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Donaldson Dog Park

Overview: Donaldson Dog Park is rated 4.6/5 from 263 Google reviews. Reviews most often describe it as clean and well kept and spacious with room for dogs to run. Amenities: Reviewers often mention poop bags, seating, and other park extras, shade and tree cover, water fountains or bowls, and secure fencing and separate dog areas. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness.

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4.6(263 reviews)

Overview: Donaldson Dog Park is rated 4.6/5 from 263 Google reviews. Reviews most often describe it as clean and well kept and spacious with room for dogs to run. Amenities: Reviewers often mention poop bags, seating, and other park extras, shade and tree cover, water fountains or bowls, and secure fencing and separate dog areas. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness.

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dogs that need room to runsmall dogs or homes with multiple dog sizessocial dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowd

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Address5 Parkview Terrace, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA
City pageNew Brunswick
Imported fromClifton, NJ, New Brunswick, NJ

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dogs that need room to runsmall dogs or homes with multiple dog sizessocial dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowddog parkpark6 Google photos263 reviewsOpen now

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Edward Wallsten5 months ago

This is the best park, it has tons of hiking trails and a nice big dog par5. It is very clean and safe.

Drew Sanderson5 years ago

Best dog park I've ever been too large high fenced area for big dogs and a smaller high fenced area for small dogs both have 2 gates with 10ft entryway set-up, dog poop stations with bio bags and large drums for disposal of the pooches poop. There is a water fountain for dogs and humans and a good size public restroom which is always clean and well maintained. If you live in the area of Highland Park I highly recommend bringing your fur babies here to socialize with the park pack. Princess Puppy Paws is a fan.

Abigail Hall3 months ago

Super clean and nice little park! Plenty Of poop bags handy. Parking was easy and convenient. Located right near restrooms. Plenty of benches and not crowded.

Catherine Roukhadze2 years ago

Theres two sides to the dog park separated by a metal fence based on dog size - 25+ lbs on one side and less than 25 lb on the other, which is really nice. The large dog side (25+ lbs) is nicer than the smaller dog side - plenty of shade with trees on that side but the small dog side only have two trees. Both sections decently large. Large dog side has majority wood chips but they definitely don't refresh the wood chips enough. The drainage is really bad after rain on the small dog side as certain areas remain muddy for a really long time (minimal woodchips on small dog side) so I don't recommend going after a day of rain. There's plenty of dog bowls around and some old tennis balls, fresh water available at the bathrooms next to the dog park from the hose during the summer/spring season. 5+ benches to sit on on both sides. Parking free. Overall a good dog park, kept really clean, most owners pick up after their dogs, but the land itself could be maintained a little bit better. Poopy bags available on both sides from a dispenser

Jesse Slachman4 years ago

This is a great dog park. I love being part of the 7am crowd. Very friendly people and the dogs all get along so well. I think there are a lot of people who have mixed feelings about dog parks in general. I have seen a few scuffles with the dogs, and the owners are all very responsible. With that said, there is definitely an atmosphere of being mostly hands-off with your dog when it comes to physical play. I have brought my dog to this park frequently since she was 4 months old. I can undoubtedly say that coming to this park has helped her develop into an extremely playful dog that is comfortable interacting with all other dogs of every size and breed.

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  • Monday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Thursday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday: 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

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