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Vailsburg Park
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,071 Google reviews · Running trail in Newark, New Jersey · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Vailsburg 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.
Spacious city park offering baseball, basketball & soccer fields, a playground & a bocce court.
What runners say about Vailsburg Park
“Clean park, with nice wide walkways that are smooth.”
“Only saw the baseball field, but it is a beautiful turf field!”
Took my kids here around midday, not very crowded at all. Most of the kids had a parent who was supervising them, and everyone was respectful and nice. Two playgrounds, one for kids 2-5, the other for the older ages. A climbing structure in the middle and the ground was padded and bouncy.
It is a clean park, nice trail. Everyone was practicing Social Distancing.
This park is one of the cleanest and fun to go to in Newark, Lots of swings and slides for the kids to enjoy and soft ground for the kids who love to run.
Great walking path , loops , good shades and lot of trees, decent amount of joggers and lot of branch to sit and read or surf the net.
Plan your run at Vailsburg 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.
- Websiteessex-countynj.org
- Phone(973) 268-3500
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–7 PM |
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