Off-Leash Parks
 

So who has some good/favorite off-leash parks to share?? We found a great one recently in Cloverdale that we've been telling everyone about... but it's always good to have options!

For example, at 188th St. and 70th Ave. is the Clayton Dog Park, several acres that was bequeathed by the land owner to the city to be used for just this purpose. It's a huge fenced-in area with woods in the back and open grassy areas in front, fresh water fountains, and best of all, a separate small-dog area. For the humans, there's a good-sized parking lot, a rest-stop-style toilet kiosk, paved walking loops, and benches.

Pitt Meadows has a fairly nice area in the middle of Hoffman Park too, but the problem we have when taking our little guys there is that any more than two big dogs, and they just get overwhelmed - the big guys start running and chasing and it's all they can do to just stay out of the way. A separate area just for the little dogs is fantastic.

Any other recommendations or favorite places??

Hadden Park

Langley Off-leash park. The city has set this up. It's fully fenced, and large with a gravel path around the whole park. There is dog bags supplied, and trash bins around the inside of the park. There is a water fountain for ppl and dogs that is turned on in the summer.
it is off of 207th roughly around 49ave. you have to go down 208th to 48th ave, then turn right onto 207th.

Burnaby - Confederation park - Has enclosed dog parks for both big and small dogs.. Good for a daily walk and meet some other dogs. Not huge but big park. Wood chip paths and grass field and has doggy water fountain.

Port Moody- Butzen Lake - Fenced off dog part that goes to the lake.. Good for dogs who like swimming. Also some trail hiking supposed to be leashed but most owners off leash - Favorite spot when I have time to drive out here.

East Van - just north of SW Marine drive and Kerr. There is a small parking lot that connects to a few off leash dog trails. mostly Gravel trails, muddy when wet. Good for group walks. Bring your own water!

I have to check this place out, really close to my house.

mcdonald beach is pretty good

^They have an off-leash area???

Let me know when you're going, we'll see if we can come meet you! We try to get over there most days after the wife gets home from work, and at least once on the weekends (weather permitting).

A few pics from the park:

Groucho (left) with his new friend Dexter:
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Groucho and Dexter 'rasslin:
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Dusty (right) making new friends:
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Dusty's a hit with the humans, too!
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Wide shot of one corner of the park:
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I good park is Robert Burnaby Park (Burnaby) if you like walking in the woods, as well as MacDonald Beach in Richmond for the beach outings.

There's a new park in PoCo, on Shaughessy just north of Prairie... nice fenced small area, and a mostly-fenced large area (due to be completely fenced by the end of April). Lots of trees... wood-chip-and-gravel trails... benches and picnic tables.
http://www.portcoquitlam.ca/Dynamic/Page4848.aspx
http://www.portcoquitlam.ca/Dynamic/....aspx?did=8485

Here's a list of off-leash dog areas in Surrey: http://www.surrey.ca/Living+in+Surre...as/default.htm

^Good list, but out of date - the "Cloverdale" park in mentions as being at "Construction Stage" is the one I mentioned in the original post - it's open and has been for a few months.

all along on the river is off leash... weekends are always packed with dogs

Do people really leash the dogs on the trail?
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Richmond sure isn't offleash friendly.

We take our dog to McDonald Beach in Richmond, Confederation Park, Robert Burnaby Park, and Kits beach (the off-leash area is west of the Maritime Museum)
We also take her to Lynn Valley for hikes.

Mine is always leashed unless I'm in some open field where I can see forever and nobody else is around. If you don't have 100% control of your dog when off leash (which I don't) I don't think they should be unleased in public even in off leash areas but that's just me. I'll let him off leash if I'm in an empty field where I can see for a KM in every direction and nobody else is around, other then that my dog is on a leash 100% of the time when off my property.

I never got around to finishing this, but I think I have most of the lower mainland off leash parks listed on a interactive google map. feel free to add any that I missed.

http://www.doglantis.com/ - The map should still work

(I will add northshore later)

I use the off leash parks at the end of gilbert in richmond but some of the dog owners up there piss me off. I have two well behaved dogs that stick to my hip on or off leash but so many dog owners just let their dogs run amok with no manners.

man how i wish there is something exactly like this in richmond, fenced off off leash parks. My min pin isnt properly socialized with a huge ego so he's quite aggressive, growling and lunging at new dogs, however in the past few months i've taken him out to the park every day for an hour or so a day to socialize on leash there. He's gotten alot better with smaller dogs, he'll scope them out and as they get close, he's growl and snarl but if the other dog is mellow, he'll shut up after sniffing and begin to want to play. With big dogs he still goes all out nasty. Problem is when he growls and pull on the leash, if i let go and goes up to the other dogs he'll be quite and become friendly, if i hold onto the leash he'll keep doing it not matter how i correct him. Most other dog owners just glare at me and pull their dog away when they see him snarling. The ones that understand behavior just let their dog be and allow my dog to approach them, then it's all good. I need to find a fenced off park so he can go socialize regularly now. He needs to learn to be nice when approaching another dog or get nipped at if he approaches too aggressively so he will play nice.

There is a off-leash park that's mostly fenced in. It's right behind Continental Plaza. Not too many dogs though. There is another place you could take him near Templeton St. by the airport that is fenced in. Mostly larger dogs there.

behind continental plaza, is it this area?

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&sourc...04656&t=h&z=18


where is the area at templeton?

Yup that's the place. Usually on weekends during the summer, there's a few dogs there, but otherwise your usually alone to play fetch with your dog. Great place cause it's not that far from central Richmond.

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=49.1924...,0.002411&z=19

Here's the area by Templeton St, near Miller Road. I usually see the larger dogs here.

sweet! thnx!

No one mentioned about the one near metrotown?
David Gray Park - 7480 McKay Avenue
It's a large off-leash park. Its fenced too. Usually see more medium size dogs than x-large and small sized dogs.
It's usually busy after 4pm on weekdays and it's really busy on Saturdays. Perfect place on sunny days.

I stole this from our local eskimo website that met up at David Gray Park.
http://www.americaneskimodogs.org/im...gs_video_4.JPG
http://www.americaneskimodogs.org/david_gray_park.htm and I video of the park if you really care