🐾 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 […]

Hot Springs Bark Park is a well-loved dog park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, offering a pet-friendly space where both small and large dogs can run, play, and socialize off-leash. The park features two separate, fenced areas to accommodate different dog sizes, ensuring a safe environment for pups of all kinds. Located at 318 Shady Grove Rd, this park is known for its great community atmosphere, scenic pet-friendly trails nearby, and plenty of shady spots for comfort even on sunny days.
Visitors will appreciate amenities like seating for owners, ample shade, water fountains and bowls for pets, waste stations with free poop bags, and trash bins to help keep the grounds clean. The park is wheelchair accessible and features agility equipment in the large dog area for extra fun. After playtime, you can enjoy a stroll along the beautiful creek and dog-friendly hiking trails right outside the fenced area.
I love the bark park!! My dogs have the best time there. The open leash area is next to the water but closed off from it so if you want to walk there, you have to leash your dog. There is a water fountain that fills up a dog bowl every time it’s used and there are lots of obstacles set up in the bigger open area with lots of running room!! Highly recommend!!!
Cute park with lots of buckets for drinking water! It’s on the creek, which was a nice stroll before letting my pup off the leash.
Nice shaded dog park with plenty of seating. Two sections, One for large dogs and one for small dogs. There are water fountains for both people and pets as well as poop bags and trash cans. Everyone I met was super friendly and all the dogs were well behaved. There is a beautiful creek just outside of the fenced area. Not a huge parking lot, but when I went at 2:00 there was plenty.
Was a great experience for my fur baby, with a side for large and small dogs. Great community atmosphere for the dog community! The trails along side are a must!
Love this place, we go a few times a week. Mostly everyone there is friendly and the dogs all play together. Occasionally they’ll be a misbehaving dog/owner but overall it’s awesome. Watch your step though, a lot of people don’t pick up there dogs poop (they have free bags there). But its still a great spot to let the dogs off leash and throw the ball around.