Broad Ripple Park
The Broad Ripple Bark Park, with kiddie pools donated by regulars
About this park
The off-leash dog park inside Broad Ripple Park is the city's flagship: a fenced membership park along the White River with running water in warm months and a regulars crowd that keeps it stocked with kiddie pools all summer. The broader park wraps in a recreation center, playgrounds, and trails, but the bark park itself is the draw for Indy dog owners.
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What visitors say
Synthesized from 1616 Google reviewsReviewers consistently call it the best dog park in Indy and the bar by which others get measured. The kiddie pool culture in summer and the year-round regulars in winter come up across nearly every five-star review.
A tight pack of members who know each other's dogs, donate the summer pools, and keep showing up through the Indiana winter. New visitors get folded in quickly.
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Before you go
Membership is required and sold through the Indy Parks Broad Ripple admin office; the same annual pass covers Eagle Creek, Paul Ruster, and Gordon Gilmer. Bring your own water in winter when the fountains are off.
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