Duke Dog Park
Duke Dog Park, located within Stotzky Memorial Park in Riverhead, NY, is a welcoming and well-loved dog park with separate fenced areas for small and large dogs. It offers a friendly, safe environment that is good for kids and ideal for off-leash play. The park features wheelchair-accessible entrances and parking, plenty of parking spaces, and is surrounded by sports facilities and walking trails. While the park is clean and laid-back, some maintenance improvements could be considered. Amenities include dog waste bags and bathrooms, making it a convenient spot for dog owners to relax and enjoy.
Reviews
Large and small dogs are separated, which is good. It’s not a huge area but it’s sufficient. I’ve used it twice now to introduce a new rescue to my other two dogs. Did the trick. All dogs are happy and playing nicely together.
It was a decent park. A bit small but fenced in quite well. The dog park in rockaway is much larger and the one we usually visit. Very disappointed in the other owners there. My dogs are very friendly but very protective. One owner came in with a baby and their dog was constantly coming up to one of mine and barking aggressively. I had to restrain my dog from attacking. The other owner just said, “he is being very protective of the baby today.” Didn’t discipline his dog or anything. So we left. Very upsetting. Another dog owner there, obviously friends with that owner, didn’t even say anything. They just kept taking about getting together one night during the week.
It’s relatively clean but could be better maintained. I walk the park with my dog often and its ok but could be better
Always a pleasant experience. Not a place for aggressive dogs. Very friendly environment and most are regular dog walkers or lovers. Everyone knows one another. Duke Park is surrounded via a sports park n walking 🚶♀️ trails. Its very diverse safe and I even got to do pull ups n dips nearby. Yes exercise stations nearby. Dog bags. Bathroom. Very
Clean n laid back park. Actually a hidden gem. Moreover…. many sporting events from soccer to baseball etc . Great place to just chill n relax. Yeah plenty parking. Enjoy. Being going here over 12 yrs with my black labrador
This area is actually part of Stotzky Memorial Park, so it took a bit of time to locate the dog sections. There are two small fenced-in areas: one for small dogs and another for large dogs. You can let your dog off-leash, but if your pup is a digger, be cautious—there are spots where a fast digger could potentially escape. It wasn’t crowded at all during the week; in fact, I didn’t see another person or dog.