May have been due to maintenance. I park at the church and walk over. Go for a run when I'm in.
If the gate is open, the park is open. Otherwise it's closed which sounds obvious but there are various reasons for it to have it locked off. Hope this helps.
The gate was open when I went there so I parked in the parking lot. Most of the time it is open 🤔
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