Morgan Hill Dog Park

I like to take my basset hound Corgi here occasionally and he seems to get well with the big dogs. I certainly like it, but some owners tend to leave their dogs droppings there without picking them up. This in my opinion deserves three stars.

My dog loves it here! We both feel safe and 99% of the dogs have been great with Kona. He loves that there is water, balls and a kiddy pool to play in. Everyone that I have met here has been so nice :)

Love love love! This park has a small/​large dog side. Large dog side is huge with a lot of shade and plenty of benches for owners.
Very clean and friendly owners/​dogs.

Beautiful place to come with your fur baby! Plenty of room for all sizes of dogs. The people and dogs were very friendly and responsible dog owners. The park is huge!!! There is a pobd next to it where can enjoy seeing geese and cheldren feeding them. Not for dog sport of chasing. :) I definitely recommend coming here. There is even is little signs of dedication to previous dogs who were regulars. Very touching aspect. Come see the beauty and peace!

Best doggy park I’ve been to. People and their dogs are friendly and for the most part follows the rules that are listed. Small dogs and big dogs are separated. Their are tons of buckets to fill with water and tennis balls for your pups to play with. If you bring a toy for your dog, know that other dogs will play with it too/​get it dirty, so if you don’t want that to happen, don’t bring it.
Outside of the fence is a small duck pond, dogs must be leashed at this area. I like to sit in the shade here to relax with the pup after running around in the fence area before we drive home.
The small dog area seems to have less maintenance than the big dog space from what I see, but nothing too terrible. maybe just need to redirect their sprinkler system?

Very big. Way bigger than all the other dog parks I have ever been in San Jose. This means the owner can also go walk and do their stretches and work out there. Lots of shade and the water hose is great. When I went (end of September), somebody had put a small doggy pool (the ones you can put in your back yard) and all the dogs enjoyed cooling off in it (although the water was horribly dirty and full of mud, but if my shepherd’s happy, Im happy and will bathe her: D)!. The big space gives less chances to altercations between dogs.
Outside of the park is a pond full of ducks and geese. Shhhh… Secret: I let my dog chase them for a little bit before we got too obvious! You do not want to let your dog jump in that pond though: GREEN, SMELLY, DIRTY, all of the above.
When you walk in the dog park, long time neighbors have posted many placards with condoleance words and «remember-​me» memos. This actually made me shed some tears!!!
Definitely will go there when in the area.
NOTE: The big pond is not in the «dog park area» as some have mentioned or the pictures show. It is outside and your dog is required to be on a leash there. There is a big fence between the pond and the dog park.

Great place for dogs, but occasionally closed for odd reasons. Most of the people and their dogs are friendly and well behaved. Decent landscaping. Plenty of cleanup bags. Located inside a park with a good on leash track for walking when dog park is closed.

It’s a very nice dog park. There are plenty of areas to sit and talk to people… both sides of the park have plenty of room for the dogs to run and power down. The park is very well maintained… obviously you will run across an occasional «bomb», but thats to be expected.

Big park, lots of shade and always tennis balls to be found for an impromptu game of fetch. Mostly grass and mulch areas, with a walking trail around the perimeter and many benches to rest on. Area for small dogs only and another for all dogs. Mostly have had good experiences, with some exceptions. You have to judge the dogs entering to determine if the new additions are dogs you want to mix with.
Some rules I wish were enforced:
Don’t bring in female dogs in heat. Clean up after you dog! I usually pick up 4 different poop piles for every poop my dog drops. It’s gross and you have to watch where you step. Don’t bring in toys that are only for your dog-​be prepared for another dog to steal it or share it. Don’t bring in a pocket of treats and expect that dogs won’t surround you. When you see a water bucket that looks gross, dump it so our dogs won’t drink from it! Walk to the water taps and refill the bucket.

Nice place to take your dog. Separated for small and big dogs with adequate grass and running room. The park it is within is a great bonus for a little walk or the rest of your family to enjoy the day. Waste bags also available.

I’m a moron — the schedule is posted on the gate. They maintain the park Wednesday mornings.

My dog loves it here. It’s a big space with lots of friendly dogs and owners. I love that they keep clean water out for the dogs and tennis balls for them to play with. This dog park has a community feel and the people who come here are pretty friendly. I’ve never had any issues with other dogs or owners, which is nice. It’s seems that the owners are responsible with their dogs and are very friendly towards other dogs. Zusa has a blast!

My first time coming here was actually very gratifying. I drove all the way from Felton to bring my Giant Schnauzer puppy Luna out, which certainly was worth it. Parking near the dog park is limited. Cleanliness is obvious. Space there is plenty. People were more than welcoming. I would certainly come again.

