🐾 Kids at the Dog Park: Real Stories, Safety Risks & Smarter Solutions
If you’ve spent time at an off-leash park, you’ve probably seen it:A parent strolls in with a stroller 🚼 or […]
Lake Baldwin Park is one of the most popular dog parks in the Orlando and Winter Park area, offering an expansive, lakefront, fully-fenced dog area where pups can roam and play off-leash. With separate sections for both large and small dogs, pet-friendly wooded trails, and a unique swimming beach just for dogs, this park is a dream destination for pet owners seeking a place for their furry friends to exercise and socialize.
Locals and visitors appreciate the clean environment, shaded seating areas, covered pavilions with picnic tables, and all the essential amenities like water fountains, waste stations, and a convenient dog wash. The sense of community is strong, with friendly dog owners and well-socialized dogs gathering daily to enjoy the outdoors. Whether you’re looking for a dog-friendly hiking trail, a safe spot for small breeds, or lake access for a swimming pup, Lake Baldwin Park has something for everyone—and makes for a full day out in Winter Park!
We love this park and bring our dogs here every weekend. We live about 40 minutes away but they love it so much and burn so much energy that it’s worth it (Besides it takes about 40 min to get anywhere around Orlando) the park is huge, dogs can run full speed playing catch in the grass and still have plenty of space around them. The lakefront is a blast, even for me, seeing sheer happiness like that is like free therapy lol we usually go to the water first, let them go crazy, take a walk through the woods, repeat until they start dragging. There are a couple of pavilions too with picnic tables, so you can really spend hours here if you want to. Dogs and people are always friendly, there’s a rowdy one here and there but the owner is always close by. Park and restrooms are clean and there are a lot of active people along the trail, nice sense of community here.
Beautiful , clean dog park. Plenty of room for both big and small dogs to run free. Nice beach for them to swim. Nice path for walking, clean pavilion to sit and chat. Clean bathrooms
My 20-week old puppy has loved coming to this park the past 2 weeks. Kept him on-leash at first since there is a small forest trail and a lake, but off-leash the second time and he just had a blast playing with the other dogs!! So far all the other dogs – big and small, old and young – have been very good and we have had no personal problems, nor have I seen any with other dogs/owners.
Great place to bring your socialized dog to have a great time!
We often visit the dog park portion of the park, which is completely fenced off from the boat ramp, dock, and playground.
Our dogs absolutely love it here. They get to run around, swim, explore the woods, and even get a bath!
There’s a small fenced-off section within the dog park specifically for small dogs. The park also features water stations for the dogs, dog wash stations, poo bag stations, and trash cans throughout. There are benches, picnic tables, and a covered pavilion for visitors to use.
We’ve visited both during the week and on weekends, and have only encountered a misbehaving dog on one or two occasions, prompting us to leave. Other than that, the dogs usually get along, making it a fun experience for everyone.
Highly recommended bringing your pup here!
I love this dog park/dog beach area in Baldwin Park. It’s a great place to socialize your dogs, let them run around and expend a great deal of energy. The park is large and has a child playground separate from the dog designated area. Bathrooms are clean for a park and are located at the entrance to the park. There is also a trail to walk on, run or ride your bike. It’s also a nice trail to let your dog sit dry after their time in the water. There is also a wash station to clean your pets. Always a fun time.