Did you know that PlayTime Pet Sitters offers Doggie Park Field Trips?
We are happy to take your pups to the dog park of their choice. Our personal favorite is Bear Creek Dog Park.

Fenced, Off-Leash Parks

Bear Creek Dog Park

Location: 21st St and Rio Grande, Colorado Springs
Managed By: El Paso County and LOOP (Lovers of Off-leash Parks).
Call: (719)-520-7529
Restrooms: Portable restrooms
Park Size: 25 acres
Type of Park: Fenced

This park encompasses approximately 25 acres and is fenced on all sides. Bear Creek runs along the south side. Dogs may enjoy a drink from the mountain creek or go for splash.

It also has a Small Dog Area that is completely fenced with two double-entry vesitbules to protect small dogs from the larger ones. It is just under two acres and is adjacent to Bear Creek with steps and a handrail leading to the creek.

Bear Creek Dog Park is located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and the base of Pikes Peak with an elevation change of at least 100 feet going from the north boundary to the south boundary. The terrain provide dogs and their owners a variety of exercise options.

Ammenities in the Bear Creek Dog Park include:

1. 8 bag dispensers and 9 trash cans
2. 3 benches and several log resting places
3. The main trail is three quarters of a mile which makes a loop around the park
4. Several social trails
5. 4 access points into the park
6. 2 double-entry vesitbules into the Small Dog Area
7. Donated ball dispenser
8. Collection point for donated dispenser bags
9. Information kiosk with two sides, one side for the Parks Department and one side for the park users
10. 2 picnic tables
11. New dog house for donated balls

Cheyenne Meadows Dog Park

Location: Canoe Creek and Charmwood, Colorado Springs

Managed By: City of Colorado Springs
Call: (719) 385-2489
Type of Park: Fenced

It's a pretty small park with no bells and whistles. It's simply a fenced in area next to a school playground. There are no trees or streams or anything fancy, but it is completely fenced. It is nice for letting your pup off leash to run in safety.

Palmer Park

Location: 3650 Maizeland Rd, Colorado Springs

Managed By: City of Colorado Springs
Call: (719) 385-2489
Type of Park: Fenced
Other Notes: There is drinking water in the summer but be sure to bring water in the winter for your dog.

A fenced in softball field that has a special entrance. Open one gate, close, then open another gate that actually goes into park. It has bags for pick-ups, and benches for owners. Also has human water fountain with dog bowl fountain on the side. Anywhere from 10-50 dogs running and playing together at one time. There are many different entrances, easiest is go south on Acadamy to Maizeland, take a right, then take a right into the entrance of Palmer Park (about one block), then go about one more block and Dog Park is on your right.

A few of the reviews I’ve read:

--I have often wondered if people leave ther dogs there to go on hikes. This is unacceptable. There is always going to be lazy owners. I take my Tanner on hikes with me and rarely go to the dog park. It is obvious after just 5-10 minutes he dislikes it there. There is a gropu of people who go nearly every morning but don't have control over the dogs. They treat them like humans and the dogs aren't socialized either.?Even though bear Creek is clear across town I make the effort to take him there if not hiking because it's not worth it at Palmer Park.

--Although the dog park has a lot of activity, it isnt worth it. There are many large, aggressive dogs with owners who dont pay any attention to how their dogs behave! This place is terrible! There is absolutely no shade, and nothing for the dogs to do, except maybe jump on a sad excuse of a log. If you want a great dog park, go to Bear Creek.

Rampart Dog Park

Location: 8270 Lexington Dr and Union, Colorado Springs, just east of the baseball diamond
Operating Hours: Nov-April 5am -9pm, May to Oct 5am-11pm
Managed By: City of Colorado Springs
Type of Park: Fenced
Other Notes: Water spigots, shade, fenced, benches, trees, parking, disposal bags, water, trash cans. Access for the disabled.
Directions: From the intersection of Lexington Drive and N. Union Boulevard, go north on Lexington, then turn left into the park entrance.

This is a fenced in softball field that has a special entrance. Open one gate, close, then open another gate that actually goes into park. It has bags for pick-ups, and benches for owners. Also has human water fountain with dog bowl fountain on the side. Anywhere from 10-50 dogs running and playing together at one time. There are many different entrances, easiest is go south on Acadamy to Maizeland, take a right, then take a right into the entrance of Palmer Park (about one block), then go about one more block and Dog Park is on your right. Yucca Flats- Hiking area where dogs are allowed off leash if kept under control.

Non-Fenced, Off-Leash, Hiking Dog Parks

Garden of the Dogs

Location: 3130 N. 30th St., Colorado Springs
Operating Hours: Nov-April 5am -9pm, May to Oct 5am-11pm
Managed By: City of Colorado Springs
Call: (719) 385-2489
Type of Park: Not Fenced
Parking: Near 31st & Chambers Way. It's a short walk, but with amazing views!
Other Notes: Unfenced - off leash dog area is east of Rock Ledge Ranch & south of Gateway Rd.

This park is rather small and does parallel 30th which can be busy. There are some nice trails and you can go on leash to view the Rock Ledge Historic Ranch. The backdrop of Garden of the Gods is amazing! Bring your own bags. It was well taken care of.

This park is probably only for the exceptionally well trained dog, since there are no fences to prevent dogs from running out of the dog park area. The evening we went there were tour buses unloading to tour the small museum that shares the same parking lot.

Red Rocks Canyon Open Space

Location: High St, Colorado Springs
Operating Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Managed By: City of Colorado Springs
Type of Park: Not Fenced
Other Notes: At Canyon Open Space Reserve there are two dog loops on which dogs are allowed to be off-leash if they are under voice control. These trails total about 5/8 mile in length and are located just south of the main entrance to the park.

