Edgewood Park Dog Park
Westville's grass-and-dirt yard beside the skate park
About this park
Edgewood's dog park is a fenced enclosure at the edge of the Olmsted-designed Edgewood Park in Westville, split into a larger main area and an attached small-dog yard that reviewers describe as rarely used. Ground cover is a mix of grass and dirt with a few tree-shaded spots and a picnic table inside the main yard. An orange water fountain with a dog bowl sits just outside the fence, near the adjacent skate park.
Amenities
What visitors say
Synthesized from 76 Google reviewsReviewers like the convenience for Westville and West River residents and the option to combine off-leash time with a longer walk through the surrounding Olmsted park. The shared water fountain by the skate path gets called out as a useful feature.
The crowd is mostly neighborhood regulars from the west side of New Haven, with a steady weekend rhythm. A handful of older reviews flag occasional rough behavior at sunset hours; visiting in the morning or early afternoon avoids it.
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Before you go
Watch for holes dug into the dirt, and check for ticks after a visit since the surrounding park is wooded. The small-dog yard is usually empty, so toy breeds may end up sharing the main yard or coming back another time.
