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West Side Park
4.2 ★★★★☆ 1,089 Google reviews · Running trail in Newark, New Jersey · Open 24 hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Open 24 hours
Confirmed from West Side 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.
Over a century old, this county park offers several outdoor activities, plus a community center.
What runners say about West Side Park
“Nice playground, clean, the water mist is great since no shade”
“It a beautiful park ,I go there almost everyday in the summer to walk.”
Nice quiet park during the morning hours. Watch a little league football 🏈 game. This park has a walking trail a football field and a running 🏃🏾♂️ track. The park is opened 24 hours.
Surrounded by not the greatest neighborhood but the people are nice enough, everyone is to themselves, the children play and make friends but as young as they were, they were cursing. Overall going after school and staying until 5:30 is recommended. My children had a great time, my youngest slept through it all.
I like to go here for a walk just to clear my head sometimes ..there's a lot of areas to walk, run or exercise in general. In fact many soccer games and football games happen daily ...makes for good entertainment when I'm taking a stroll.
The park is not so bad for the area..i tend to take my morning walks or shoot a lil hoop here..everyone is usually minding their own business and tending to their children..
Trail conditions & character
“It a beautiful park ,I go there almost everyday in the summer to walk.”
Plan your run at West Side Park
The practical stuff
- AccessOpen 24 hours — no gate to beat, so a 5am or a 10pm run both work
- 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+1 973-268-3500
Hours
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
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