Winkelman Dog Park

My dog Luna(tic) loves this DOLA! So much room to roam and play with furry friends. The working water fountain duing the non winter months is the best. There is a small amount of shade under trees with some picnic tables. And 3 benches on the sidewalk near the fence line. A steep hill is not easy to descend, at least for me, with it being uneven. But dogs get great exercise going up and down. Two large bark chipped fenced areas for large and small dogs. Ample graveled parking area.

One of my favorite dog parks. It's one of the largest dog park around and everyone is always nice and understanding to give you your space if you don't want to go in the gated part of the park. Large space to run around that looks like an old baseball field. Number one dog park I am lucky to live so close to it. This park has a small gated part and another part that any dog can go in just smaller then the main park that all dogs are allowed to be in. So you have 3 gated areas that you can use offlesh.

I've been trying some different dog parks in the area for winter, and these are my observations: 1) I'd say 80% of the dogs there were off-leash playing in the soccer field vs. using enclosed dog park area, but you're not supposed to be off-leash in the field & can be fined for that. There are a few small signs up saying to keep your dog leashed when using the field/trails, but clearly most people ignore the signage, don't see it, or are confused about what the signs mean/cover. This left very few dogs that were actually using the dog park. This park doesn't have an un-fenced off-leash dog park - that's the soccer field. 2) There's a rare open all-season small dog area (wood chip ground cover), but the owners I saw today completely ignored the height restrictions and were letting their medium/large dogs in the little area. 3) There's a single water fountain shared between the small all-season, mixed all-season, and the seasonal hill area, but it's turned off for winter. Bring water with you. 4) There's a mixed dog area that's all-season, but it's very small in comparison to the seasonal area that's closed and is roughly the same size as the small dog area. I think it could easily become over-crowded in there, which is another reason that most of the dog owners were using the field vs. the mixed-dog all-season dog park. 5) Unlike PCC Rock Creek's wood-chip ground cover dog park, the wood chips here were frozen solid, so no mud/wood chips to clean up. 6) There were not a lot of balls/toys left behind, which I consider a good thing because my dog is possessive about balls. Would I go back? In my case yes I would, but only because my dog is possessive at parks with a lot of toys left behind. However, she'll just be by herself in the dog park as the majority of owners are illegally playing off leash in the field. There should be significantly more and larger signage that the field isn't an off-leash dog park, and there should be more frequent park enforcement patrols.

Winkelman Dog Park is a nice sized 2-acres that has plenty of room to run and even an agility area. The dog park has separate areas for large, small, and mixed-sized dogs. Each of these is open all seasons. The Dog Park is on a decent slope. So playing fetch is a great way to have your dog really burn some energy on the way back up! There is one shady area under some trees. Keep on the lookout for mole holes which could cause an unexpected accident if stepped in. Overall, this is great park to get outside and enjoy!

We are visiting from out of state, and this is the best dog park we've ever been to. The fully fenced "dog park" area is a bit small for how many people seem to frequent the park, but the huge grass area makes up for it and was a phenomenal spot to play fetch. The people were super friendly and kind as well. 10/10 will frequent this dog park any time we're back in Portland with our dog.