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James O. Breen Community Dog Park

Overview: James O. Breen Community Dog Park is rated 4.8/5 from 83 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, secure fencing and separate dog areas, and poop bags, seating, and other park extras. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness and maintenance issues with benches or other amenities.

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4.8Google rating

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4.8(83 reviews)

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dogs that need room to runsmall dogs or homes with multiple dog sizesowners who want shade, seating, and water access

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AddressSt. Charles, IL 60175, USA

City pageElgin

Imported fromElgin, IL

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dogs that need room to runsmall dogs or homes with multiple dog sizesowners who want shade, seating, and water accessdog parkpark6 Google photos83 reviews

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Elise Parkisona year ago

Had a really fun time! It was our 8 month old puppies first time and all the dogs were very nice and not aggressive. It was really good for socialization and our dog left so exhausted. We finally got real sleep hahaha this is Waffles! If you see us, come say hi!

Paul Galusa year ago

Pros : Decent sized. 3 separate areas... a large common area, a small dog area, and a playground area. Parking along west fence via service entrance side road and more parking north of dog area by pickleball courts with short walk. Bathrooms may be in building near pickleball courts. Wood chips by west entrance and under the canopy. Cons : Water pump located in playground area has been broken for over a year. Could use more shaded area. Winds are brutal. Sun is brutal in summer when hot. Space between the west entrance and canopy can get very muddy, north end of the large area can get flooded. Service road leading to dog park parking is often full of potholes. UPDATE : St. Charles has fixed the water pump in the playground woodchipped area and added a 2nd water pump with a water bowl in the main area... though I have heard rumors that the source for that 2nd water pump is questionable. Fence has degraded in some areas and dogs have been jumping over to escape. The dog park area could benefit from some trees planted along the west side to block the blistering cold wind during winter. Perhaps a cement structure in the middle with a firepit for dog owners to congregate would be nice. I would donate towards that.

Tyler Facker4 years ago

Great open space with well kept grounds. Aside from the main pen, there are two others, one with some agility equipment, and another for small dogs (though there are rarely dogs in the small dog area). Shaded spot with benches too. Everyone is very friendly.

Laureen Luo2 years ago

What a great place to take your dog! It’s really spacious, fairly well maintained and had separate areas for agility runs and even an area for small dogs. I brought my dachshund here and it was great to get him out and about to socialize and play.

Matthew McMillan4 years ago

Favorite dog park in the tri-city area, even without a pond. Nice and open with some separate areas.

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