Off-Leash Dog Areas
Austin Parks Foundation loves dogs. We believe off-leash dog areas provide ideal opportunities for neighbors to meet and volunteerism to blossom. A well managed, community supported off-leash park can be a real neighborhood asset!
Austin Parks Foundation has supported several off-leash park projects, including grants for improvements at Norwood Estate Park , West Austin Park, and Red Bud Isle, and multiple volunteer events at Shoal Creek Greenbelt. These areas have dedicated volunteer groups who put a lot of time and effort into improving and rehabilitating these areas.
Austin has 12 great off-leash dog areas, but as the city grows more are needed. Conflicts arise when off-leash areas outgrow their capacity, and in places where there is a lack of dog-friendly facilities.
In 2008, Austin Parks Foundation has formed an advocacy task force to help identify potential off-leash areas, gain community support, and bring them into being. If you would like to be a part of these efforts, join our Austin Off-Leash Dog Area Committee Google Group.
Even if you cannot join our advocacy task force, you can do your part to keep off-leash dog areas clean by scooping the poop. Visit the City of Austin's Scoop the Poop website for more information. Remember, if in doubt, pick it up!
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| Subscribe to Austin Off-Leash Dog Area Committee |
| Visit this group |
Other off-leash advocacy groups in Austin include:
- Bull Creek Dog Off-leash Group (BCDOG)
- Bart Dog Walkers, a Windsor Park group focused on advocating for off-leash at Bartholomew Park.
- Dog Parks for East Austin (Yes, that does spell DogPEA)
- Friends of Norwood Estate Dog Park
- Friends of Red Bud Isle
A List of Off-Leash Dog Areas in Austin
| Town Lake - Auditorium Shores | 920 W. Riverside Drive 78704 |
| Bull Creek District Park | 6701 Lakewood Dr. 78731 |
| Turkey Creek at Emma Long | 1600 City Park Rd. 78730 |
| Northeast District Park | 5909 Crystalbrook Dr. 78724 |
| Norwood Estate Off-Leash Area | 1009 Edgecliff Terrace 78704 |
| Red Bud Isle | 3401 Redbud Trail 78703 |
| Onion Creek | 7001 Onion Creek Dr. 78744 |
| Shoal Creek Greenbelt-Central | 2631 Shoal Creek Blvd. 78705 |
| Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park | 12138 N. Lamar Blvd. 78753 |
| West Austin Park | 1317 W. 10th St. 78703 |
| Zilker Metropolitan Park | 2100 Barton Springs Rd. 78746 |
| Pace Bend Park | 2011 Pace Bend Rd N 78669 |
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