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Thomas Park
4.3 ★★★★☆ 154 Google reviews · Running trail in Salina, Kansas · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Thomas 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.
Kid-friendly place featuring a disc golf course, Frisbee golf and a playground.
What runners say about Thomas Park
“I can tell you the park was clean,the paths were mowed, and the weren't ready to leave, we had a great time.”
“Stopped there this morning and it is a beautiful well maintained park with bathrooms and a nice playground.”
“But there were shady adults coming in and out who were drinking, smoking, and using foul language, so I didn't feel safe there alone with my kids.”
“Very quiet park that a person can sit and enjoyed mother nature.”
Quiet and peaceful.Park staff keep it maintained well.Right off 9th coming off I-70 convenient for travelers passing through.Shelters,restrooms,playground,and trails. Plenty of shade at picnic tables.I still bring my fur child here to walk.Noone bothers me.I feel pretty safe.I love this park.Went today to walk my pup.
Thomas Park a nice shaded place area with a lot trees that make you feel you are in Forest. Very quiet park that a person can sit and enjoyed mother nature. There are two public restrooms, handicap shelter house and a drinking fountain near the shelter house. I been taking my dog, Storm,to the park 3 to 4 times a week
I took my clients out there to play Frisbee golf,we had never been there to play, and personally we were short on time...I can tell you the park was clean,the paths were mowed, and the weren't ready to leave, we had a great time.
We go there bout every night, my little dog just loves to run around in the grass. And yes I do pick up her poop, I just wish other people would do the same. To me dog owners that don't pick up their dogs poop does not deserve to own a dog. PET OWNERS BE RESPONSIBLE. Think of other people.
Trail conditions & character
“Stopped there this morning and it is a beautiful well maintained park with bathrooms and a nice playground.”
“But there were shady adults coming in and out who were drinking, smoking, and using foul language, so I didn't feel safe there alone with my kids.”
“We go there bout every night, my little dog just loves to run around in the grass.”
“Very quiet park that a person can sit and enjoyed mother nature.”
“Stopped there this morning and it is a beautiful well maintained park with bathrooms and a nice playground.”
“There are two public restrooms, handicap shelter house and a drinking fountain near the shelter house.”
Plan your run at Thomas 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 trailheadrestrooms, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitesalina-ks.gov
- Phone(785) 826-7275
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–10 PM |
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