Sheepfold Dog Park

Hi! It’s Daisy again. This is one of my favorite places ever. I first came here with my bff, Bear, and my pack and I went on a nice hike here. This was before I was allowed to go off leash. After taking some recall classes (see my previous reviews!), my humans felt comfortable taking me off leash here. There is a great dog park right here, and I love running around with dogs. Sometimes there are dogs that will run to get a ball, and I love to run. Except I want them to chase me, and they don’t. Others really want to play, and I love that! Just be careful here because the area is not fenced in and it is easy for dogs to run into the woods. Also, sometimes there are dogs that play too hard, so make sure to stick close by with your humans and respect that not all dogs want to play. **whisper** I also go off leash on the trail sometimes, but my humans make sure I stay close by in case there is a cyclist, jogger, or dogs/​humans that aren’t comfortable around other dogs. Please be mindful of that! I like the skyline trail the best.
My biggest annoyance is that sometimes other humans do not pick up after their dogs. There is a big dumpster in the parking lot. I see a lot of poop bags in piles by the trees. If you are going to go through that much trouble to pick up poop, at least throw the bag away! My humans carry extra grocery bags with them. If I poop while on the hike, they just triple bag it and toss it in the dumpster on the way out. Parking can be tricking if the weather is especially nice, but there are usually people leaving after a few minutes wait. Be careful parking where it says not to, I have seen people get tickets.

Thumbs up from my pup Jackson. Leash free and filled with pups. Checked it out on a Saturday mid-​morning and was pleasantly surprised. A good group of friendly dogs and their owners looking to get some exercise. Played in the park and then exlpored some trails. Will definitely be back.

Great place to take your four-​paws friend energy away. You can walk around the open space or sit on one of couple of benches. Parking gets tricky on a weekends, so come early.

Being first time visitors the Fells Reservation we accessed the first portal. Unfortunately that turned out to be Sheepfold Dog Park.
I say unfortunately because the dog owners apparently either do not know or they do not care about their responsibility of cleaning up their dogs’ feces.
Within 25 feet of the meadow entrance we found five fresh piles, one still steaming and one done with the owner looking on.

Great and expansive area where dogs can run wild lease-​free! My dogs love it! There is plenty of room to play with other dogs or simply explore solo depending on their moods that day.
Additionally, they have some excellent dog-​friendly hiking trails. Leashes are required on the trails because of the reservoir (s) nearby, but I’ve seen well-​behaved dogs off the leash and no one seems to mind. But if your dogs love water like mine, be sure to keep them leashed!