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West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail
4.5 ★★★★★ 158 Google reviews · Running trail in Lakewood, California · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- 2 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail'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.
Tree-lined trail running through a narrow green space along the San Gabriel River.
What runners say about West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail
“It is well maintained with planted flowers to attract butterflies.”
“Beautiful landscape, you can totally appreciate the autumn there, great for pictures and exercise.”
“Peaceful walk with others walking their dogs.”
“The SG River bike trail is a very pleasant and easy trail to navigate.”
This is a nice hidden gem of a location to take a walk and enjoy nature. It is a 2-mile roundtrip dirt trail that is well-kept and has multiple benches along the way in case you need a rest or just want to sit back and enjoy the sounds and sights of nature!
Good length for a nature trail (not actually sure how long). Not much nature to see, although we did see a Coyote which are known to reside there. Great exercise though and lots of flowers to see. You can also walk along the river to the other side and walk through the park.
Love walking this trail. Birds singing. Beautiful there. My dogs love it too!
Very nice trail. Visiters are nice too. There are big trees that provide adequate amount of shade. It is well maintained with planted flowers to attract butterflies. The water in the river along the trail is low, thus, we only found a snowy egret, and a great blue heron.
Trail conditions & character
“Beautiful landscape, you can totally appreciate the autumn there, great for pictures and exercise.”
“When you Google it, it doesn't take you to the parking lot, it took me to the residential area so I ended up parking there.”
“There used to be lots of big dogs off leash but I haven't seen any lately, probably thanks to the adjacent dog park.”
“Peaceful walk with others walking their dogs.”
Plan your run at West San Gabriel River Parkway Nature Trail
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- Distance2 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, water — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitelakewoodca.gov
- Phone+1 562-866-9771
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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