dedicated dog park

James Hunter Dog Park

Overview: James Hunter Dog Park is rated 4.3/5 from 195 Google reviews. Reviews most often describe it as clean and well kept and spacious with room for dogs to run. Amenities: Reviewers often mention shade and tree cover and poop bags, seating, and other park extras. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs. Downsides: Some reviews mention limited shade.

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4.3(195 reviews)

Overview: James Hunter Dog Park is rated 4.3/5 from 195 Google reviews. Reviews most often describe it as clean and well kept and spacious with room for dogs to run. Amenities: Reviewers often mention shade and tree cover and poop bags, seating, and other park extras. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs. Downsides: Some reviews mention limited shade.

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dogs that need room to runowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenities

Quick facts

Address1230 N Hartford St, Arlington, VA 22201, USA
Phone(703) 228-6525
City pageWashington
Imported fromWashington, DC

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dogs that need room to runowners who want shade, seating, and water accesslonger visits with useful park amenitiesdog parktourist attractionpark6 Google photos195 reviews

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vanessa cochran10 months ago

Always a fun place to go with a great location to Clarendon. Dogs have always been friendly. I know there's been incidents but never witnessed one myself. Facilities are mostly maintained. Some maintenance issues in the past with the waterfall and door lock (still needs to be fixed) but overall a very good dog park with ample room for dogs to run which is hard to find in urban neighborhoods. Definitely worth a visit. The locals who go here are friendly and are the dogs. All dogs welcome and are mixed which makes it more fun.

Joseph Sanford4 years ago

7/30/21 waterfall off and blocked off Convenient location but just a giant litterbox if not for the waterfall. The sand is very gravelly and just reflects all the heat, plus absorbs all the pee, making the whole park smell pretty bad when the wind brings it toward you.

Paul O'Leary7 years ago

Poor drainage. These photos were taken a couple days after we had a light snow. The dogs pee and poop in the water and then play in it and even drink it. We can't go to the park on days like this without throwing our dog in the bath immediately afterward. The good thing about this park is that it's convenient for a lot of people. However, it could really benefit from better design. Besides the drainage, two other areas where it could improve include 1) the sand. The sand isn't pleasant and I think it prevents a lot of the park from being used, since people and dogs alike do not venture to the far end of the park often, and 2) lack of shade. I think this park could really benefit from additional shade during the summer. There really is no shade.

Dan S4 years ago

Small to medium sized dog park. Several benches inside and outside the park with a park and grass area on the exterior. Inside the fence of the dog park are a few shade areas spread sparsely and a bench or two. There's an inactive fountain and some ledges to the side of the entrance. In the middle is a large sand field/pit for your dogs to run on. It's a great use of sand and is comfortable to walk on as well as easy to maintain.

david turvenea year ago

Really nice dog park with sitting areas on both sides. Dog area is large with sandy ground and a wading pool. I like to sit and read in at the seats

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  • Monday: 7:00 – 10:00 AM, 12:00 – 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:00 – 10:00 AM, 12:00 – 8:00 PM
  • Thursday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Friday: 7:00 – 10:00 AM, 12:00 – 8:00 PM
  • Saturday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Sunday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

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