Hap Magee Ranch Park

Dog Park review: It is very dusty with all of the dirt so be prepared. There’s lots of dogs that come here-​its a very popular place. There might be lots of little kids running around in the play area and there are a lot of families that come here. Its a nice atmosphere. You can sit on the benches and watch the dogs play. There’s a couple trees for shade. All in all its a great dog park and park in general. There are restrooms as well.

One of the best parks I’ve visited! This park is beautiful and has so much to offer. A great play structure, flat walking paths, a dog park, volleyball court, and many well maintained picnic tables. Parking is easy, and has easy access for strollers and wheelchairs.
The dog park was great– large space with lots of benches and well behaved dogs/​owners. There is a big dog and small dog park. Plenty of water for the dogs. We had a nice day picnicking and watching the dogs play. Pretty easy access once exiting the freeway.

This is only for their dog park. Moving to the area from SF around June, we were looking for a place to take our dog that is comparable to any of the SF parks or beaches. After searching for places in Dublin or Pleasanton, we stumbled upon Hap Magee. This is one of the nicer parks in the area with some grass, fully enclosed dog play area and some wood chips along the borders.
Fast forward to October and now there is 100% dirt and 0% grass. I’m not sure if they purposely did this for the drought or if they are going to not have grass anymore, but I guess I’ll wait and see what happens. I don’t mind the dirt, except that my dog loves to fetch so I feel bad when he runs and creates a mini dust storm. I do try to avoid the dust blowing into people and luckily there were not too many people and dogs there.
Owners are ok for the most part. I haven’t seen anything major happen between the dogs or owners, so that is always a plus.

Great climbing structures, clean, peaceful. It’s hard to find a park with green grass these days, but Hap Magee has a modest amount. Lots of trees, which I loved. There is a dog park section, but it’s pretty separate from the kids play area. Loved this park, we’ll go back soon for sure.

Love this park — great for toddlers and bigger kids. Love that the sandbox is almost always shaded.

This is the Neiman Marcus of dog parks, its clean, well kept, and the small dog park is very spacious. The people that bring their dogs here are respectful of the space and the dogs. Although I live in Dublin, it is definitely worth the 15 minute drive to Danville it is by far the nicest dog park in the area.

I went back, this time with my 22 month old. The play structures are older but sufficient. I really like the sandbox is shaded by the big tree, making it cool during the hot mornings. I didn’t like that a bird pooped on me but that’s life. The kids here are well behaved and the moms and nannies are very nice. Parking is easy. There isn’t shade over the play structures and on a day that was over 100° it quickly became too hot to play on them.
No water play this year because of the drought.
It’s not my first choice for parks but it’s nice and convenient when in the Danville area.

One of the most beautiful parks in Danville!
Honestly everything about this park is breath taking.

A great park, lots of open space and 2 play structures for kids. Lots of trees to provide shade on warm days. The people that frequent this park tend to be respectful and courteous. A great dog park is also attached.

This is a real nice dog park. It’s well maintained and the people are very well aware of their dogs. The only real problem is it’s closed 3 months out of the year for maintenance which seems like an awful long time. They need to work on cutting down on the down time.

I loved this dog park, the best maintained and best looking of all dog parks I’ve visited. Owners were mindful and courteous and dogs were playful and friendly, can’t beat that!

Love, love, love this Dog park ! The other Dog owner’s are Sooo friendly. All the dogs are very well behaved. People are not afraid of your dog getting to close to theres. It’s clean and really big. You feel welcome as soon as you and your dog walk in.

