dedicated dog park

Northside Dog Park

Overview: Northside Dog Park is rated 3.7/5 from 106 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. Crowd: Reviews describe a friendly crowd of owners and dogs and a sense of community among regular visitors. Downsides: Some reviews mention inconsistent cleanliness, issues with water availability, and maintenance issues with benches or other amenities.

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3.7Google rating

106reviews

6photos

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3.7(106 reviews)

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dogs that need room to runsocial dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowd

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Address500 Forest Lawn Rd, Richmond, VA 23227, USA

Phone(804) 646-5733

City pageRichmond

Imported fromRichmond, VA

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dogs that need room to runsocial dogs and owners who enjoy a regular crowddog parkpark6 Google photos106 reviewsOpen now

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Anthony Couillard3 years ago

Nothing wrong with this park just a tad run down. While here there was 1 lady with her dog, but didn't have the gates closed and she was sitting in her truck with her dog just wandering around. Not an issue, the pooch was pretty friendly and kept to itself. There we're 2 different pen areas with gates leading in and out. The area looks like they do yard maintenance on it occasionally. I did see a pretty deep hole in the middle of the 1st pen. Its located in a larger park and activity park area. They have a few metal picnic scattered about. There was a little over growth that did provide some shade as well. There is a long dirt driveway that does separate it from everything else. If you needed a place to let your dog run around for a bit, you could do worse than this spot.

Andrew Dunn2 months ago

Nobody picks up after their dog here. I went through about ten bags just so my dog could enjoy. Probably won’t come back to this dump.

Ian Savino2 years ago

Wonderful hidden gem that isn’t as crowded as other spots! My wife and I recently moved to this neighborhood and everyone we’ve met here are so kind!! Our pup Frodo loves it. No water spigot unfortunately but I’m working on improving our rain catch this week!

FierceBull666 months ago

Park can really use an upgrade. Great location. Maintenance of the field is good. However, it could use a bit more greenery 😊

Charlie Wintersa year ago

Decent, but not maintained. Fences have holes in & are curling up in some areas. Nothing a large dog could get through, but my terrier absolutely could. Also, there is a rain barrel provided for water (as well as bowls) but it is filthy inside & usually empty. Would recommend bring your own water. There is a lot of poop, people rarely clean up after their pets. There are also a good amount of holes that have been dug. Overall it does its job as a dog park but you can tell it used to be much better, & is no longer managed by anyone besides community members who help out.

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

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