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Underwood Park
4.7 ★★★★★ 294 Google reviews · Running trail in Normal, Illinois · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Underwood 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.
Public green space with a playground and an outdoor theater.
What runners say about Underwood Park
“Everything is clean and the trees are healthy beautiful green.”
“Lots of families there, beautiful space, plenty of tables for everyone.”
Underwood functions in many ways as a park! Not only does it have a playground and two picnic shelters, but the park also boasts a basketball and pickleball court(s). The latter are usually busy on the weekends. Underwood also has a soccer field and is in close proximity to the Constitution Trail.
The new playground equipment is great! There are shelters, tennis courts, a basketball court, decent restrooms, lots of green space and plenty of parking. The play ground is a bit of a walk from the parking lot which is where the restrooms are located so that can be a little bit of a draw back with small children.
Tennis court, basketball & soccer areas, playground, picnic shelters, bathrooms, water fountain, close to the constitution trail, butterfly garden 🦋, large parking lots , close to ISU campus... what else do we need?! Great for walking dogs!
Such a lovely park. Our dog enjoys sniffing all the trees and bushes. The Constitution Trail is right there also. Friends enjoy meeting there for lunch.
Trail conditions & character
“There are shelters, tennis courts, a basketball court, decent restrooms, lots of green space and plenty of parking.”
“Lots of families there, beautiful space, plenty of tables for everyone.”
“There are shelters, tennis courts, a basketball court, decent restrooms, lots of green space and plenty of parking.”
“In addition, bathrooms and water fountains are present at Underwood.”
Plan your run at Underwood 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 trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- Websitenormal.org
- Phone+1 309-454-9540
- Social Instagram · Facebook
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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