Shawnee Lake Off-Leash Dog Area
Shawnee Lake Off-Leash Dog Area in Topeka is a spacious and wheelchair accessible dog park featuring one large combined area for dogs to run and play. The park offers amenities such as picnic tables, benches, a covered gazebo, water fountain, trash cans, and a single dog bag dispenser. It is quiet, shaded by trees, has nearby public restrooms, and is good for kids with a playground close by. There is no separate small dog area or agility equipment. Some muddy spots can appear after rain, and parking with paved, wheelchair accessible paths is available.
Reviews
It is not ever crowded. Lots of space. Some muddy spots in the southwest corner if it has rained recently. They don’t have the water on all the time. Suggest bringing a jug of water and filling in the bathroom if it is unlocked. Sometimes the dog waste bags are out so bring your own.
Huge, tons of room for my dog to run around. Just be wary that some of the other dogs may not always be so friendly.
Good; Huge area for dogs to run, nearby bathrooms.
Bad; no separate are for small dogs and needs more gravel near muddy entrance.
First time going there and my dogos had a blast. There’s starting to get more shade now with the trees and gazebo. There is a nice clean water fountain as well. Very quiet and away from busy roads, so noise is limited.
Update: 5/24/25
Went back to this park as we were staying nearby in a campground. Not much has changed except for they added some more picnic tables and maybe added a couple more trash cans. But only has the one large dog park area and only one doggy bag station at the main entrance.
***Please clean up after your dogs, watched 2 girls watch their 4 dogs poop and not clean it up.
10/21/2022
This is over all a very nice dog park. It is very spacious for the dogs to run and play. It does have some benches and picnic tables for sitting. The park does have water inside the fence for the dogs as well. There are a couple trash cans but only one dog bag dispenser. There are trees for shade as well. There is not separate area for small dogs. The day we went everyone was nice and the dogs all got along.
**Things they should maybe think about adding:**
-Small dog area
-More doggy bag stations throughout and a couple more trash cans.
Side Note: There is also a playground for kids right across the way.