PLEASE NOTE: This is simply a review of the Dog Park portion of Hap Magee Ranch Park. I take no issue with the rest of the park as its quite wonderful and like everything else in Danville it’s filled with good looking children and beautiful parents.
SO! Here is a little something you don’t know about Danville. People here generally don’t adopt Pitbulls who were rescued from fighting rings in Kings County. They say things like, «Oh wow — that’s such a great story about your dog, it’s so wonderful that people like you have such big hearts!» Then they turn around and call for their dogs… «Blanca! Privilege! Mayflower! Where are my girls!» Then 3 pure bread aloof dogs kind of lolly gag over in a perfect gait. It’s a Labradoodle, A Golden Retreiver, and an Australian Shepard.
Then my perfect specimen of a beautiful rescue Pit tries to hump all of them. Since these are all Hap Magee Dog Park dogs they just kind of passively take it and pop another Vicodin. Then I’m forced into an awkward situation where I have to pull my dog off of Blanca and Mayflower and apologize because their dogs are so milk toast they don’t do anything about being mounted. Because I look for a joke in every situation and to be honest I’m slightly embarrassed by my dogs behavior I say something like, «I’m so sorry — He just seems to go for the ones with poor self-​esteem.» This is funny because I’m being anthropomorphic but before we can both laugh it off there is my dog who is now humping Privilege but has mounted her from the front.
This particular day at the park I was actually asked to leave with my dog who was being «over aggressive» according to other patrons. So what can I say to sum up my experience at Hap Magee Ranch Park where I will not be returning …
Hap Magee Dog Park — Where Privilege gets fucked in the face.

Came here for an outdoor wedding, and it was awesome! We had great weather, great background for photo ops, and great fun. We were on the opposite side from the designated dog area. Plenty of spacious greenery to put tables, a dance floor, food, photo booth, games, and more. Only thing is that is gets HOT in Danville! Still, while there are some bugs, you’re not constantly fighting them off. It was a beautiful day with beautiful people at a beautiful park.

This was a nice park for younger kids, but there’s not as many play structures as I thought there would be. I can only imagine how hectic the park could get if there were more than 10 kids running around. Due to the drought the water park was also off, which made the heat unbearable for my kids.
However, it was very spacious and I can imagine some families having great picnics out there. Bathrooms were very much appreciated.

I’ve been to this park twice and it was closed both times for no particular reason. From what I can see, it looks nice enough. The second time I was there, another patron decided to hop the fence and it looked like his dog was enjoying himself.
I have to give it two stars because I hate parks with unpredictable hours. Also, there is a cemetery close by, which would make me think twice about staying at the park too late.

Nice park!!!
What is nice, is the wooden playground structures. They don’t have the typical plastic playground sets here. It’s really nice to look at. Plus it’s super quiet. I guess no one really knows about this place except for locals. I hear lots if birds chirping away.
This place is surrounded by nature! The ground is composed of wood chips and sand. I see dogs walking but it’s super clean. Lots of places my 3 year old can play in.
We found a jewel in Danville.

What a great dog park! We had a blast playing here on Sunday morning. Having the grass for the dogs to run around in works out great! There was lots of goldens there which we loved seeing, along with some great other friendly dogs of all sizes. The only downside was when we got home my wife and I both realized we had poop on our shoes:(. Come on dog owners! Have respect for a great dog park and pick up after your dog. This park even provides waste bags for you, so the only excuse left is you’re a lazy dog owner. Can’t wait to comeback again to play.

I adore this park!!! I have been taking kids that I have nannied here for years! The dog park is a plus as well!
There are two play structures, one for the «bigger» kid, and another for the «little» kids. However, unlike most parks these structures are fairly close together and very visible from all angles of the park. As a nanny who looks after more than one child being able to keep your eye on both kids at once is a PLUS!
The water feature in the summertime is great, it is located near the sandbox, which creates mud, but what child doesn’t love to be dirty. The bathrooms are also close by.
What I like most is the parking lot if a decent bit away from the actual play structures, so you don’t really have to worry about kids running towards cars!
I have never been to this park and thought «hey, no one is here». There is always other kids to play with!
There is also plenty of shade, to keep yourselves out of the sun. Being a blanket, and picnic lunch. It’s the perfect park!

I took my dog to Hap Magee Ranch Park on Saturday afternoon. The dog park is much smaller than Memorial Park in San Ramon. There is a small dog area next to the main dog park. The best thing about the park is that there is grass as oppose to sand/​dirt. The edges are also covered with newly laid wood chips.
When we got there there where at least 30 dogs running around playing most of them mid to smaller sized dogs. There are benches all around the park but little shade. In the center of the park there is a water fountain. For it’s size and the number of dogs it’s a little cramped. If there were larger and more active dogs this would be a problem.