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Summercrest Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 104 Google reviews · Running trail in Overland Park, Kansas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Summercrest 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.
Lake and pond in a park setting with walking paths, bridges and picnic tables.
What runners say about Summercrest Park
“A very nice local park with a small sheltered picnic table area, walking paths with benches and a foot bridge across the pond and a nice, well maintained play area.”
“Beautiful park with in the city.”
“The playground is shaded too.”
“Quiet walk around a small, shallow pond with ducks, geese and an occasional visit from a blue herring.”
A very nice local park with a small sheltered picnic table area, walking paths with benches and a foot bridge across the pond and a nice, well maintained play area. There is a soccer field on the north side of the park.The soccer field has it's own sheltered picnic tables.
Beautiful park with in the city. The walk around the lake, bridge and park makes us relaxed and refreshed. Picnic tables are available, we can bring our food and have here. We can see lots of ducks swimming in the lake and hear their quacking sounds.
Amazing place with shade! It is rare to find a nice playground for kids with shade It is not very big but has the main things for kids like slides and swings. The rest of the park has trails with shelters and a soccer field.
I was walking this morning and just happened to run across this park. I decided to walk around it. It was beautiful. I later decided ro pick up lunch and eat there. What a relaxing time!!!
Trail conditions & character
“Its a nice park able to do some fishing only down side is there's no parking lot so be careful where you park.”
“You may need to bring your own portable water and the park has no public bathroom facilities.”
“Quiet walk around a small, shallow pond with ducks, geese and an occasional visit from a blue herring.”
Plan your run at Summercrest 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
Hours
| Monday | 5 am–10 pm |
| Tuesday | 5 am–10 pm |
| Wednesday | 5 am–10 pm |
| Thursday | 5 am–10 pm |
| Friday | 5 am–10 pm |
| Saturday | 5 am–10 pm |
| Sunday | 5 am–10 pm |
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