🐾 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 […]

Located on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton at 141 Santa Rosa Dr, the Marine Base Dog Park offers a large, gated space for dogs to run and play off-leash. This dog park in Oceanside, California, is especially appreciated by local residents who may not have private fenced yards for their pets. While the area is sizeable and generally clean, amenities are minimal—expect a dusty or muddy surface depending on the weather, with limited shade and no benches or designated seating areas for pet owners.
The Marine Base Dog Park is a simple, open environment where dogs and their owners can enjoy exercise and social time. The park is not often crowded, making it perfect for those seeking a quieter spot in Oceanside for their furry friends. Street parking is available nearby, and the park is within walking distance of the Edson Clubhouse. While it lacks some features found at other dog parks (no water fountains, waste stations, or separate areas for small and large dogs), its open gates and pet-friendly attitude make it a convenient option for base residents.
Kinda bad. Super muddy and nowhere to sit. The dog park in south mesa is far superior.
This is a very large gated dog park, but it could be so much nicer. It’s mostly dusty dirt and there are no seats or anything that the other dog parks have nearby. They could make this a really nice park if they wanted to. There is also barely anyone ever there, so it’s really just a back yard for the dogs in houses that don’t have fenced back yards
Great place to play
My pup loved it
Very clean