Benjamin Banneker Dog Park
Benjamin Banneker Dog Park is a spacious and well-equipped dog park in Arlington, VA, featuring separate areas for small and large dogs. It offers agility features like jumping platforms and tunnels, plenty of shade from large trees, and water stations for dogs. The park includes picnic tables, benches, and paved walking paths around the area, making it welcoming for both dogs and their owners. It is wheelchair accessible, has a friendly community vibe, and is located in a quiet neighborhood next to a soccer field. Parking can be tight during busy times, but the park is generally clean and well-maintained with pet waste stations.
Reviews
My dog is super happy when I take her to this park.
Compared to the country where I live, there are not many places where doggies can play freely.
Even the weather gets cold, my dog does not care!😂 I am taking her as long as I can.
Great place to meet, for your friends and your dog’s. Most owners are quite attentive to picking up any land mines left behind by their pups, but some get left behind. There are several structures to jump on and in as well as water bowls to drink from. Here they also have a separate small dog and big dog park.
This park is fantastic and owners are usually very attentive. My dog has had some encounters with a couple of dogs that should not be at dog parks (toy aggressive, owner aggressive, resource guarding, etc.) but that is unfortunately the risk we all take when bringing our pups to the park. It is also unfortunate that the owners of these dogs are usually the ones on their phones, oblivious/refuse to acknowledge their dog’s behavior, treating the dog park like it’s a day care center or space to run their dogs unsupervised, etc. Otherwise, we are huge fans and will continue to visit this park! 99.999% of the time we meet wonderful people that care about the community, are there for the dogs, and will throw a ball for all of the pups to chase 🙂
Other things to note that are awesome about this park:
– there are two areas with running water for your pup
– there are two entrances for the large dog area with trash bins for pet waste
– clean pet waste bags are also usually available
– picnic tables are placed around the “back” end of the park and there are benches in the “front” end for seating
– there are cute, little agility-type areas in both small and large dog parks
– there are plenty of toys/balls (and sticks!)
– huge, beautiful trees provide shade
– walkable paths/trails around the park if your dog needs a break from playing/socializing
– quiet, safe neighborhood
I love that there is a small dog area – but I wish that more toy/small breed owners would use it.
Parking can get tricky during peak hours (and soccer season – there’s a field right next to the park) but we usually don’t have a problem 🙂
We did a bulldog meet n greet. Had a great time. Lots of room to run n chase. Water for dogs, some balls n tug rope were available. Tubes n platforms for dogs to roam n play around. Best local dog park we’ve been to.
This park is a lot of fun. My older dog loves the jumping platforms and my younger one’s the tunnels. There is water and trees for shade. Its a good sized area. Its just large enough for my older dog took hit her top speed and much larger than my younger, bigger dog needs. The people are great. There’s even an area for little dogs.