West Hartford Dog Park
West Hartford Dog Park features separate areas for large and small dogs, providing a fenced and accessible environment. The park is located behind a school with a parking lot available. It has shaded spots with large trees and seating areas including picnic benches. The ground can be muddy, but wood chips and platforms have been added to help manage this. It is a popular local spot despite some concerns about mud and occasional closures due to police training.
Reviews
It is good, not too big and I had have careful with the dog
A mud pit with like 4 people who I think work on the place who are extremely rude to anyone not in their little group. Well, that would be fine if it was a nicer place to take your dog. Hidden behind an abandoned school, where the cops do trainings and constantly close the yard – there it is – the pristine mud pit that is the west Hartford “dog park.” My sneakers sunk a full 5-6 inches in and got stuck in the DEPTH of mud that is this field. We didn’t enjoy it, too many busy bodies gatekeeping a wet field. We’ll stick to walking the dog. I’d recommend avon dog park instead.
It’s was great when it first opened, but since then the grass has been trampled to mud. They have been proactive, putting down platforms, and more recently wood chips, but more often than not it’s still too muddy to be enjoyable. The bottleneck of the entrance is probably the reason for this. Had the gate been placed closer to a more central location it likely would not have devolved this quickly. I’ll still go when the ground is good and frozen though
Always a good time at the WeHa dog park! So grateful we’ve got one now! Plenty of parking. Both a small dog and large dog section. It used to get extremely muddy but they added in mulch and that’s helped a lot. There are not bathrooms near by to my knowledge so keep that in mind!
This is my first time coming to this dog park it does have two sides one size for large dogs one side for small dogs. It is very muddy right when you walk in the entrance but they do have some type of plastic put down to prevent it from getting worse there is a picnic bench here and on the small side there is also another picnic bench. There are two large trees which will provide shade in the summertime. This dog park is pretty hidden it took me two times to find it it is behind a school. I had to drive around the back and then you will see the parking lot. When I came here there was three people and five dogs and I got here about 2:00. If you are interested in dog parks and you like going to them I would at least check this park out you may like it you may not.