Space is a beautiful series of canyons and hills in the east slope of the Rockies. In 2003 the City of Colorado Springs purchased nearly 800 acres for the purpose of providing trails, hiking, cycling, equestrian activities and trails.

Dog Friendly Hiking Trails

The Barr Trail

Dog Friendliness: Dogs are welcome to tackle the Barr Trail all the way to the summit. Near the top there are rock steps that most dogs can negotiate.
Traffic: You will meet hikers only on the Barr Trail.
Canine Swimming: There is no natural water for your dog on Pikes Peak.
Trail Time: More than an hour.
Phone Number: (719) 636-1602
Admission Fee: None, unless you go to the dam.
Directions: Take Colorado Blvd into Manitou Springs and turn left onto Ruxton at the west end of town. Follow Ruxton past the cog railway and turn right up a short hill to the Barr Trail parking lot.

Barr Trail offers a spectacular route up the Peak. It is also the course for the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon races each summer, which attract thousands of runners from all over the United States. The trail offers the greatest base-to-base summit climb in Colorado, with an altitude gain of over 7,000 feet in 12-plus miles. It is the most difficult regional trail because of the elevation gain and the distance.

Blodgett Peak Open Space

Dog Friendliness: This is a very dog-friendly area; there are no restrictions in the young park.
Traffic: The trail is lightly used and there is extremely little traffic of any kind.
Canine Swimming: Active Streams
Trail Time: .8 hours
Phone Number: None
Admission Fee: None
Directions: Take I-25 north to the Woodmen Road exist. Exit west. At the first traffic light, turn north onto Woodmen Road and continue for approximately five miles. The Blodgett Peak Open Space Trailhea is on the west side of the road. The open space has a new trailhead with a restroom.

The 167-acre open space parcel offers a beautiful mountain setting for people to walk along existing roads and new trails. Transitions from Ponderosa to Douglas fir, and is home to the peregrine falcon. While next to Blodgett Peak itself and to Pike National Forest, there is no access due to the sensitivity of the wildlife preservation area adjacent to the open space. This parcel was once part of Blodgett Ranch. It has a number of geological rock features, showing rock sedimentation, including Manitou Limestone, fountain Formation and Pierre Shale. The Rampart range fault separates the sedimentary bedrock from the granite.

Fountain Creek Regional Trail

Dog Friendliness: Dogs are welcome on the Fountain Creek RegionalTrail. Dogs are not allowed on any side trip to the Cattail Marsh Loop.
Traffic: On this multi-use trail you will be dodging hikers, joggers, horses and just about any non-motorized wheeled conveyance out there.
Canine Swimming: Most of the dog-paddling is at the southern end of the hike.
Phone Number: (719) 520-6745
Admission Fee: None
Directions: South of State Highway 16, this 2.5 mile linear park runs adjacent to Fountain Creek. From Interstate 25 take exit 132, then east on Highway 16 for one-halfmile, turn right on 85/87 and go south.

This regional trail follows Fountain Creek from the Janitell Bridge in southern Colorado Springs through Fountain Creek Regional Park. Hikers, bikers, and horseback riders enjoy a variety of wildlife attracted to the water's edge along the ribbon of large cottonwoods which line this riparian corridor. The Fountain Creek Trail begins at the southern edge of Fountain Creek Regional Park and extends approximately 10 ½ miles to the Colorado Springs city limit. Trail users can gain access from all three entrances into Fountain Creek Regional Park.

Fox Run Regional Park

Dog Friendliness: Unknown
Traffic: Unknown
Canine Swimming: Unknown
Phone Number: (719) 520-6375
Admission Fee: None
Directions: Off the I-25, take the Gleneagle/North Gate Blvd exit (exit 156) and go east toward the Mining Museum. You can either take a left on OLD North Gate Road and another left on Roller Coaster Road. Or you can just catch Roller Coaster Road from North Gate Boulevard. [Don't get confused between OLD North Gate Road and North Gate Boulevard. Two entirely different streets!] Entrances to play areas are off Stella or Roller Coaster.

Fox Run Regional Park is a huge park in a nowhere-land between Briargate and Black Forest. Reaching it by Roller Coaster Road is half the fun! It's an amazing place for fall photos with Pikes Peak towering in the background.

Seven Falls

Dog Friendliness: Dogs allowed on trails if on leash.
Traffic: High durring tourist season
Canine Swimming: Unknown
Call: (719) 632-0765
Admission Fee: Humans – Yes, Dogs - No
Location: 2850 S Cheyenne Rd, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906

The park is open all year round and features a waterfall with
hiking trails and picnic areas. There are 200 plus steps up to
the viewing station at the waterfall or you and your dog can
take the elevator. There is a fee for people but dogs are free.
You must cleanup after your pets. The park is located about
15 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs and is at a very
high altitude in the Rockies.

Dogs on leash are allowed in the park. The park is open all year round and features a waterfall with hiking trails and picnic areas. There are 200 plus steps up to the viewing station at the waterfall or you and your dog can tell the elevator. There is a fee for people but dogs are free. You must cleanup after your pets. The park is located about 15 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs and is at a very high altitude in the Rockies.

** Dog owners should be aware that City Code requires all dogs be on a leash while in city parks and on city trails. The Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department does realize that dogs enjoy having areas where they can run and "burn off some steam," so we offer several off-leash areas. Please keep in mind that your dog must still be kept under control in off-leash areas. Also, pet owners are asked to please clean up after their pet. All neighborhood parks are equipped with "doggie-bag" dispensers and trash cans. Thanks for your assistance in keeping our parks clean and safe for all park patrons!