Soft Gold Dog Park
A very large unfenced-feeling fenced area with room to genuinely run
About this park
Soft Gold Dog Park is a spacious single-area fenced enclosure on the north end of Soft Gold Park, large enough that crossing it end-to-end takes a few minutes. The surface is a mix of grass and bark mulch. No shade structures exist inside the fence, and no water spigot. The larger park complex surrounds it with trails, a volleyball court, and access to a paved river path.
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Soft Gold Dog Park reviews
What visitors consistently sayThe sheer size of the fenced area is the main draw at Soft Gold: reviewers describe taking a few minutes just to walk across it, and it rarely gets crowded enough to interfere with fetch or recall work.
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Before you go
No shade inside the fenced area, so summer afternoons are punishing. Bring water. The park is quietest in the mornings. Walk from the main parking lot to the dog enclosure at the north end of the complex.
Frequently asked
- Is Soft Gold Dog Park separated by dog size?
- No. It is one large fenced area shared by every dog, so a small or cautious dog is in with everyone else.
- Is there shade or water inside the fence?
- Neither. Reviews agree there is no shade structure and no water spigot inside the dog park, just a couple of picnic tables.
- How crowded does it get?
- Rarely crowded. Separate reviewers found themselves alone on a weekday morning and nearly alone on a Sunday afternoon.
- Are waste bags provided?
- Reports differ. One reviewer found bag dispensers around the fence perimeter; another found none at all. Bringing a supply avoids the question.
- What else is in the surrounding park?
- A walking path out to the river trail, a volleyball court, a dirt bike track, restrooms, and a fishing pond. The dog enclosure sits at the north end, a walk from the main lot.
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