Haverford Reserve Dog Park

They need to maintain this place it’s Great for a dog to runoff his leash. But the grounds are in terrible shape. The grass is way overgrown there’s dog poop everywhere it smells, but I think if you’re groomed the grounds it wouldn’t smell so bad it’s a shame has a lot of potential and I do like going there.

I take my furry life partner here at least once a week. Just a great place to let him run off some energy and get socialized. It’s always clean and well-maintained. The other owners and pets are, for the most part, friendly, though the occasional aggressive dog will show up. I think I’ve only had one “bad” experience with that, but it wasn’t enough to keep me away. Right next to the two enclosed dog areas is a nice little walking trail so you can get some exercise too!

We love coming to this dog park, we drive out of our way to come here for the large dog side rather than the one within walking distance of us because it is so well-maintained. There are plenty of grassy areas here and a good hard surface for the dogs to run around on. Lots of shaded areas and areas out in the open for dogs who may want to cool off some. There is always a good amount of dogs here, anywhere from 5 to 15 is what we have experienced. Double gated entrance into both sides of the dog park (a must) and water is turned on during spring and summer months. Owners need to be sure to bring their own water if coming when it’s cold out. They have the water turned off then to prevent the pipes from freezing and bursting. The size of the dog park is great, tons of room for dogs and owners to run and around and space out as preferred. Owners are all very attentive to their dogs and have not had any experiences with aggressive dogs over the years that we have come here. The fence height is perfect. I want to say it’s about 6 feet tall which prevents big dogs from being able to jump over the fence. A bonus to bringing your dog here is all of the trails spread throughout Haverford Reserve that you can take your dog on either after or before the dog park. We prefer to hit the trails for about an hour to an hour and a half after an hour at the dog park as a cool down period where we are still getting exercise in. Dogs are supposed to be on a leash when on the trails. I highly recommend this dog park to others!

My dog loves it here. Nice wide open space, plenty of room to run. Doggy water fountain off in the corner behind the covered picnic area so don’t miss that if you forgot to bring water. Other owners were very nice and attentive to their dogs. They have a separate area that is fenced off for smaller dogs as well. Plenty of parking and a walking trail right next to it. Don’t forget about freedom playground as well if you have any kids.

I used to love this dog park, because It’s only few blocks away from my office, till today my view to this parked has changed, after work I took my eight-month-old puppy to the dog park today, it was a perfect sunny afternoon—until it turned into a nightmare. Out of nowhere, an Africa American lady has a white pit bull mix started playing with my dog, Within seconds, play turned into aggression. The pit bull tried to mount him, puppy resisted, and then the attack began.
Puppy was helpless. He was pinned to the ground, too small to fight back, crying out in pain as the pit bull bit into him. His screams were gut-wrenching, but I couldn’t reach him in time. The other dogs rushed in, barking in a frenzy, finally forcing the pit bull off. Its owner grabbed it and disappeared.
I held shaking, checking him over, my heart pounding. Thank God he’s okay—but I can’t stop replaying it in my head. The fear in his eyes. The sound of his cries. I wasn’t fast enough. I just couldn’t protect him on time.
It’s a very nice park for dogs, unfortunately not every dog is professionally trained, and not every owners well know their dogs behave and temperament, be aware!