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Rainier Vista Community Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 1,590 Google reviews · Running trail in Lacey, Washington · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Paved
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Rainier Vista Community 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.
46-acre city park with multiple sporting fields, a skate park, trails, picnic areas & playgrounds.
What runners say about Rainier Vista Community Park
“Playground area was nice and well kept, but overall play structure wasn’t huge for amount of kids there.”
“Clean restrooms, plenty of parking and beautiful!”
“Very few shaded areas though, not a whole lot of trees, so if you want shade then definitely bring your giant umbrellas or canopy's.”
This is a beautiful and well maintained park. There us always some kind of soccer game going on it seems. There us a playground, skate park, tennis courts, public restroom, base ball fields and two covered picnic areas. There are several paved trail and the loop around the park is about 1 mile long.
Great place for the community. Lots of picnic spots and a nice walking trail.
Skate ramps, pickleball courts, soccer fields, baseball, basketball, and walking paths. Clean restrooms, plenty of parking and beautiful! Oh and lots of Pokémon.
Always clean and safe. Law Enforcement does check ups through out the day. Covered picnic areas, grills, bathrooms, tennis courts, baseball fields, skateboarding area, basketball court, play area, benches everywhere, picnic tables, doggy bag stations everywhere, large walking area.
Trail conditions & character
“There us a playground, skate park, tennis courts, public restroom, base ball fields and two covered picnic areas.”
“Clean restrooms, plenty of parking and beautiful!”
“Clean restrooms, plenty of parking and beautiful!”
“Very few shaded areas though, not a whole lot of trees, so if you want shade then definitely bring your giant umbrellas or canopy's.”
“Took all 4 of our dogs, and have room to roam around the soccer fields, since they weren't being used at that moment.”
“There are several paved trail and the loop around the park is about 1 mile long.”
Plan your run at Rainier Vista Community Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfacePaved — asphalt or concrete. Fast and predictable, runnable year-round, and fine with a stroller
- 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
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websiteci.lacey.wa.us
- Phone(360) 491-0857
Hours
| Monday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Friday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 6:30 AM–9:30 PM |
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