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Rock River Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 191 Google reviews · Running trail in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Rock River 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 featuring grassy areas, a playground, picnic tables, an open-air pavilion and a shelter.
What runners say about Rock River Park
“Very beautiful park, I do wish that the disc golf course was bigger.”
This park is nice for walks alone or with kids. It has a pool or aquatic swimming center they call it here in town. On one side it has a large but slow water slide on the partially deep end. The bottom of the slide gets faster as you hit the water in the pool, now you are warned lol.
Clean bathrooms all the time, and friendly ppl everywhere, with great space, and in walking distance from an awesome pool!!! We love it there, and catch many frogs and toads!!!
A great park with lots to see. I enjoyed walking around, and the kids liked the playground structures. There is also an aquatic center--may need to go back in the summer 😉
Wonderful park to walk in. There are athletic fields and a pool as well as an easy trail through the woods.
Trail conditions & character
“Very beautiful park, I do wish that the disc golf course was bigger.”
“There is a medium pavilion in front of the kids playground which might have bathrooms but I am not for sure so upon going back I will give an update on that subject.”
Plan your run at Rock River 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 trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Websitefortparksandrec.activityreg.com
- Phone(920) 563-7781
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–8:30 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–9 PM |
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