William Grace Dog Park (paid membership)

My dog and I love it here. You need a key fob for entry which can be obtained from the city/county after submitting the necessary paperwork for licensure. There are two play areas: one for bigger and the other for smaller dogs. Both have water in season and provide stations with waste bags and disposal bins. The larger park has a walking path along the perimeter.

It was a thorough (paperwork) process to get my key fob. Loved the security of it being electronically gated. However, there is zero shade and my dog got a virus within one week of using the park. Not risking taking her there again. Pretty bummed, so is my dog.

We moved from Farmington hills, however, we miss the safety this place provides for our dog. Requiring vaccinations and licenses made us feel safer about our dog I interacting with others here and the owners were all wonderful. The park is clean and has available water supply as well.

This is a private community park where there are fees and a faub just to enter. There were about 8 people and dogs inside standing near the bench near the entry. Not one bothered to speak let alone explain the process even though they could clearly see us trying to enter. Detroit should have at least one real public free dog park for visitors. Coming on the weekend prevented us from even being able to get a day pass. Not dog friendly at all. Thankfully their were quite a few businesses with wonderful grass.

I've been to a lot of dog parks, this one has some weird quirks but overall had a good experience. The water spigot is outside the fence so it's a little bit of a pain to fill bowls for the dogs. Also the fence was lower than most parks, only about 5' so our dog could have easily jumped it if he'd decided to. I also find the financial barrier to entry to be difficult and the key fob system excessive and exclusionary. I was shocked by the hours, I often took my dog to the park around 6:30 AM before work but when it was light and that isn't an option with this park. As I said, some annoying quirks but overall a nice big park, clean and well maintained.