Phoenix Dog Park

The best dog park in Sacramento. They provide a dog pool in each of their three sections. Plenty of tennis balls and room to run around. There’s also poop bags everywhere so you can’t really find a reason to not pick up your dogs poop. They’re closed Thursday mornings for maintenance and open again in the evening usually. They also have a Twitter account: PhoenixDogPark for updates on random closures.

Nice off leash dog park. Separated into small breed and large breed sections. There is also shaded seating areas along with kitty pools, and a hose for the dogs. Perfect for a doggy day out

Our preferred dog park is Fido in Folsom but it’s closed on Wednesdays so we wanted to give this place a try. First and foremost, there wasn’t any water for the large dog park because it was turned off. What kind of dog park does that? Second, many of the dog owners don’t watch what their dogs are doing. My 5 month old Golden Retriever puppy, Luna, got attacked not once but twice in less than an hour. The first time was by a nasty, small dog (what’s it even doing in the large dog section? Small dog owners should know they have issues around large dogs). It charged at Luna, bit her, and made her whimper so my boyfriend picked up that little dog by the back of its neck and handed it to its owner. The second time was by a pit bull and a black lab. The two bigger dogs bullied Luna and got on top of her. We tried to call the dogs off but they wouldn’t stop so my boyfriend pulled the two dogs off of her while I removed Luna from the situation. The pit bull’s owner insisted that he take it from here and discipline her (which all he did was say no and let her run wild again) while the black lab charged after Luna again while I was comforting her. I grabbed the lab by its collar and told it to back off in my mean, protective mother voice and the dog tried to bite my arm. The lab’s owner finally showed up and called her dog over to her. Didn’t even apologize for her dog’s nasty behavior. Long story short, we won’t be returning. Go to Fido.

I took my two dogs here a few time over the course of a week, while my husband was re-​habbing from back surgery. This is a great park. Well cared for lawns, balls, pools, fresh water, chairs and doggie bags.
There are three separate areas which works out great. When the large dog area got to rough my LARGE, OLD lab, I ASKED the folks in the small dog area how they felt about him coming over there. It worked out great for everyone.
I won’t speak to the people/​personality issues that others address because what you give is usually what you get and there’s always a butthead or two around — hey just like dogs!
My dogs were very happy to run off some steam and frolic among peers and I was happy to see them smile.

Probably the best dog park we have been able to find in the Sacramento area. We have visited roughly 6 or 7 in the area and this one stands out.
It has 3 fenced dog areas. One for big dogs, one for small dogs, and one for anti-​social or shy dogs.
When we first brought our dog, whos name happens to be Phoenix, we put him the the smallest dog area for shy dogs since we did not know how he would react to the dogs (he was only 7 or 8 months old at the time). After about a half hour of him playing through the fence with the small dogs, we moved him over to the small dog area.
Most of the time, the people here are really nice. Once in a while we find a bad person or a a bad dog, but generally most are great.
I know some people don’t like it, but i really like that they allow some of the big dogs into the small dog area. It generally only happens if the dog is an older dog and can’t handle the big dog area, or if the dog is still young and has not out grown the small dogs.
They keep bags for collecting the dog poop in a variety of places, but they only have 2 or 3 garbage cans in the entire park. Its a long walk to the cans, but the locations of the garbage cans makes sense.
Overall, we would visit the park most weekends for about 4 – 6 hours to wear our our puppy. We think its the best park in the area, and even travel 15 minutes to visit the park even though there are plenty of parks closer to our house.

Best dog park! The people and dogs here are friendlier than other parks I’ve been to. Humans generally watch their dogs so poo clean up is usually quick. There are fenced off areas for smaller and larger dogs, also a smaller area for more independent exploring. I love bringing my dog here though he mainly chases tennis balls, he has made a ton of new puppy and human friends. Nice, clean park.

This park is very large and very very nice. I’ve been here twice and unfortunately won’t be returning for the simple fact that my little dachshund won’t leave my side because he is scared of the big dogs that are on the small dog side. This park does allow big dogs to be on the small dog side for certain reasons. I go to other parks because my little fur baby isn’t able to play around the large dogs that are running all over on at this park on the small dog side.

The park is clean, in a great location, and the association that runs the park is very friendly and welcoming.
I give it a «3» because of the awful interactions I’ve had with the people. People are either completely normal, welcoming and friendly OR they’re weirdo’s that get no human interaction in any sort of situation except for the dog park (these are the people that don’t watch their dogs, chide you, lecture you, smoke inside the park, don’t neuter their dogs, so on and so forth).
That being said, you should go during the off hours if minimize your interaction with the people.

Today was our first visit to this dog park! Thank you Unilocal community for the reviews… it was a very clean park with grass, separate large and small dog areas, small pool and water bucket for dogs. We visited on Sunday 130 – 230 pm and only had my dog and two others in the large dog area. this was our very first visit, but my first impression was very positive. Only draw back: very open space with little shaded areas, so avoid during «very» hot days. We will try a different day and time to visit and report back!

