Fox River Bluff Dog Park

I went there once and will never go back. I drive past it all the time. Way too many bugs, insects and critters for me and my dog to be exposed to.
I see they just had bathrooms installed. Who paid for that? More of our tax dollars wasted!

This dog park is AWESOME! Sure, it’s not fenced in, and there are no obstacle courses, but it’s right on the Fox River! It’s a great spot to go for a long walk with the pups. If your dog loves water, this is definitely the park for you!

Yeah, I am disappointed I didn’t find this dog park sooner! What a purely awesome layout! My dogs absolutely LOVED it! Plenty of different trails, the river, LOTS of space and beautiful scenery too.
My wife and I walked around for a couple of hours while the dogs ran from one spot to the next. We made the mistake of going right when we left the parking area… Left was a better choice. But the area that is not part of the unleashed dog area is still beautiful. We walked out over the river on the newly constructed bridge and just took in the views. Then walking back we found another path back into the unleashed area which brought us to the river, which my dogs were all about, sprinting directly into the water before we could even catch up, it was a warm day.
Overall I love this park, and it is well worth the trip for a nice walk. Highly recommend that anyone with a dog who loves to run, get wet, play with other dogs or just walk with you try this place!

Just discovered this dog park, and it’s the best one around. I’ve met dog owners who’ve been bringing their dogs here for years.
The park is free, and not just for St. Charles residents! We live in Streamwood, and it’s worth the drive to take my dog here.
The red gate road construction DID cut it in half, but didn’t reduce the size of the park. They created a path for people on bicycles and joggers, that starts from the dog park parking lot, and goes across to the other side of red gate road, where the trails are flat. When you walk past a certain point, a sign warns to have your dog on a leash so as not to disturb bicyclist and joggers. Great for training your dog, because of the distractions, but no access to the river on this side.
The parking lot side has trails, some that go down to the Fox River on steep downward inclines. If you want your dog to swim, stay on the parking lot side. Never been here before? Want to go to the river? Start out on the bike trail, but turn left at the fork. March yourself and your dog down the wide trail to the fox river, where there are several different places where you can throw a toy in the water for your dog to retrieve. But be forewarned: in the summer months there is a lot of boat traffic on the river on weekends, which can bother a dog that is retrieving in the water.
Your legs will get a workout because there’s now way to get back up to the parking lot without walking up some trails with good upward inclines.
Expect many passersby, as people with dogs jog by, or people with dogs stop and let your dog make a new friend or two.
My dog loves running and swimming here, and even if he doesn’t swim, we enjoy the lengthy trails on both sides. Highly recommended!
The bonus is — we’ve never come home with a tick on either one of us so far!

% state Dog Park recently ruined by the installation of a bike path in the middle of it. Don’t the baffoons at the Forest Preserve understand that bikes and dogs do not mix? The bike path opened 2 days ago and already someone on a bike nearly hit my dog. We do not need more bike paths, and even if we do, why ruin a dog park in order tro build one?

I like this dog park. It is located right on the Fox River and in the summer is a great spot to let my 4 legged friend enjoy a cool dip in the river! The trails are nice and there are usually other dog owners but it never feels crowded.
I normally dont go in spring as it gets very muddy!

I have been coming to this dog park for years and it makes me sad that I had to take away one star because the Red Gate Bridge construction cut the size of the park in half and that is upsetting. This is not a fenced in/​gated dog park so your pooch has to be well behaved and not prone to run away. There are natural barriers like grassland areas that buffer the road from the park. It is a park full of grassy trails that continue down by the river where dogs love to get a drink of water, go swimming and when it has been raining they can get very muddy so beware! Now that the park is half the size it’s about a 15 minute loop so I have been doing the loop twice to make sure my dog has worn herself out!