Highland Park

A fenced reservoir-side OLEA in a classic East End park

4.6 · 4603 reviews
Fenced Off-leash Shade
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About this park

Highland Park is a 380-acre East End park built around two former city reservoirs, and the fenced off-leash exercise area sits near the Reservoir Drive entrance. The city-operated OLEA has separate large-dog and small-dog yards with posted rules: dogs must be licensed and vaccinated, tags visible, small dogs under 25 pounds kept to their own side.

Amenities

Fenced Off-leash Shade Parking Small-dog area Large-dog area Benches Trash cans

What visitors say

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The highlights

Split large-dog and small-dog yards give 25-and-under owners a dedicated space, a combination that's harder to find at the East End's other off-leash options.

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Small dogs Large dogs Social dogs
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Before you go

The OLEA is off Reservoir Drive, not the main park entrance near the zoo; plug the reservoir address into navigation. Parking near the zoo gets crushed during evening events (Holiday Lanterns, Zoo Boo), so time visits around those.

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