Beaver Lake Off Leash Park

A nice little dog park convenient for anyone on the plateau! It does get a little muddy so if you choose to head over after a big rain, be prepared for a little mud in the car on the way home.

Love this place. We have a small dog and the divided areas for large and small dogs are wonderful. I would bring our dog daily if my schedule allowef.

Clean, the dogs enjoyed the small trails and the shade the day I was there.

Amazing dog park. Big enough you can’t throw a ball from one end to the other. A very cool wooded area that the dogs can play in and get out of the sun. Bring a container because the dog fountain is not working properly. You can get water out of the human drinking fountain. You can also take a trail to beaver lake by the small dog area. My dogs love it!

I love to take my pup to this park. It’s big enough for her to have a lot of fun running around but not too big where I get lost! The people who bring their dogs there are also really great, I’ve met some nice people! They all have pretty well behaved pups too.

First time at the Beaver Lake Park. My Australian Shepherd loved it. She was running and herding the other dogs, but then there is the wooded area with a small trail to slow her down a bit that is very quiet and shaded. After her running we walked around the ball fields and got a drink in the great water fountains made for people and dogs. Then drove back to Bellevue. Did this all in a little over one hour on a Sunday. Like the signs warning you about fly balls from the Soft ball area.

Love this dog park! We go here almost everyday! They have a large dog and small dog section to keep dogs of similar size together. Small dogs allowed to enter large dog area but not the other way around. They have bags and trash can readily available as well as water fountain for tall enough for people to use and low enough for the dogs too. I just wish it was a bit larger!

I have been taking my dogs to the Beaver Lake Dog Park for the last few months. I like it better than the other nearby dog parks for a few reasons: almost always other dogs there to play with, fully fenced and not too big, and it’s not muddy.

Coming from our previous Dog park that we used to frequent this place is absolutely amazing. Not sure about the other reviews talking about having trouble finding the place. We followed the signs from the main parking lot and if you look across the baseball fields you can actually see it. Loved the park, huge area and well maintained. The trail through the woods was great, nice addition and a nice change from most squares of fenced grass that most parks are. Will definitely be coming back as often as possible

Good park. Hard to find the actual offleash dog area. If you park at the main parking lot (the evident one off of SE 24^th), as you stand in the parking lot and face the woods/​park, follow the trail to your right to the end. You’ll then see a baseball field and the dog areas are next to it. The dog park is paved with bark so it keeps mud at a minimum… kind of nice when it’s been raining. There’s a separate area for small dogs even though small dogs are allowed in the large dog area, but not vice versa.

This is a neat park in a lot of ways: It’s fully fenced, there’s a wooded trail that provides shade when it’s hot out, there’s a separate park for small dogs, there are woodchips that keep the park from getting muddy when it’s rainy, there’s running water, and it’s in very close proximity to a 1-​mile wooded trail loop. Also, subject to the major exception addressed below, the park is generally well maintained.
That said, sadly, this park is apparently a giardia cesspool. (Giardia is also known as «beaver fever.» It’s a parasite that’s transmitted via dirty standing water, via infected dogs’ feces, etc.) Between early May 2011 and late July 2011, my dog got giardia twice, and I’m virtually certain that he got it at Beaver Lake Bark Park both times. I’ve also talked to several other dog owners whose dogs likely got giardia likely at Beaver Lake Bark Park, and Allcritters Animal Hospital treats many dogs that likely got giardia at Beaver Lake Bark Park. The park has two water bins that could facilitate the transmission of giardia, and one of the bins is so *ridiculously* filthy that I’m not sure why any responsible dog owner would use it. Allcritters Animal Hospital sees so many giardia cases relating to this park that they’re beginning to wonder whether the woodchips are contaminated and transmitting giardia. Giardia costs a minimum of $ 225 to treat, assuming two fecal exams and one cycle of antibiotics. So, as nice as this dog park is at first blush, and as much as my dog loves this park, the health risks and related costs associated with this park simply aren’t worth it. For that reason, at the risk of seeming like a hard nose, I give this park only one star.

My husband and I took our dogs here for the first time a few weekends ago, and we loved it! We usually go to Marymoor… although the BLDP is a fraction of the size, it is so much more secure. The wooded area inside the fence is perfect for dogs who love to roam, so our Beagle spent the good part of an hour following his nose while our Dachshund searched (& found) some delicious doggy cologne to roll around in. The surrounding park is also lovely with some fun walking trails through the woods. We will definitely go back!

We just took our dog here over the weekend. The off leash area is nicely fenced with chain link and wood fencing so there’s no way they can get out (unlike Marymoor).
The grounds were well kept and very neat looking. My beagle really enjoyed sniffing around in the bushes and trees that are in the small dog area. It was nice to see that it wasn’t just plain grass like I’ve seen at other parks.
The only downside is that the off leash area is hard to find from the main parking lot. There were no signs so we started walking down to the water and and asked around but nobody knew where it was. So we just started walking down a trail and stumbled across the off leash area at the other end of it.
While the trail was beautiful and we enjoyed the walk, it would have been nice to know where the off leash area was. We didn’t see a single map or any indication of where we were so we had no idea how long the trail was or where it would come out (we hoped it was a loop — thankfully it was).
This is a great park — it just needs some better signage or maps so that people can figure out where stuff is.

I am not the first one to review the off leash but people have written their report under the general Beaver Lake area. This is strictly about the off leash area.
At the time, I went– I parked at the park’s main parking lot. I took a path that people pointed to me to take to get to the off leash area. People also said there is a parking lot by the off leash area (off of 244^th).
This place is great for throwing balls/​dog toys for your dog. They do have a water fountain for the people and a shorter water fountain for the dogs. The trees are to the side closer to the woods and do not really provide shade. I would suggest to take your dog here first before walking around the park– this way your dog is little tired and more attentive to you during the walk.