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Williams Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 92 Google reviews · Running trail in Paducah, Kentucky · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Williams 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.
Well-maintained destination featuring a pond, a fountain and picnic tables.
What runners say about Williams Park
“It's a lovely, well-maintained park.”
“Clean, beautiful, relaxing.”
“If you are looking for a nice quiet place to walk a quick lap around or have a picnic or read a book, this is a great place.”
If you enjoy an easy walk and feeding bread to goldfish and catfish, this is a good place to come.
Love this little hidden spot, good little walk around pond. Fountain and it's peaceful.
While driving through town we grabbed some food and found this park to have a picnic. It's a small little park but was perfect with many picnic tables around a pond with a nice fountain. There were some fish we fed and enjoyed walking around the pond.
Nice small park. Stopped here on a road trip with my 3 year old to stretch our legs and walk around. Has a good number of benches and a couple picnic tables. A nice little pier and a fountain in the lake. Very well manicures and great grass. Clean, but no playground equipment.
Trail conditions & character
“If you are looking for a nice quiet place to walk a quick lap around or have a picnic or read a book, this is a great place.”
Plan your run at Williams 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.
Hours
| Monday | 7:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 7:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Friday | 7:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 7:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 7:30 AM–9:30 PM |
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