennis court
Random little park with plenty of parking. It's an interesting area back there. There are walk trails, baseball fields, office building and complex, child day care, and it did look like a bathroom facility. It's just a random spot I never checked out before.
A nice park near the Express Scripts offices. It a good place for a walk on the path around the office complex. There's access to a pond off the roadway or you can take a path into the woods and see another pond after a walk up across and down a small hill.
The sledding hills are popular... if you come a few days after the snow, you’ll find some areas to be hard-compacted ice and fast due to use and melting. You may want to bring a helmet.
Trail conditions & character
“There's access to a pond off the roadway or you can take a path into the woods and see another pond after a walk up across and down a small hill.”
“Huge park Many area for parking and to hangout Walking path Pond is green Also have tennis court”
“Grabbed a sandwich from a local deli and had lunch with my mother and dog”
“Long walk with my dog thru the park Clean uncrowded and dog friendly”
Plan your run at Parsons Pond 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 trailheadparking — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Stroller / wheelchairReported as smooth and step-free enough for a running stroller or a chair.
- Websitefranklinlakes.org
- Phone(201) 891-4000
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–8 PM |
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