🐾 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 […]
French Lake Off-Leash Dog Park is a sprawling, 10-acre dog park in Federal Way, WA, purpose-built for your furry friends’ enjoyment. Once a golf course, it now features pet-friendly trails winding through shady woods, a variety of terrains, and wide-open spaces for exercise, socializing, and play. Many local dog owners frequent this park because of its beautiful forest atmosphere, the abundance of trees, and the peaceful ambiance—perfect for a dog-friendly hike just south of Seattle.
Unique amenities include a fully fenced perimeter, a separate small-dog area for little or nervous pups, agility equipment, benches, tables, and lots of convenient trash bins and dog waste stations. Water spouts and bowls are provided to ensure your dog stays hydrated. There’s a walking trail around the park’s perimeter, shaded areas under the trees, and plenty of parking. French Lake Off-Leash Dog Park is the ideal destination for anyone looking for a safe, fun, and social environment for dogs in Federal Way.
The park itself is pretty awesome with lots of places you can take your dog away from all the action plus lots of space to throw the ball for your dog. Good amount of water bowls and even an agility course. Theres a lot of standing water that doesn’t drain well though so if your dog likes to drink puddles/ponds or play in mud, keep this in mind. Also, through no fault to the park, and lot of dogs that are not fit for dog parks show up. I’ve heard and seen lots of dog fights and watched people bring 4+ dogs they have no control over. Lots of intact dogs go there, too.
Such an awesome park!! It’s huge with lots of different kinds of terrains and equipment for the dogs to explore. I especially like the walking trail around the entire perimeter so I can get some exercise in while my fur baby has the time of his life (que the Dirty Dancing soundtrack
I come here literally everyday. A 10-acre small golf course converted into a beautiful off leash dog park. Trash cans with bag dispensers, benches and tables are very convenient, along with a spout to water the dogs.
It also has a separated small dog area, also used for nervous acclimitizing animals.
Almost always enough parking at least for daily.
restroom facilities are a single porta-Potty, but I guess you can always bag it up if you prefer.
This is a very quiet and well-equipped dog park, like a small forest. The sunlight filtering through the trees is incredibly beautiful, and I really enjoy my time here. There are also many squirrels, and the dogs have so much fun playing hide-and-seek with them!
French Lake Off-Leash Dog Park is an amazing place to visit. No playground for kids but designed specifically for the doggies fun, entertainment, social interaction and freedom. It’s very large, lots of trees and walking trails. Also have a small area for little doggies. Only disadvantage is one portable toilet for a lot of people – sometimes it’s busy. Advantages are you get to meet lots of people and many different breeds of dogs !!!!