🐾 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 at 39659 Saal Rd, Wanda Park is a popular dog park in Sterling Heights, MI, offering pet owners a welcoming space to enjoy the outdoors with their furry friends. With accessibility features such as wheelchair accessible entrances and parking, as well as facilities for children, Wanda Park is truly a community-friendly destination. The park features two large fenced sections for dogs—one dedicated to small breeds and the other for large or all dogs, both gated for added safety.
Dog owners love the park’s modern watering station for easy refills, plenty of tennis balls, and water bowls scattered throughout, ensuring that pups stay hydrated and entertained. Shaded areas under mature trees and picnic tables provide comfort for visitors, and an on-site portapotty keeps human companions covered. Day and monthly passes are available, making it easy for both locals and visitors to enjoy some off-leash fun. If you’re looking for a dog-friendly park in the Metro Detroit area with pet amenities and a family vibe, Wanda Park is a perfect pick!
Soccer fields of all sizes. Wish there were more bleachers and better parking, but it serves it’s purpose well.
So had a game versing the white eagles there today, it was the 4v4 game of u7. We won the game and had a great match. Both teams played well. But as I was walking through I noticed the older teams 30/40 yr olds had left bottles and beer cans all over the property. Setting a horrible example to the younger athletes. I had personally seen these gentleman throwing trash right to the ground. I find that highly disrespectful to the city and to other teams that have to come in and play after. I recommend getting more trash cans or fining the other teams as a whole for leaving such a disgraceful mess and display of poor sportsmanship.
Fields are nice and there are multiples. Parking is garbage and people treat it like a campground. They should consider removing the wooded area and create a parking lot to detour loiters.
There’s two huge (imo) sections for doggos. One is for the Lil ones. And the other for all/large doggos. Most people just took thier Lil fam into the large dog part. Gated and fenced off proper. They had a modern watering station to fill drinking water for everyone. There were tons of tennis balls and water bowls about for usage . A few Shade trees and picnic tables to utilize. On site portapotty for those of us humans who can’t just lift our legs lol. Day passes and monthly passes. A great time to take the dogs kids and have some run time.
My issue with this park is that there is no map of the fields and there are no signs with field numbers. Every time you show up to the place the task is to look around and find your field. Look for your players look for your coach. Sometimes your coach doesn’t even know. I’ve been coming to this park for years. You’d think someone would make this happen but no, let’s keep playing hide and seek.