Galena Hills Dog Park
Galena Hills Dog Park offers a large, mostly natural terrain with dedicated grassy sections that are fenced, making it suitable for dogs who enjoy running and playing. The park includes picnic tables, water stations at the entrance, and a small agility course that has been well received by visitors. The terrain varies, featuring dirt trails and some gravel paths, though some areas are overgrown with thorny weeds that can be challenging for smaller dogs. Facilities like poop stations and trash bins are available, and the park provides wheelchair-accessible entrances and parking. While the lower parts of the park are less maintained and lack grass, the upper grassy area is fenced and offers shaded seating and good water access.
Reviews
The lower part of this park is dry and not maintained. There are thorn bushes and Russian Olives with long sharp thorns and weeds everywhere. Doesn’t fail that I’m pulling something out of my dogs paws when going here. Fingers crossed I don’t end up pulling out a tic. There’s no water down below. So plan to carry water for your pups so they can stay hydrated. The paths are black gravel which burns my dogs paws so they’re forced to walk in the weeds and thorns. I gave it a second star only because the upper part of the park has a grassy area that’s fenced, has a place for people to sit that’s shaded and there’s access to water for your pooch. Stay up above for your puppy’s sake.
I was surprised there was no one there, but it was quite overgrown and plants look spiky. Beautiful view and a fun obstacle course. Also a good water station at the entrance, but nothing further down.
I LOVE the size of this place, but the pokey plants are a huge no go. I’m genuinely trying to grasp what Draper city was thinking when making this place. It almost seems they ran out of funding half way through and called it good. We usually go to dayland dog park and it’s hard to believe the same city manages these dog parks.
The risk of hurt paws, the weird dirt mounds, and the lack of dog waste stations/garbage cans really lowers this places raring. 2 stars for the upper grass spot.
This park is really great at certain times of the year. In the early spring and winter, it is far too muddy. Mornings in the summer are awesome. It feels like an easy mountain trail walk with your dog. I have included pics of this kind of experience at this park. I really love that kind of thing and am grateful it’s offered in the community.
Other reviewers have mentioned things like lack of grass, thorny weeds, and “nothing down below.” The park is clearly under-maintained. It does appear as if its vision was never realized because money was “needed” elsewhere. And that’s really sad, I think it could be amazing if its vision were realized. As far as the multiple complaints of lack of grass, I don’t understand this one. As dog owners who take their dogs to dog parks, we should not expect nice fields of well-kept lawns to be there. Period. Please don’t expect cities to pay for sod to grass up these parks. That would be a gigantic waste of money. In fact, I have been to quite a few dog parks in the valley, and this dog park has the nicest grass in their grass area. Ha ha.
As for “down below,” there is one table with a covering and probably 3 garbage cans and two poo bag stations. It’s sufficient to me. It does drag sometimes that the water for drinking is so far from this area, but it’s not a bad walk up to the top at all. This part of the park really should be left to the bigger dogs. The little ones could get really injured by the rocks, hills, and giant weeds and thorns.
I had a wonderful time at this dog park! The separated grass section was perfect for my puppies to relax. The picnic tables, water station, poop stations, and dirt trail were all great additions. The cute agility course was a big hit with my dogs. Everyone we met, both people and dogs, were very friendly. Just be mindful of the spikey weeds. Overall, it was a fun and enjoyable visit!