Holmes Run Dog park
Holmes Run Dog Park is a small off-leash dog area located in a naturalistic setting with mowed turf surrounded by native trees and vegetation. It offers a quiet environment with benches along the trail and a vegetated buffer near the old Mill Race stream. Note that it’s not the same as the mislabeled Holmes Run dog park on Google Maps, and it is part of the Wakefield Tarleton neighborhood’s Tarleton Park. The area is not heavily trafficked and provides a peaceful place for dogs and their owners.
Reviews
This is not a dog park it’s a residence .
Prettiest local park. Quiet. Lots of benches n trees n a trail.
Nice park and trail for a dog walk but NOT a fenced dog park. This is a wooded area with benches and grass along a path/gravel trail behind the homes. It’s not an off leash area but there is a nice fenced dog park just a short walk over the bridge and along the trail.
This is a great little dog off-leash area in a naturalistic or semi-natural setting, meaning that the actual off-leash area is mowed turf with park benches, but that it is surrounded by young-ish and mature native trees and there is a vegetated buffer along the old Mill Race stream. This area is not near any streets and never sees a ton of usage at any given time.
Please note that the label on Google Maps is a mistake, though – this dog exercise area is NOT the Holmes Run dog park! This off leash area is located with the Wakefield Tarleton neighborhood’s Tarleton Park. In one of the photos accompanying this Google Maps entry you can clearly see the City of Alexandria’s signage for the area saying “Tarleton Park.” Also, please note – the address listed for Tarleton Park (and this off-leash area) is incorrect; the 4420A Vermont Avenue address will NOT get you this park; if entered in GPS that address will take you to a streetscape location in the Wakefield Tarleton neighborhood (which is the cause for one of the negative reviews of this area).