I go with my small dogs a few times a week. It’s well maintained and the people are friendly. Sometimes you get some problems with big dogs coming into the small dog area and visa versa.

Nice place. Large area for the big dogs and separate big area for the small dogs, but I do not understand why people with small dogs go into the big dog area. There is a reason there are two separate areas.

Love this place! Beautiful place w/​fenced in dog parks (big & small parks separated). Paths to walk, lake with ducks outside of dog park area, small basketball ct, play area for kids & lots of grass to lay around on. Perfect place for a relaxing day

This place is really hit-​or-​miss.
Our baby has had some great fun at this park but she has also been attacked a few times.
They have it split up into a side for large dogs and a side for small which is a good idea, but a lot of the dogs on the small side are cranky and some of the dogs on the big side are aggressive.
If you come in the middle of the day during the week it’s pretty safe, generally only a few dogs, but there are some dogs (or some owners I should say) who really ought not to be allowed to visit this park.
People with aggressive dogs shouldn’t let them attack other people’s dogs, our pup has been kind of traumatized here on occasion.
One dog even bit clean through her ear.
You can usually tell which dogs are going to be a problem though by scoping out the owners.
We still come sometimes, but it’s not regulated or anything so you are really on your eon about your dog’s safety.
But like I said, for the most part the dogs are nice.

Wonderful training facility! Run by two incredible ladies! Group lessons, private lessons, fun matches all excellent!
Oops! This review is for Morgan Hill Dog Sports!!!

When I’m visiting my mom in San Jose, this is my favorite nearby (and by nearby, I mean within 20 miles) off-​leash area to bring my dogs when they need to get their ya-​yas out. I think that I have finally figured out that the «dog parks» in San Jose are really targeted to apartment dwellers that have no other place to potty their dogs — at least that’s the only explanation I can come up with for the postage stamp-​sized, fenced gravel areas between highway overpasses that are labeled «dog parks.»
The Morgan Hill dog park, in contrast, is actually park-​like. In fact, it is in the Morgan Hill city park, which is itself a very nice community park. The big dog area is respectably large — long enough east-​to-​west to merit using a ChuckIt, though from north-​to-​south I could probably accidentally throw a ball over the fence even with my wimpy arm and girly throwing form. The park is nicely landscaped with well-​maintained grass, hilly terrain, some nice trees and benches, and a gravel path around the periphery. I brought my dogs here after a few days of pretty constant rain, and was impressed with the condition of the park. Yes, there were a few muddy areas in low spots, and really what dog doesn’t love a little mud? But for the most part, the park had drained really well, so I was able to walk around the trail several times without getting bogged down.
There weren’t many other dogs at the park when I went, but I was pleased to see that the other couple of owners there were really attentive to their dogs. This dog park is a really nice option when you don’t have the time or the wherewithal to take a day trip to Ft. Funston, Carmel, or some of the other great off-​leash areas that are available in Northern California.

Very good dog park. Been there once (4-​19-​2012), which was the day it opened back up after the grass was re-​seeded.
Location: near Monterey Ave and W. Edmundson in Morgan Hill, CA in the Morgan Hill Community Park.
6 foot fences, (what I call) the ‘all dog’ section is so big you hardly know there are fences, a smaller little dog section, lots of grass, shade trees, fresh water with two spouts on both sides with drains!, bags provided, real (and clean) bathrooms just past the tennis courts with soap and sink, permanent benches, tennis balls —- and nice dogs and nice people!
I love the rule that children are not supposed to chase dogs.
(common sense to me, but have had to deal with way too many over the top children throwing each other to the ground, hitting each other with 2×4’s, more)
Would I change anything? Of course (been to 25 dog parks?) but it is a very short list:
I would change this:
Small Dog Section currently has a ‘height line’ which never really works as, ie, Basset Hounds can, and do, go in & are too much for small dogs (have witnessed 1^st hand serious injury with this). Pick a weight to cap the small dog section at (I say 25 lbs) and stick to that.
I would change the signs to:
Small Dogs and All Dogs (all sized dogs are currently in the ‘big’ section). The only dog park I have ever been to with a dedicated ‘big dog only’ section was a dog park that had THREE sections: small, big and all. If you do not have all three? then they are *always* small dogs and all dogs. My 15 lb Schipperke & I are almost always in the ‘all dog’ section.
I would:
add a rule where dog owners are NEVER to have their leashed dogs in an off-​leash area. I would explain why (leads to leash aggression on both sides, Google it if new to the concept). Today a lady was in the all dog section with two 4 month old small breed puppies on leashes. I encouraged her to take them off the leashes, explained why and she did it. My old dog park had this rule… as do others. Scared your first time to dog park? GO EARLY or LATE. Make it your own — alone. Then go the next time when a few dogs are there, and on.
Good job to the City of Morgan Hill, CA!