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Decarsky Park is a premier dog park located in Derby, Kansas, offering a unique blend of amenities for both pets and their owners. This spacious 3-acre, fully fenced dog park features separate areas for large and small dogs, ensuring a safe environment tailored to your companion’s size. Local dog owners love the agility course, complete with six obstacles, and the park’s pond and dock, perfect for water-loving pups.
The park is ADA accessible, with convenient parking, paved walking paths, and shaded seating areas for visitors. Amenities include water fountains, a dog wash station, restrooms, picnic tables, and ample benches under protective shade structures. Decarsky Park stands out not just as a top dog-friendly destination, but also as a family-friendly location with nearby ballfields, playgrounds, and picnic areas – making it one of the best pet-friendly parks in Derby.
I can’t wait to see how much nicer Phase 2 will be. Snack stand is quite pricey though.
I’m a 12U softball player and play most of my games here. Currently 4 fields but I’m pretty sure they are going to try and add 2 more. There’s a bathroom that’s a little unsanitary and smelly. The bathroom has 4 stalls, sometimes it gets pretty crammed in there. Most times the line actually forms all the way out of the bathroom. There’s also a concession stand in front of the bathrooms and it’s nice to stand there when it’s raining. It’s also really fun to slide at home plate after it rains cause the turf is really slippery! I’ve actually never gone to the dog park next to the fields but it looks like a really nice place!! Overall Decarsky is an amazing place!!!
Wonderful gated areas, separated by dog size for safety. Even a small lake for dogs that love swimming!
Very nice park that’s well kept and cared for. The dog park is big and wonderful no matter what size of dog you have. I will add that our small puppy did get out of the agility course due to some dirt that needs filled in along the bottom of the fence. Thankfully it’s a long way from the road and it wasn’t too busy in the parking lot. He’s a puppy, so he wasn’t easy to catch and chased a big dog around the park whole park.
The ball fields are clean and maintained. The bathrooms are also kept clean and stocked. There are walking paths around the park and they continue to add beautiful landscaping features, trees, hardscaping, and even flowers 🌸. Definitely worth checking out! I highly recommend!!
Ballpark & Dog Park – 1600 Line Dr. Derby, KS 67037
ADMISSION
Dog Park is free. Softball and Baseball games have a gate fee.
DOG PARK FEATURES
• 3-acre park (one yard for large dogs and one for small dogs)
• Agility course with six obstacles
• Pond with dock for retrieval training (dogs only)
• Shade structures/benches
• Water bubblers
• Wash station
• Parking
• Restrooms
• ADA Accessible
• The dog park will be closed on Monday mornings (Tuesdays if Monday is a holiday or if there is inclement weather on Monday) for regular maintenance and mowing.
• Decarsky Dog Park rules
• Follow the dog park on Facebook.
BALLPARK FEATURES
• Four fields (turf infield, grass outfield)
• Three are 230 feet at centerfield, one 250’ at centerfield
• All ages of women’s softball, 12U and under youth baseball
• Bases: 60’, 65’, 70’
• Pitching distances: 35’, 40’, 43’ and 46’
• Vented dugouts with protective screens
• State-of-the-art LED Musco lighting with uplighting
• Two batting cages with artificial turf
• Concession stand
• Picnic shelter
• Shade structures
• Bleachers and green space
• Scorer boxes
• ADA accessible