🐾 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 […]
If you’re searching for an inclusive dog park in Naples, Florida, Golden Gate Community Park stands out with its diverse amenities for pets, families, and outdoor enthusiasts. This well-maintained, pet-friendly park offers dedicated off-leash dog areas for both small and large dogs, each securely fenced and surrounded by scenic greenery. Paved walking and fitness trails, open fields, and ample shade from mature trees provide an enjoyable environment for dog owners and walkers alike.
Golden Gate Community Park isn’t just for pups – it also features recreational facilities including swimming pools, a fitness center, lighted sports courts, playgrounds, and picnic pavilions, making it an ideal destination for the whole family. There’s plenty of seating and covered shelters for relaxation, as well as nearby restrooms and water fountains for both humans and their canine companions. This dog-friendly park is open year-round and is praised for being clean, well-kept, and an engaging place to meet other friendly pups and owners in the Naples community.
Beautiful quiet park to spend 45 min on a hike! Also has courts for playing basketball etc. I love the large trees and path runs along a canal. Peaceful spot. Especially since Logan Ave is such a busy street. Nice to have these stop offs!
Nice park along canal. Nice walking paths through baseball fields and around tennis courts and canal. Great birds to view, restroom is always spotless. Yoga on mo day that I want to check out. Pool and gym that can be paid daily. I see a kids pool and a water slide! That’s pretty dope for a community park! Very clean throughout.
All of the parks in Naples are gorgeous and the Golden Gate Community Park is no exception. This park serves the Golden Gate community located in the far northeastern part of the Naples. Golden Gate began as a development in the 1950s and 1960s from 175 square mile of Everglades swampland purchased in the late 1950’s by Jack and Leonard Rosen, founders of Gulf American Corporation. Before Golden Gate, the Gulf American Corporation had success in developing Cape Coral. Neighborhoods in Golden Gate include Golden Gate City, Golden Gate Estates, Forest Park, Berkshire Village, and Safe Harbor. Unlike many west coast neighborhoods,, Golden Gate has no gulf coast access. It does however have many miles of canals.
Golden Gate Community Park is located on one of the canals and has a launch for the type of small watercraft the canals are ideal for. Another draw to the park is the aquatic facility that has a 25-yard by 25-meter heated pool, a children’s activity pool, a wading pool, a 177-foot open slide, a 122-foot closed slide, one 1-meter springboard and one 3-meter springboard. The aquatic facility charges a nominal entrance for residents. There is also a fitness center with treadmills, ellipticals, free weights and weight machines. You can purchase monthly and yearly fitness memberships. Other park amenities include a lighted little league field, lighted baseball field, lighted soccer/football fields, lighted basketball court, 4 lighted tennis racquetball courts, shuffleboard courts, bocce court, playground, restrooms, and picnic pavilions which can be rented. As a visitor, my favorite part of the park was the nearly one mile paved fitness trail.
I love how this park offers something for all ages. Take the kids to the pool or playground, exercise at he fitness center, participate in team sports at one of the fields, or enjoy a picnic in one of the pavilions. The options for recreation are endless in this well appointed park.
It is just an excellent place to go relax or exercise and play sports and swim and take your dogs . It also has a wide variety of birds and other animals to see and enjoy. Equipped with restrooms, cold water fountains, gym, swimming pool with high and low diving boards, water slides. I’ll definitely be going back.
We loved it. We could enter free of charge. There are two swimming pools. One with the water slides for kids. A huge fitness room with lots of equipment. We spent fabulous time! Thank you!