The Bark Park

This is honestly the bast dog park I have been to in Sacramento. Other than the size of the park, the bast thing about it is that small dogs are separated from the large dogs. This is great if you have a large dog. I have a pit pull and every time I go to other parks he gets attacked but «little-​big» dogs and it’s very annoying. He might not fight back those dogs but I sure want to… The park may not have much shade which is a downside of the park but the dogs don’t seem to mind and that’s really what it is all about, right? Just bring a hat or something to shade yourself… Another huge plus is that there is ALWAYS other dogs here. Nothing worse than bringing your dog out just to find out he has no other friends to play with. I always drive out of my way to come to this dog park because it’s the best. This park is clean, large, and always has friendly dogs playing.

Seriously?! Only 3.5 stars ?! This is the best dog park in the Sacramento area ! I’ve been to nearly all the bigger dog parks in the Sacramento vicinity. And this one is consistently well maintained and popular with dog owners and dogs alike. My pup always looks forward to visiting here. There are a few places I know of where I can let my dog run around free and play ball or access points along the American river where he can again run free and swim. But the dog park is where he can run around with other dogs and SOCIALIZE ! What’s the point of coming to a dog park if there aren’t any other dogs to play with !? The best time to visit is usually in the mornings between 8 – 10 am and evenings around 6 – 730 … Always tons of dogs running around. I’ve rarely seen any issues with dogs being aggressive. Most of them get along so well, it’s so fun to watch dogs play with each other. There are a lot of regulars here, the people here are pretty friendly and obviously love dogs. Compared to any other dog parks In the area. This one has the most green space !! Other dog parks are mostly dirt or sawdust stuff or something brown idk. Five woofs to the bark park !!

Nice dog park. One side for small dogs and one side for big dogs. There are water fountains on both sides for people and the dogs. I like this dog park best because there is grass (they mow once a week… on Wednesdays I think), shade trees and benches.
Also, there is a Coke machine out front which is nice on a hot day. The only thing I would like to see is a bathroom. I feel like I have to time my water intake while I’m out there. Good thing I live close by.

I really like how large this park is, and how clean it is. There is no poop anywhere and they provide places where you can throw it away. Also, I really like how people can throw a ball super far and their dogs still have more room to run.
The only negative is that there is not a lot of seating in the shade, so it gets pretty uncomfortable in the summer. But they do provide dog water fountains and some randomly placed dog bowls that you can fill up.
The other down side is that when it is hot out there are rarely any dogs here… Which isn’t something I can rate on, but I still thought I would mention it for those looking for how many dogs to expect.

«Okay» off leash dog park located directly in front of the Sacramento County Animal Shelter. Pros– permanent benches and picnic table, extremely large space. Cons– little to no shade, so it gets really hot, really fast, and a pretty busy/​crowded parking lot because of the animal shelter.

Clean, lots of grass, water, and benches all add up to a great dog park. My favorite part about this park is the fact that they have a small dog section that usually has dogs there whenever I go. I used to go to granite dog park on Power inn Rd, and half the time I’d go, there would be no dogs (in the small dog section). The other times, there would only be 1 – 3 dogs, 4 or 5 at the most. At the bark park, with the exception of one visit, there have been lots of dogs for mine to play with. Last night for example, there were 8 or 9.

This dog park is spacious and has people and doggy drinking areas, which is great. However, I took my dog here today and he came home with a tick! Ew ew. My dog is hairless so the tick was super obvious and easily removed. Be cautious about bringing your dog.

This park suck! It fill will group and group of the regular. They will be sitting in one section and chat not pay attention to their dog until they hear barking. So when you are not a regular there, they will single you out. I have 2 good size big dogs. Some owner allow their small dog in big dog side. The small dog start to sniff my dogs and once my dog think the small dog Want to play. they will start Chasing around. Of could the small dog start to yep. Those owners that was so into their own conversation and not pay attention to their dog immediately think my dogs start trouble and being aggressive. Of course they go complain. And other groupy jump in and said your dog bark at my dog too. I tried to explain because their dog sniff my dog behind and went hide under the pinic table. My dog bark because they are calling your dog to play since your dog did Sniff at my dogs behind 1^st. But those shelter people don’t listen to me because those groupy all just blame on my dogs. And those shelter people said to me disregard this small dog in the big dog park, your dog being to aggressive. really? You don’t even see how this start first and straight telling me that MY dogs is agressive? So if you plan to bring your dog there. Make Sure your dog don’t know how to bark or Chase around other dog to play. Because to those regular that only pay attention to their own conversation and not their dog, your dog is aggressive.

I come here daily, sometimes twice a day. My pup loves it. He even made a bunch of doggy friends. Most of the people are really nice and pay very close attention to their dogs.
The only reason I didn’t give it more stars is because some of the people bring their agressive or unaltered dogs, or don’t know how to control their dogs. My dog’s been attacked 3 – 4 times now. Also the small dog people are very rude to the big dog people.

This was not one of the best dog parks I’ve taken my pup to. Thought I’d give it a shot since the Bradshaw shelter has done amazing things with their own facility. The space itself is not bad. We went in the evening and it was poorly lit, making it difficult to keep track of my dog. Other than that, it’s pretty large and leaves a lot of space for the dogs to run around. We used the large dog side, which is substantially bigger than the small dog side. For good reason! The reason I am not willing to go any higher with stars is because of the owners. There were a group of people sitting towards the back at one of the picnic tables and not interacting with or checking on their dogs at ALL. One was very aggressive and was beginning to aim his aggression towards my dog. This dog was possessive over everything in the park and, at one point, wouldn’t even allow my own dog to come near me! Yet, there they sat. Not worried about the snarling and foamy mouth mutt. I wouldn’t be surprised if it had rabies. (And the moment that thought crossed my mind was the moment we left). If these are the «regulars» that frequent this dog park, we will not be back.
We have yet to find a dog park in Sacramento that we will go to more than once.

I’ve been bringing the little Rudy Dog to the little dog section of the Bark Park for a few weeks. He seems to think he isn’t a dog, so getting him to actually play with all the other dogs took a little bit of time, but he is coming along fine now and we’ve made the Bark Park a daily end of day routine.
I have to say that the part of the park designed for larger dogs is kept up much better than the small dog park. The grass is greener, there arent as many holes and there are benches and more seating available. The small dog park always smells like a hot turd, which is interesting because every time I take Rudy there, there is an ugly scruffy white dog that goes around eating all the freshly dropped dookie. **Note…beware of said scruffy white dog, his mouth has been places… terrible places.**
Overall, its a good spot to get your dog socialized which minimal anal raping. I

This review is for The Bark Park. It’s a public dog park that is in front of the Sacramento County Shelter on Bradshaw. It’s open when the sun is out. (They do cleanings on early Monday mornings so it is sometimes temporarily closed for an hour on Mondays)
This is the best dog park around. First off its huge!!! It has separate areas for both small and large dogs, and the small dog area is more than adequate for small dogs. It far exceeds any other small dog area I’ve encountered. It’s also 99% grass so your dogs won’t come back completely dirty and dusty.
The owners here are great and you can tell most take pride in their dogs. There are large groups of regulars that come in the mornings and evenings and the dogs all know each other pretty well.
Whenever there is an issue, 99% of owners are very quick to correct it. If a dog has ongoing issues of aggression and the owners don’t correct it on several occasions overtime they usually recommend them to take their dog to training sessions or be banned from the park.
This truly ensures the safety of all the animals and I’m happy to say we haven’t had many issues here at all. I highly recommend this place! They also provide doggy bags and trash, as well as plenty of seating. Shade is sometimes limited.