The dog park has been updated and very clean. I love how open it is for my dog to go run and play. Some of the big dog owners are unaware about not brining food to the dog parks. Its pretty simple in my opinion but a lady with a fanny pack and a golden retriever dog brings treats and sometimes asks you if its ok to give your dog a treat. LADY you cant bring treats to a dog park when dogs are territorial over there food! Your going to be paying vet bills after vet bills if you continue with irresponsible actions. Other than that, the dog park is very nice and the large dogs are very nice and friendly so far.

This is the largest dog park I’ve been to with plenty of space for the dogs to run. The grass covers the area nicely, so it’s not muddy. Because it’s spacious, you can move to different areas within the park if the play gets out of control or if your dog needs a break. There’s a small, large and shy dog area. I didn’t see a lot of feces like I have at other dog parks and overall the park was well kept.
During the weekday, it’s best to go before 12 or after 3:30, otherwise not too many dogs.
To get to the park from the street, you must drive into the park and into the back.

I have taken my (now 8 month) pit mix to this park a few times. She has always gotten along with all the dogs there and we have never had an issue. The last time we went there, the second we got in and I was taking a seat a mans pit started attacking my little girl. He is white and gray, smaller but bulky and is not fixed. The man didn’t even help me get his dog off mine, I had to tear them apart myself. He didn’t even apologize, he just walked to the opposite side of the park. Needless to say, some people shouldn’t be dog owners. I was very disappointed. My girl escaped with a puncture mark in her neck and a few scratches (all of which drew blood).

Spacious and fairly clean! Small and large dog sections are both huge and for the most part, everyone picks up after their dogs. There’s also a third, smaller section if you want to completely segregate your dog for training or aggression issues. Bring your own chairs if you want to relax, there are only a few plastic chairs that are there. On a sunny day, you will bake here as there are very few trees from what I can recall to provide shade. Parking is plentiful but on an unpaved, sandy road. Worth a visit!

I like the park area, but these owners…
The SMALL DOG area should be for SMALL DOGS ONLY. I have a 7 lb dog, and large dogs, no matter if they are nice or not, should not be in the small dog area. One paw from a playful big dog, and my dog is hurt. There is a reason there are two areas. This needs to be enforced!!!

Small dogs rule! ! The large dogs are rude and not very polite.

Went here in the late afternoon and the weather was great. Lots of friendly people and nice dogs. There are lots of tennis balls for the dogs and chairs for owners.
Unfortunately, too many people with medium to big dogs insist on letting their dogs play with the little dogs because «they get lonely» in the play area for the big dogs. If these owners were a bit more aware of this and saw how they scare the little dogs, I’d give the park five stars.

We come here every week! Tako loves it! He’s big enough to play in both sides. Everyone is pretty friendly and we haven’t had much issue in the way of aggressive dogs.

So far, we are enjoying this park — -we have a new-​to-​us younger lab, and our first experience with the clique on the little dog side was awful, almost left. A woman said, (while my 9 yo held the leash, slightly successfully) «Do you have control over your dog???», and I responded, «he’s a puppy, but weighs more than my kid, and we are new, lighten up». She then took her two big dogs to the little dog side, apparently to gossip. GAH. But, the big dog side seems, after 6 visits, to be full of people that love to throw balls, and people that are working to socialize their dogs-​they seem mindful of scuffles, and on top of bad behavior, and everyone seems great. My dog has had many experiences there, and there are plenty of baggies, balls, and chairs.
My one issue is with the clique that seems to want to keep the park a secret. They seem to be exclusive, and frown upon new people. I guess when you have no control over your life, the dog park is the place to exert some semblance of control. Sad for them, especially now that I love this park! ;)

**DOG OWNERS BEWARE*** if you take your dog in the evenings there is a man with an accent and «salt and pepper» color goatee and hair (and i believe he has a German Shep) and usually wears a red plaid button up shirt that will physically assault your dog if he doesn’t like your dog!!! He has singled my dog out twice, picking him up off the ground by his harness and forcing him on his back to the ground holding his body weight on my dog! And last night I had to get into a physical altercation with him to release my dog! He tried to put his leash on my dog and I believe he was trying to confiscate or take my dog from me! When I said to release my dog and BACK UP, he pushed on ME! ** I will be reporting him to the dog park authorities/​owners!!! Seriously, ***BEWARE OF THIS MAN!*** especially if you have a terrier.
EDIT: the man’s name is Mick and he has been reported to Parks & Recreation as well as the organization that keeps the park. Just beware of that whole evening clique!

When I dog sit, I take the pooches here. Why? Because it’s awesome.
Note: USE SUNSET AND THE PARK ENTRANCE to get to the dog park NOT KRUITOF WAY. It’s a private road and the residents pay for it, apparently, so kindly take the public streets! PSA out.
There are tennis balls in buckets, baggies for scoopin poop, and 3 areas — little dog, big dawgs, and antisocial dogs. I think some of those early morning super happy folks have a little baileys in their coffee, or it could just be the vitamin d and social atmosphere. :)