Anderson Farm County Dog Park
Prairie restoration with gravel trails and almost no mud
About this park
Anderson Farm County Dog Park sits south of Oregon, Wisconsin, with crushed-gravel trails winding through a working prairie restoration. Large and small dog areas are fenced separately, and a mowed center field gives dogs room to free-play without the crowding of smaller urban parks.
Amenities
Anderson Farm County Dog Park reviews
What visitors consistently sayReviewers love that the crushed-gravel paths keep paws and boots mud-free even in spring, and the wide-open design keeps the place from feeling crowded. The spring and summer prairie blooms (black-eyed Susan, bee balm, Culver's root) turn it into a scenic walk as much as a dog park.
Reviews describe a consistently well-behaved crowd at Anderson Farm that cleans up after their dogs and keeps the park noticeably tidy. A handful of visitors rate it a close second to Prairie Moraine.
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Before you go
Requires a Dane County dog park permit; leash your dog in the parking area until you're through the gate. Bring water: there's no fountain on site, and shade is limited because the park is full-prairie with no woods.
Frequently asked
- Is a permit required?
- Yes. A Dane County dog park permit is required, and reviewers advise buying one before the drive out. Dogs stay leashed through the parking area until the gate.
- Is there a separate small-dog area?
- Yes. The small-dog section is fenced off on its own, though it is mowed grass rather than prairie, so it skips the trail walk the main side offers.
- How muddy does it get?
- Barely. Crushed-gravel paths are the reason regulars pick Anderson Farm in spring, keeping boots and paws out of the muck when grass parks turn to soup.
- Is there shade?
- Very little. The park is open prairie with no wooded stretch, which one reviewer named as its single flaw, and shaded benches are in short supply.
- What grows out there?
- Native prairie: black-eyed Susan, bee balm, Culver's root, and rattlesnake master through spring and summer, with the grasses taking over by fall.
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