Shelby Farms Dog Park

WE GOT LOST! I LOVE THIS PARK SO MUCH!!! We could spend all day here. There's also so much history in the woods! And very friendly dog owners. Big fan.

Stopped here when traveling from TX to OH with our German Shepherd. This is a large dog park open to all off leash pets. Has a walking trail for you. Picnic tables. It was a great 1.5 hour stop for lunch and walk for all of us. Will most likely stop again on way back.

This is probably the best dog park ever. I used to travel for work and had 2 of my big dogs with me at all times. We would look for new parks to explore in all the various cities we went to. This is definitely the model park that all cities should use. Open off leash running, several small lakes/large ponds for the dogs to swim. We were pleasantly surprised to find this park!

There is so much room for my dog to run around. The ponds are easily accessible. There are different sides to the pond, so if your dog isn't good with others, they won't interact. There are benches and picnic tables for the owners to sit at also. Such a paradise!

This dog park is amazing! It is so big. The route I usually take is about .75 miles, and that’s a loop that probably only covers half of the park. There are benches in a few spots so you can sit if you don’t care to get dirty. My dog LOVES to run and chase and be chased, and she is very fast, so we love that she gets to run around unleashed. The lakes make it refreshing for her on hot days, but can make our visits less often since she needs a bath after every trip, especially when it’s been raining and is quite muddy. One downside is they only have a trash can at the front, so if you pick up your dog’s poop in the park, you have to carry it with you back to the entrance. My biggest concern is that people leave the gate open occasionally. When we first got our dog, she wasn’t used to staying near us and would wander off with other dogs. She almost wandered outside of the park following another dog and owner who didn’t shut the gate. The park is next to a pretty busy road so we were really worried. Luckily my husband caught her before she got too far. I know park-goers need to be responsible and shut the gate when they come and go, but the park could also make their gates heavy or spring shut so there’s not a chance of people leaving them open.