Elmwood Park Dog Park
Elmwood Park Dog Park is a medium-sized, fenced dog park offering an agility course enjoyed by local dog owners. While it features a single combined area for all dog sizes and an open grassy space, the park experiences maintenance challenges such as unfilled dog bag stations and some worn grassy areas that turn to dirt. It is generally quiet and a convenient spot for nearby residents. However, visitors should be cautious with dog interactions as there has been at least one serious dog incident reported. The community appreciates the friendly atmosphere but hopes for improvements in upkeep and facilities like a water fountain and separate small and large dog areas.
Reviews
This could be a great dog park.
They don’t take care of it. Dog bags are never filled, rocks, glass and garbage was in the dirt they just dumped in the park to fill holes. Its a shame great group of dogs and their people go here.
We take our pup there regularly because it’s 5 minutes away and for the most part we like it. Would be nice to have the separation for the small and bigger dogs but everybody does seem OK with the mixed sizes most of the time. It would also be nice to have some type of water fountain.
Nice place to take the dog for a sunny day and open area.
Safe place and nice dog playground.
Not busy most of the time.
Most of the time empty 👍🏻
Medium sized dog park with an agility course. 60% covered in grass and leftover dog poo here and there. Not busy Sunday afternoon when I went there. My dog enjoyed the open space and the people there were nice. I would come back here the for agility course. Only one shared space for all sizes of dogs, so well socialized dogs is a must especially for all sizes.
It was very nice when it first opened. It went downhill very quickly. A lot of dog owners here are clueless and don’t discipline their dogs, nor do they pick up after their dogs. Also, lots of negligent parents let their kids play on the equipment meant for dogs, so half of the equipment (see-saw, jump, etc.) has been broken since opening. The grass has turned mostly to dirt and mud, little to no maintenance done by the municipality. This could be such a wonderful dog park for the regulars who come here, if it was better maintained and people stop letting their 2-4 kids run loose and break things. Also, there was a dog attack in the past year, with the victim dog allegedly dying due to injuries. Be careful with bringing your dogs here. If you don’t mind the drive, go to the dog parks at Montclair or Wood-Ridge instead.