Dog Parks
LOCAL OFF-LEASH DOG PARKS
*Many off-leash dog areas require that your canine be up to date on all their major vaccinations. For more information contact your vet or local parks department.
Chicago
All Permits: $5 per season, available at participating Chicagoland vets
All Chicagoland dog park hours are from sunrise until 11 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Challenger Bark
1100 W. Irving Park Rd., entrance on Buena Ave.
Chopin Park
3420 N. Long Avenue at the southwest corner of Long Ave. and Newport Ave.
Hours: 10am-9pm
Churchill Field Park
1825 N. Damen Ave.
Coliseum Park
1466 S. Wabash Ave.
Hours: 10am–9pm
Grace-Noethling Park (a.k.a “Wiggly Field”)
2645 N. Sheffield Ave.
Grant Bark Park
Michigan Avenue and 11th Street Pedestrian Bridge
Hamlin Park
3035 N. Hoyne at Wellington Ave.
Hours: 10am-10pm
ChicagoParkDistrict.com
Frankfort
Margate Park
Puptown
4921 N. Marine Drive, just north of Lawrence Avenue and west of
Lake Shore Dr.
Montrose Beach
Montrose and Lake Shore Dr.
Hours: 9am-sundown
River Park
5100 N. Francisco Ave.
Walsh Park
1722 N. Ashland Ave.
Wicker Park
1425 N. Damen Ave.
ChicagoParkDistrict.com
Aurora
Lincoln Park Dog Park
On Aurora's west side at Kenilworth Place, Lombard and Harrison Streets. Tags are available at Prisco Community Center; $10/residents, $15 non-residents. Open dawn until dusk.
(630) 897-0516
FoxValleyParkDistrict.org
Batavia
Fermilab Dog Excercise Area and Bike Path
Located 1.5 miles south of Illinois Route 38 (Roosevelt Road) and 1.5 miles north of Illinois Route 56 (Butterfield Road), just west of Illinois Route 59. Open 9am to 5pm.
Crystal Lake
Lippold Park/Hound Town
West of the intersection of Routes 176 and 14. Parking available at the Route 176 entrance. Permits are available at the Crystal Lake Park District administrative office; residents $30/dog, $6/additional dog.
CrystalLakeParks.org
Deerfield
Jaycee Memorial Park
1050 Wilmot Road, north of Deerfield Road and south of Garand Road.
Des Plaines
E.J. Beck Lake
8939A Robin Drive. Located at Central and East River roads, just west of the I-294 Expressway and east of Oakton Community College.
BeckLakeDogs.org
Evanston
Evanston Dog Beach
At Church and Davis Streets by the lake; Evanston residents: $40/season, nonresidents: $80/season. Tokens are required to enter the beach, which is open from 7am to 8pm May 1 through October 31.
Forest Park
Forest Park Dog Park
Southeast corner of Circle and Lehmer; licenses may be obtained at Forest Park Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave. Residents: $10/dog, $2/additional dog; Non-residents: $15/dog, $3 additional dog.
Glen Ellyn
Glen Ellyn Dog Run
Located north of Route 53, west of the I-355 Expressway. Open sunrise to 10pm.
GEPark.org
Glendale Heights
East Branch Forrest Preserve Dog Training Area
On Swift Road, north of North Avenue and south of Army Trail Road, on the west side of the street. Open one hour after sunrise to one hour after sunset.
Hanover Park
Mallard Lake Forest Preserve
Dog Training Area. On Lawrence Avenue, near Cloverdale Road, west of Gary Avenue and Thorn Road, and north of Schick Road. Open one hour after sunrise to one hour after sunset.
Highland Park
Moraine Park and Beach
At Sheridan and Moraine Roads, just north of Park Avenue. Open sunrise to sunset. Resident fee: $40/dog and current City of Highland Park dog tag. Non-resident fee: $120/dog and current Lake County rabies vaccination paperwork. Contact the Walter Heller Nature Center, 2501 Sheridan Road.
Hinsdale
Katherine Legge Memorial Park
5901 S. County Line Road, on the east side of the street, north of Interstate 55, south of 55th Street. Open: May 1 through October 31, 5am until 9am, and 7pm until 10pm, and November 1 through April 30, 5am until noon and 7pm until 10pm.
Hoffman Estates
Willow Dog Park
Homewood-Flossmoor
Rover's Run
Southeast corner of Apollo Park, at 191st Street near Center Street.
