Foothills dog park - Boulder, CO
Foothills Dog Park in Boulder, Colorado
Foothills Dog Park is a popular, pet-friendly destination located at 4598 7th St in Boulder, Colorado. Boasting beautiful views of the Boulder foothills, this park offers both on-leash hiking trails and large off-leash, fenced play areas for dogs of all sizes. Known for its scenic location and welcoming atmosphere for both pets and their owners, the park is a favorite spot for locals who want to enjoy dog-friendly hiking and outdoor adventure.
The park features two separate fenced areas designed for off-leash play—one each for small and large dogs. While the small dog area is well-maintained with grass regularly trimmed, some visitors note the large dog area can become overgrown. There is also convenient parking and access to pet-friendly trails surrounding the park. Though shade is limited and amenities like water fountains, seating, or covered shelters aren’t specifically highlighted, the combination of views and room to run makes this a sought-after dog park in Boulder.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are dogs allowed off-leash at this park? Yes, dogs are allowed off-leash within the designated fenced areas.
- Is there a fenced area for dogs? Yes, the park has two separate fenced areas for off-leash play.
- What are the park’s leash requirements? Dogs must be on-leash outside the fenced areas; off-leash is permitted only within the fenced zones.
- Is there a separate area for small and large dogs? Yes, there are different fenced zones for small dogs and large dogs.
- Are there walking or hiking trails connected to the park? Yes, there are pet-friendly, on-leash hiking trails around the foothills next to the park.
- Is there shade or shelter available? Shade is noted as limited in the park.
- Are there trash bins or waste stations? Trash bins are located in the parking lot area for disposal of waste.
- Is there parking available? Yes, there is a parking lot available for visitors.
Reviews
My puppy’s happy place! Great dog park with beautiful views of the foothills.
Two fenced in areas for off leash play. Limited shade. Beautiful area. Hiking trails on leash around.
We’ve been going here for a few years now. Sometimes utilizing the fenced in dog areas—if we have to, but mostly just utilizing the on-leash hiking trails surrounding the foothills.
We have two large dogs, sadly the Large Dog fenced in areas are ALWAYS overgrown and unkempt. The Small Dog area, however, always has nicely trimmed grass and foliage always cut down so that the dogs can run and play.
This is NEVER the case on the Large Dog sides. Why the discrimination? Large dogs deserve a trimmed open space to run as well. No wonder why people with large dogs let their dogs run in the grass in the middle of the open park area. They have no other choice.
Nice view for 1 star. Otherwise quite bad. Have had terrible experiences here and will not be returning. Lady with an english cream golden retriever sprayed my dog in the face with canned air when he was doing nothing wrong. I heard her say “you need to go” then a hissing sound, looked around to see her spraying him directly in the face and he was cowering away. He ran to me then we immediately left. I got him home and rinsed his eyes and face out and monitored him for 24 hrs. See first pic for owner and dog. I stupidly went back and my pup was snapped at in the face by a different dog while he was drinking water. Owner stepped in then the dog did it to him again and the owner did nothing and the dog snapped at his face multiple times and ended up nicking his eye causing it to bleed. I, along with 4 others left. Second picture is of that dog and owners.
Otherwise people leave filled poop bags and trash around without taking them to the dumpster, which is in the parking lot on the way out. It’s quite frustrating and sad how many people bring dogs clearly not appropriate for a dog park, don’t watch their dogs, don’t clean up after themselves, and leave so much trash around. Wish the community would be more responsible in all these areas so dogs wouldn’t get hurt, waste would be lying around, and people would be responsible owners. But that’s not the case here. Will not be returning 🙁