Sherwood Dog Park
Sherwood Dog Park is a well-maintained and spacious dog park located in Paso Robles, CA. It features separate areas for large and small dogs, both offering ample space, shaded seating, picnic tables, and water access. The park is wheelchair accessible with designated parking and entrance. While the park is generally praised for its friendly community and upkeep, some concerns include the bark surface which can be rough on dogs’ paws and the presence of foxtails which pose a risk to dogs. Visitors appreciate the friendly atmosphere and the opportunity for their dogs to enjoy off-leash play and splash in water tubs.
Reviews
Great dog park!! Stopped in on the way back to the Bay Area from Cambria. There is a large and small dog area. Usually, the small dog areas are very small, but at Sherwood Dog Park, the small dog area was pretty big! The large dog area was even bigger. Both areas had a few picnic tables and shaded areas to escape the sun. There was also access to water in both areas. Everyone at the dog park was friendly and my pup got to stretch his legs for a bit before we got back in the car for the long drive home.
Great dog park! We were here for the weekend with a handful of pups and this park was absolutely perfect. So impressed by how well it is maintained and all dogs/dog owners were very friendly. Our lab loved the water tub to splash around in. If you are visiting, be sure to bring a few dollars to donate and help with upkeep! 🙂
Avoid at all costs. There are large sections of dry foxtails just waiting to get into your dogs nose, ears, or puncture into paws. Most of them stretching down the ride side, with more in the back of the park. But wind and dog feet have started to spread them all over. They actually cut green ones and left them there to dry out! This puts at risk every dog that goes here for injury and significant vet bills. And it’s entirely preventable, yet the people running this park are ok doing this and putting all the dogs at risk. Disappointing, and dangerous.
This is an excellent dog park! Huge, clean, water is provided as well as a chuckit and some balls. There are some areas with tall grass that our dogs like to walk through, and the space is otherwise covered in wood chips. It’s a couple miles to the east of 101 in a residential area. We always stop here when we visit Paso or when we come through on a long trip.
Difficult to rate because the community here is excellent. Signs of that come from both having met some people/dogs here, but also the many message boards around the park. The fact that through fundraising the park exists at all, is awesome. No running water, no bathroom is rough. The entry is a bottleneck set up where 1 gate opens to two others, which can be dangerous. The absolute worst part is that the surface is bark. It is very rough on paws. It is also a breeding ground for bacteria.