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South Mountain Dog Park

Overview: South Mountain Dog Park is rated 4.6/5 from 513 Google reviews. Visitors say this dog park offers hiking trails and waterfalls, perfect for exercise and enjoying nature with your furry friend. Amenities: Reviewers often mention water fountains or bowls, secure fencing and separate dog areas, and poop bags, seating, and other park extras.

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4.6(513 reviews)

Overview: South Mountain Dog Park is rated 4.6/5 from 513 Google reviews. Visitors say this dog park offers hiking trails and waterfalls, perfect for exercise and enjoying nature with your furry friend. Amenities: Reviewers often mention water fountains or bowls, secure fencing and separate dog areas, and poop bags, seating, and other park extras.

Visitors say this dog park offers hiking trails and waterfalls, perfect for exercise and enjoying nature with your furry friend. They also highlight the easy hiking, making it suitable for families.

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dogs that need room to runsmall dogs or homes with multiple dog sizeslonger visits with useful park amenities

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AddressBear Ln, Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA
Phone(973) 268-3500
City pageNewark
Imported fromCamden, NJ, Clifton, NJ, East Orange, NJ, Elizabeth, NJ, Newark, NJ

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Howie Alli4 months ago

The county did a nice job with this park. All gravel they provide poop bags if needed and water bowls. Usually decent well behaved dogs once in a while you get one acting up. Just need to be aware. They do have a time out fenced in area.

Marc Serges7 months ago

Huge dog park with lots of entertainment for your pup! Separate parks for small and large dogs. Would be even better if there was a more interesting water feature for them on a hot day...

KGQ NYC4 years ago

The dog park, sculpture garden, and wildflower preserve are small but lovely. There are two large fenced-in dog parks, one for smaller dogs and one for bigger dogs. Surrounding the park, garden, and preserve are plenty of wooded trails and paved roads for walking, biking, scooting, and running. There are portable toilets near the dog parks. On a cool on and off rainy Saturday afternoon, there were plenty of people exercising and enjoying the park.

Allison Helland4 months ago

Normally this uwuld be 5 stars because I come here all the time, but whoever maintains this park needs to do better. The small dog park has poisonous plants growing in it. They need to be removed. Be careful!

Yelitza Nunez3 years ago

First time going and i loved it!! It was so beautiful and so much greenery. But make sure to come prepared. Hiking boots and proper clothes. We hiked for about two hours and it was a bit difficult because i didn’t have the right shoes. I did see an area for dogs but i didn’t see much of it. Overall, it’s a beautiful place and i can’t wait to go again.

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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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