🐾 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 […]
St. Johns Community Dog Park is a welcoming and well-maintained dog park conveniently located in St. Louis, Missouri. This pet-friendly destination offers a safe, fenced area for off-leash play, complete with dedicated zones for both small and large dogs, as well as wheelchair accessible parking and pathways. Visitors love the park’s impressively clean grounds and the sense of community fostered by its open-door policy—there’s no membership or fee required, making it a unique free dog park in the St. Louis area.
This dog park features wood-chip covered play surfaces, shaded areas, and plenty of seating for owners to relax while their pets socialize. Thoughtful amenities include a separate playground for small and large dogs, accessible parking (including options suitable for truckers), and a kid-friendly layout, ensuring everyone in the family can enjoy a visit. Friendly reviews highlight the park’s cleanliness, safe environment, and the welcoming space provided by the nearby church.
Very low key and very clean! Nice to have something available for the traveling truck pup. Bobtail accessible parking.Very thankful to the church for providing the space.
We just moved here from out of the area and we’re very sad when we realized all of the St. Louis dog parks require memberships and money. All of the dog parks out west are free and come as you are as long as your dog is not aggressive and has rabies vaccine. So I was really excited to find one in St. Louis that is free and open to the public. When we went there were no dog friends, but my Ollie enjoyed sniffing around from past friends and we will definitely be returning. I was nervous that since this is a free dog park maybe it wouldn’t be kept up, but it was impressively clean and well managed. Can’t wait to come back and hoping next time we can meet some new friends! Thanks so much for such an awesome park!
This was my first time bringing my German Belgium shepherd he really liked it playing with my co-workers dog it was clean and.big enough and I like that they have a separate playground for smaller and. Large dogs the wood chips were a little uncomfortable for my dog but overall it was good
I came here one afternoon with my dog since I was around the area and was looking for another dog park to take him to, but I was surprised that it is tiny, and my pup did not like the chopped/wood pieces as the ground cushion. I worried about him splintering while playing in the small dog area. We only stayed for 5 minutes and left. If you bring your dog with your friends and want a chill spot to catch while your dogs go for their walk and playtime, this is good enough.
Love love love this dog park, great setup, always clean. I have only seen large dogs there so my little puppy has no one to play with 😞. Is there a good time to catch a friend?