Chicago Dog Park #551

Wicker Park Dog Park, Chicago

This Chicago Dog Park is located at the corner of Wicker Park (the street) and Schiller, most references list 1425 N. Damen as the Dog Park, but it (1425) is really one entrance to Wicker Park and one block west of the Dog Friendly Location. This area is mostly concrete or black top surface with some gravel areas for our furry friends to relieve themselves.

The day I visited, there was a children’s wading pool with water and some of the dogs were enjoying jumping into the cold water. A medium sized park with plenty of seating for the owners. A few trees for shade add to the Park setting. We enjoyed our visit; it was a clean and well maintained Chicago Dog Park.

Chicago Dog Park #511

Chicago Dog Park # 511 is located at 630 N. Kingsbury and has the Chicago River in the background. It is a great view to watch the various boats meandering up and down the river. The facility has a loose gravel surface and does not have any water available for dogs to drink, many of the dog parks do have water for dogs. This dog park was quite deserted on a beautiful Sunday afternoon when I would have expected it to be busy. Located in River North with many residents in the area, I am sure it is busy at the beginning of the work day and after the work day is over.

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Walsh Park

Walsh Park is listed in the City of Chicago Park District Dog Friendly Locations as 1722 N. Ashland.

This is the correct address for the main park, but the Dog Park can only be accessed from the 1700 block of Marshfield.

Located on the North side of Walsh Park, it is a city block long and a bit narrow. The East 1/3 of the park is a dirt surface, a bit dirty and probably a bit muddy after a rain. Only several other people and dogs present when I visited on a warm Sunday afternoon.

Chicago Park District Dog Park – Churchill Park

Churchill Park is located in the heart of Bucktown and serves the Bucktown and Wicker Park residents with a great place to exercise their loyal companions and meet new friends and neighbors. This Dog Park seemed very clean and well cared for with plenty of seating for owners to just sit and observe their pups playing.

The Dog Park is nestled between the Bloomingdale Rail line to the South with some interesting murals painted on the wall, and the ball field of Churchill Park to the North.

Chicago Park District, River Park Dog Park

Chicago’s River Park Dog Park is located at 5100 N. Francisco within the very large park known as River Park. It’s one of the only Chicago Dog Parks located in the far NW side of the city.Located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood, it also serves North Park and Albany Park.

It is one of the smaller city dog areas I have visited. Within River Park, it is located just south of the swimming pool. As you may guess by the name, this park is adjacent to the north branch of the Chicago River. I would call this a very mellow, pleasant and well maintained Dog Park. Surface is mostly asphalt and has the usual gravel potty areas. Small children and rambunctious dogs should not be confined together in a small area such as this park, kids are likely to get knocked over and hurt.

I visited on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and there were very few other dog visitors, made me wonder if this park is underutilized. We, my dog and I, really enjoyed our visit.

Lake Shore Park East

One of the newest dog parks in Chicago is located at Lake Shore East Park.

It serves the residents of the New East Side of Chicago and is one of the nicer dog parks I’ve visited. Picturesque and just a great place to hang, it is like an island in the middle of skyscrapers and has a pleasant relaxing feel, kinda nice to sit out in the open in a beautiful park and enjoy to greenery and landscaping. It rates a “4 Paw” signature by me. The dog park is relatively small, but then I have a big dog.

Here’s some video of the dog area at Lake Shore East Park, Chicago