Saugstad Off Leash Dog Park

It’s not that our pup doesn’t have room to roam at home, it’s about socializing. Since there’s no off leash dog beaches nearby, a clean off leash dog park is the next good option to keep her in tune with her K-​9 social behavior.
This off leash area is fully fenced and double gated. Mature trees around and inside the fenced area. It’s a single play area not split between larger and smaller dogs. It is clean, people seem to pick up after their pup, and the few times we’ve been here, it hasn’t been crowded.
Today, we brought our fur child and our fur grandchild to meet up with a friends fur child — they’ll be spending some long hours together in the near future and need to get familiar with each others (butts). personalities. There were the three small dogs and then another few showed up. all small dogs on this Sunday morning. One large lab appeared with his owner and small pup sibling.
The surrounding park area (ball fields) are wide open spaces and if your pup is mindful and doesn’t stray too far, you could have a full run of the park (but technically, that area is not off leash. wink wink).
Very happy with this off leash area.

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This park is simple. The grass is green, there is plenty of shade and it has the basics, including a water bucket and poo bags.
It’s lacking in a few areas. There is limited parking and you can’t see the actual park from the parking area. The actual park has limited seating. There is one bench on the far end of the park and some benches outside the fence of the park. The biggest downside is that it doesn’t have a small dog area. While I was there, not many dogs showed up but of the dogs that did, two were large and a bit obnoxious without the owners being able to control them. We ended up leaving because my lil man was being tormented by a curious big guy. He wasn’t aggressive, he just needed some big dogs to play with and possibly some additional training from his owner.
Overall, if I lived next door to this place I may pop in while walking my dog, otherwise there are plenty of other parks to explore to take a chance on this place again.

Doesn’t smell like a dog park! Awesome!
This is definitely a nice dog park if your canine companion does well with dogs of all breeds, sizes and ages. There isn’t a separate area for little/​large dogs, just about 1.5 acres at the far end of the park. It’s right next to a children’s playground and restrooms.
We went on a Saturday afternoon and were pleasantly surprised at finding several other dogs. My little girl plays well with everyone so i wasn’t too concerned about her behavior, but it’s still the best idea to keep them on leash until you can assess how everyone will interact.
Bring a chair. The tables are at the entrance, making it a little difficult to keep an eye on your dog. There are buckets for water and courtesy poop bags. Take your dog on an on-​leash walk around the rest of the park before letting them run around in the dog area.

I came with my dog Cora to the Saugstad Dog Park on a Saturday morning around 8:30 — 9:00am. We were surprised to see only one other dog at the park (a Labrador) but the park isn’t separated into small and large dogs so we decided to walk around the regular park while the bigger dog finished. I had to deduct one star for the park not being separated; my smaller dog doesn’t do very well with larger ones. They scare her.
The dog park is a really good size, enough for small to large dogs to run around and play with two tables with chairs for the humans to sit at. They also have a trash can inside, bags for dog poop cleanup and a bucket for water. My favorite part of this dog park was that it was in the middle of a bunch of mature trees so the majority of it was shaded most of the time.
Cora and I will definitely be back to this dog park. It’s big, shaded, and less crowded than other parks. For those with small children it’s also located right next to the kids play area and a group of tables so the kids can play the same time as the dogs and you can watch both.

Really like this dog park. It’s clean with plenty of room to play ball. Lots of trees and a couple of tables with benches. The surrounding park is nice. There is a bike trail and riparian forest that runs along the trail, although not the best place to walk your dogs when it’s hot because of the concrete.

Private, quiet, clean. My pup loves playing here and finds a new friends almost every time. Never over-​crowded. There’s only been about 4 dogs at a time there max since I’ve been going, which about 4 times a week. Nice location, and generally nice people. Sometimes it’s just my pup and I and it gets lonely but I’d rather it be that way than overcrowded. There’s always water available for the dogs and everyone usually cleans up after their pets.

We really enjoy this dog park. It’s never overly crowded but there are always a few dogs here for our Golden Retriever to run around with and burn some of his energy. The only issue we’ve observed is a problem with an unaltered male going after some of the female dogs. Stupid owner, clearly! Our boy was fine, but I felt badly for the girls that afternoon.

Even though I am closer to this park than others, I dont go here very often. They dont have it seperated Big Dog/​Little Dog. My two little ones get sort of scared around big loose dogs. I love em, but they dont. It is also kind of mushy in the winter.
I think it is geared more for the big guys. But. it is well kept and you cant stop the rains from soaking it. I am just happy they made a doggie park here !! WOOF

I wish all parks had a dog park adjacent to a kids playground. Very nice to take the kids and dogs out once in a while. Very quiet while I’ve been there, cross the whole park you really have to look for the dog park or you’ll walk right by it.

This is a nice dog park. It’s difficult to find — which makes it slightly less crowded and a good place to meetup with friends. It’s hidden behind the bathrooms, next to the baseball field — so unless you know it’s there — and get out of your car and go look for it from the parking lot — you would not know it exists. It’s good for parents as there’s a kid’s playground immediately next to the fenced area, so if you position yourself correctly, you can keep an eye on your kids on the swings and your dog. The downside of that is – obviously some folks may not do both… but I haven’t seen that issue when I’ve been there.
The area is grassy and doesn’t get as muddy as some other parks in Roseville like Bear Park — so we like to go here when the weather isn’t cooperating. There are some chairs to hang out and chat — and bathrooms (although no doors on the female stalls), which is nice.
Friendly folks — nice dogs.