Spring Canyon Dog Park

There is to few people that pick up after their dogs at this park. Come on people. Dirty. Lots of room with two separate areas. For that it is nice. No trees but one shaded area with picnic table and a few benches around the area. All dirt and small stones. All in all, I have found cleaner places.

I have been meaning to visit this dog park for a long time but haven’t because I live across town. I finally made the trek today and I have to be honest– I wish I hadn’t. Yes this park is well crafted with smart details like double gates and a leash hook by the entrance but that can’t make up for the poop. OH THE POOP! I understand that everybody poops, I have no problem with poop. I take my dogs to all sorts of parks including our neighborhood one that is much smaller (and has no pond sadly) and has an occasional rogue poop that I am happy to pick up. Unfortunately I could have literally (as in truly– no hyperbole here) filled a 5 gallon bucket with all the dog poop on the ground. We stayed and played anyway (pups didn’t care about the poop) until a couple showed up with a male that wasn’t neutered (not cool) so we left. Such a disappointment in a community like Fort Collins.
p. s. My dogs smelled so terrible I had to bathe them when we got home.

A truly lovely dog park. Everyone here is kind and the dogs absolutely love the lake and trees. They dance with excitement in the car and have so much fun making friends and running around. If you don’t like this park, you’re too uptight. Sure, there’s a dog turd someone forgot to pick up every now and then. But pick it up and make the park your own! The weather is lovely in the summer and fall.

Awesome dog park! The park had very effective safety gates to get in and ou which I would think most dog owners would appreciate. This park is pretty large and it was very clean and maintained. There is one section for shy/​small dogs, and 2 sections for other dogs. One large section is dry with benches for dog owners to sit in the middle (with canopy) and water pump for dogs. Then connected to this section is another grass section with a pond and bridge. Dogs were swimming and jumping of of the bridge, my dog had so much fun!

New to the area and visited here. Awesome dog park. My furbaby loves it. Good size with some fun doodads to climb. Great walking trails. Only wish the little lake was working/​full when I went so my little guy could swim. Also, the water fountains weren’t working (but maybe that’s temporary or weather related)? It’d be nice to have some more trash cans around the Will definitely be going here often now that the weathers warmed up!

I really love this dog park. It is so big, giving the dogs a large area to run around. There is a pond, my dog never used it, but its there for the ones that like water. Its close to town, so its not a large trek from anywhere. I really miss coming to this park now that I don’t live in the area anymore. I did have one bad experience with a german shepherd that latched onto my 25 lbs mutt. He was super focused on my dog. I got him to let go but then he wouldn’t leave him alone. His owner was unapologetic and never did step up to control his dog. Whenever I’m in Fort Collins, though, I stop in.

I really want to like this dog park. It’s big. It’s in town. It’s got an area for swimming etc. but the dogs that have been here are pretty aggressive and after today I’ve just had it. Some dog latched on to another ones neck and wouldn’t let go. Not a normal dog park play fight. Plus the pond area makes it messy because even though it’s fenced, the wet dogs go back into the main park and get the other dogs muddy! Taking my dog to the park to get his butt kicked in the mud is not my kind of fun.

Great dog park! really open, tons of different areas if your dog is smaller or shy. Really clean and all the tennis balls you could ask for.

There are fewer happier places than a nice dog park. This place is big and wide, and even has an area for shy dogs. Every time I’ve been here, there’s been a good number of dogs – not too many, but not too few where your dog is going to be like, «Is this it?»
Lots of balls left behind for impromptu play time, poo bags, and water bowls with afresh water source to boot. Located at the base of the foothills, makes for a great hour or so being outside.
The good: plenty of room and fun stuff for the dogs to play on/​around.
The bad: it’s a dog park, so dress like it.

Awesome park, but there’s always poop everywhere and a lot of aggressive dogs that aren’t supervised by their owners (parents).

