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Red Horse Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 365 Google reviews · Running trail in Universal City, Texas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Red Horse 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.
Family-friendly space offering a baseball field, playgrounds, picnic areas, and multiple trails, plus disc golf.
What runners say about Red Horse Park
“This park also has a walking trail, tennis court, basketball court, etc It has restrooms that are clean and handicapped accessible.”
“It has a couple play areas for kids and picnic tables under canopies and lots of beautiful oak trees, so lots of shade.”
“There’s plenty of shade and three playgrounds so the littles can run around safely while the big kids can also run around safely.”
“Lots of different slides and things for kids of all ages to play on, beautiful walking trail all around great Park”
The grandchildren really love going to this park. The city has made some upgrades. New equipment, shade cover, etc. This park also has a walking trail, tennis court, basketball court, etc It has restrooms that are clean and handicapped accessible. There's plenty of parking. They also have handicap parking.
Beautiful park. 3 playgrounds (including 1 extra tall one with epic slides), tennis court, baseball field, frisbee golf, exercise trail, restrooms, water fountains, big Pavillions and with really nice/large grills! Would be an excellent place to host an event. You can go online and reserve a spot too.
Very cool park, albeit it is a little small. This is a great place if you have little kids, and another area for older toddlers. They have a lot of equipment and soft material in that area. The walking trail is small, but it meanders curvaceously through the entire park; we walked 2.75 laps and hit a mile.
Clean and lovely park. There’s plenty of shade and three playgrounds so the littles can run around safely while the big kids can also run around safely. Picnic tables at each playground. Also there are some exercise equipment around the walking trails. Did not use the bathrooms so I cannot comment on that.
Trail conditions & character
“This park also has a walking trail, tennis court, basketball court, etc It has restrooms that are clean and handicapped accessible.”
“There’s plenty of shade and three playgrounds so the littles can run around safely while the big kids can also run around safely.”
“It has a couple play areas for kids and picnic tables under canopies and lots of beautiful oak trees, so lots of shade.”
“There were folks installing new turf on the playground and parking lot was also under renovation but dispite all that the kids had fun that's the important thing.”
“(I believe you have to rent them through the city) Dogs are allowed as long as they are on a leash and you clean up after your dog!”
Plan your run at Red Horse 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
- LightingRunners report lights on the path — useful for pre-dawn and after-work miles. Lighting and opening hours are separate things, so check both.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Trail mapOfficial trail map
- Websiteuniversalcitytexas.com
- Phone+1 210-658-5364
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–11 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am–11 pm |
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