$15 resident/$25 non-resident.
or the Irwin Center at (708) 957-7275
Lake Bluff
Sunrise Park and Beach
1 E. Center Street, at the lake. Dogs are allowed to run off-leash on the north end. Residents' dogs: free with beach pass and dog sticker. Non-resident dogs: $150/pass and sticker. Contact Blair Park, 325 W. Washington. Open sunrise to sunset.
Lake Forest
Prarie Wolf Dog Excercise Area
On the east side of Waukegan Road (Route 43), just south of Old Mill Road and north of Half Day Road. Permit required. Lake County resident fee: $44/year, $18 per each additional dog; non-resident fee: $120/year, $56 per each additional dog. Daily permits are available: residents, $5/day; non-residents, $10/day. Permits are available at the Lake County Forest Preserve Office, 2000 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville. Open from 8am to sunset.
Libertyville
Independence Grove
On Milwaukee Avenue, just north of Illinois Route 137 (Buckley Road). Annual permit required and entry key must be obtained at Lake in the Hills Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate; residents $40/dog, $6/additional dog, and non-residents $60/dog, $10/additional dog. Open from 8am to sunset.
Lindenhurst Duck Farm Dog Excercise Area
On Grand Avenue (Route 132) west of Route 45 and east of Route 83. Open from 8am to sunset.
LCFPD.org
Naperville
Green Valley Forest Preserve
DuPageForest.com
Springbrook Prarie Dog Excercise Area
Located half a mile south of 75th Street on the east side of Naperville-Plainfield Road between Route 59 and Modaff Road.
DuPageForest.com
Whalon Dog Park
Located in Whalon Lake Preserve, 1.5 miles west of Route 53 on Royce Road. Annual permist required, Will County residents $25, non-residents $50.
FPDWC.org/whalon.cfm
Oak Brook
Mayslake Dog-Excercise Area
At the southwest corner of Route 83 and 31st Street. The entrance and parking lot for the dog area is off St. Paschal's Drive east of the mansion.
Oakbrook Terrace
Dorothy Drennon Park
At Nimitz and Eisenhower Roads. Open sunrise to sunset.
Heritage Center Park
Terrace View Park
Palatine
Palatine Dog Park at Plum Grove Reservoir
Park Ridge
Paws Park
At 2800 W. Oakton in the back of the Oakton Sports Complex, on the east side of the indoor ice rink building. Open dawn until dusk.
Plainfield Township
Van Horne Woods Park
East side of Van Horne Woods at Caton Farm Road near Interstate Highway 55.
Shorewood
Hammel Woods
At the Hammel Woods DuPage River access, on Black Road between the I-80 Expressway overpass and Route 59. Seven acres fenced in. Permits are required. Residents: $25/year, non-residents: $50/year. Open 8am to 5pm; summer 8am to 8pm.
FPDWC.org
Skokie
Pooch Park
SkokieParkDistrict.org
Warrenville
Blackwell Forest Preserve Dog Excercise Area
South of Mack Road, east of Illinois Route 59, and west of Williams Road. Open one hour after sunrise to one hour after sunset.
Wauconda
Lakewood Dog Excercise Area
Located off of Fairfield Road, just south of Illinois Route 176. Permit required. Lake County resident fee: $44/year, $18/additional dog; non-resident fee: $120/year $56/additional dog. Daily permits are available; residents: $5/day, non-residents: $10/day. Permits are available at the Lake County Forest Preserve Office, 2000 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville. Open 6:30am to sunset.
Waukegan
Callahan-Franklin Dog Excercise Area
At Larsen Nature Preserve. At Western and Greenwood Avenues, west of Sheridan Road and north of Glen Flora Avenue.
Wayne
Pratt's Wayne Woods Forest Preserve
Wilmette
Gilson Park Dog Beach
Southeast corner of Gilson Park, east of Sheridan Road, north of Linden Avenue, and south of Forest Avenue. Resident fee: $25/year, $5/additional dog. Non-resident fee: $150/year, $50 additional dog. Hours vary depending on season.
Winnetka
Centennial Park & Centennial Park Dog Beach
Located one driveway south of Elder Lane, east of Sheridan Road. Resident fee: $30/year, $10 each additional dog. Non-resident fee: $160/year, #35 each additional dog. Non-residents also must have a parking sticker, which costs $100/sticker. Open 6:30am to 10pm.
Wood Dale
Dog Park at Cabin Nature Center
On Wood Dale Rd south of Montrose Ave. Open dawn until dusk.
