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Red Run Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 542 Google reviews · Running trail in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Red Run 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.
Park with playground equipment, picnic tables, and restrooms, as well as a train and a fishing pond.
What runners say about Red Run Park
“A beautiful pArk with running water .”
“Plenty of parking and shade.”
I have been coming to this place since i was a child . I hadn't been here in year . It was nice to see they still had the train up & running. I definitely cried on the ride . 😭 but happy memories tears. 😊
Red Run Park offers so much! Concerts, kiddie train, several playgrounds, small stream and a lake to fish. Plenty of picnic tables, a few covered. Restroom onsite. 9-11 memorial that tells the history. Parking in several areas of the park. The park is huge! Lots of trees.
Nice park. Plenty of parking and shade. Nice walking paths and a somewhat difficult trail.
Red run park is just another reason on the big list of reasons that my family and I enjoy living in Waynesboro PA. If you have not been you need to visit. This park has all of the amenities that you would come to expect from any other park like several areas with playground equipment and picnic tables for eating your…
Trail conditions & character
“There is plenty of parking, bathrooms and also a creek to play in if you get to hot.”
“There is plenty of parking, bathrooms and also a creek to play in if you get to hot.”
Plan your run at Red Run 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 trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Websitewashtwp-franklin.org
- Phone+1 717-762-3128
Hours
| Monday | 8 am–4:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am–4:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am–4:30 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am–4:30 pm |
| Friday | 8 am–4:30 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am–8 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am–8 pm |
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