This dog park is great, honestly, its the best one i’ve ever been to, i’m pretty sure my chihuahua agrees.
Its super big, which is nice for my little guy because he likes going to the dog park but isn’t such a social dog as a ‘loves to explore off his leash’ dog. Even though he’s tiny hes pretty alpha which is good cause sometimes people ignore there big dogs and he has to assert him self to keep him self from getting humped or harassed. However this isn’t an issue with this dog park, its more just part of owning a toy sized dog.
Which does lead me to one of the two issues at this park. Most people are really good about keeping an eye on their dog however some people will let there large puppies or sometimes ‘overly friendly’ dogs run wild. Once i had a dog run up and start trying to mark me, i dodged most of it but some got on my shoe, which was annoying, a simple ‘no’ from the owner could have prevented that.
The other problem with this park is people aren’t as diligent about picking up their puppy’s poop as i wish. However if you step into some dog poop at a dog park… well that’s probably your own fault. If i where on a farm i wouldn’t wear my nicest shoes and i certainly would be checking the ground for dung.
The park features 3 areas: the completely empty small /​timid dog area — not a lot of people own tiny dogs so its always empty. the main non water area — which is where everyone hangs out during the colder months. and the water area, which is where about 60% of the dogs will be during the summer. The two main areas are huge and pretty cool, my dog digs them.
Overall though this dog park rocks, its MASSIVE and has pretty much any feature a puppy could want in a dog park.

This is an awesome dog park! There is plenty of room for the puppies to run around and play, and there’s even a «pond» for them to play in during the summer. They put a fence and gate around the pond area to save the puppy parents from having a wet/​dirty dog if they don’t want one! I also have to say that I love the view from the park. You get an awesome view of Horsetooth and the foothills, so really pretty sunsets! It’s also a great place to just go around Spring Canyon park by yourself or with your pups.
One thing I would like to mention… PLEASE watch your puppies while at the dog park! I like to think of them like children… you shouldn’t just bring them to a playground then leave them alone. They need supervision. I am lucky to have a very friendly, well-​behaved dog, but some people don’t! I have seen a few dog fights here, and it’s usually caused by dogs that are obviously aggressive (fighting/​growling, etc. with many other dogs) and really shouldn’t be at the dog park. These dogs are usually seen with «parents» that don’t watch them and make sure they’re behaving. So please, if you’re dog is not well-​behaved, don’t take it to the dog park, or at the very least, watch your dog closely and do what you need to keep other dogs safe and happy. And for those of you who have friendly, well-​behaved dogs, still watch your dog, if for no other reason than to make sure it doesn’t become a victim. :)

Crisscrossing the country with your dog allows one to compare many dog parks and beaches in many different municipalities. Although Spring Canyon was the only park I was able to visit in Fort Collins, I was impressed with all the options available for its residents and visitors.
The dog park is large, well placed and one of the nicer dog parks my dog Hunter and I have visited. Unfortunately, it is also a fiesta of crap. I have never been to a park that had this amount of dog droppings. There is crap everywhere!
I’m not aware of the demographics of Fort Collins, but this dog park seemed to be completely occupied by twenty-​somthing slackers draped over the cement culverts pecking away on their iphones. For christ-​sake kids, try being a little bit of a good neighbor and pick up after your dog. The tax paying citizens of this town paid for a nice park for you to use, you at least could show a little respect by keeping it clean.

As far as dog parks go, this one is pretty nice. Three separate areas, one for small dogs, one for all sizes and one with a swimming pond. Lots of room for dogs to romp and run.
As with all dog parks, my concerns stem from some of the dogs and owners that frequent this park. I’ve had my on leash dogs confronted by unfriendly off-​leash dogs while we are still in the parking lot, and I tend to be overwhelmed by the poor social skills of the majority of the dogs that I see here. If you’re willing to take the risk and/​or go at off hours (when you’ll see me), then it’s a nice place to let dogs burn off some steam.

Pros: Huge dog park
3 areas (1 main area, 1 for small/​shy dogs, 1 with a pond)
Almost always has dogs
Nice park area as well
Cons: Huge dog park leads to:
owners not watching their dogs closely and letting them crap everywhere not cleaning it up
owners not watching their dogs closely and letting them attack other dogs
pond can get quite nasty
water area is muddy and I’d be careful with parasites

This is a great dog park for dog owners that want to let their pooch romp and run. This park is huge! It big enough that if you have a shy dog that you can isolate yourself in a corner and let them look around and relax without a bunch of curious dogs mobbing yours and wanting to smell her rear and freaking her out.(There are smaller pens too to go into for shy dogs) The Spring Creek/​Canyon Park that this dog park is a part of is also a very nice park for Fort Collins to have!

Possibly the best dog park on the front range. There are two divided areas. The main area is pretty large with both grass and gravel. There are small obstacles that the dogs can run through. There is also seating with shade for human companions. Water fountain for the dogs although it gets shutoff during the winter. The second space is a large pond for the dogs but that is also drained during the winter. This park even has separate smaller enclosed spaces within the main fenced in area for smaller or shy dogs. If you’ve never taken your pet to a dog park before, this is one is great because there is guaranteed to be something to do for every type of dog.