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Milwaukee Dog Parks

Welcome to the Milwaukee Woof Pack

Run free and play safe in six off-leash dog parks and explore, on-leash, a network of paved and soft trails in parks throughout the County … or enjoy a day at a beer garden with your woof pack!
 

Purchase Your Annual Dog Park Passes      View FAQs for Dog Park Rules & Pet-iquette

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  • Off-Leash Dog Parks
  • Open Status
  • Passes
  • On-Leash Parks/Trails

Off-Leash Dog Parks

Your annual Dog Park Pass gets you unlimited entry to all parks shown below, seven days a week, year-round. Perimeters are fully fenced at the dog parks at Bay View, Currie, Estabrook, and Warnimont. The Granville Dog Park is partially fenced on three sides and uses the Menomonee River as the fourth border. Some of the dog parks have a double-gating system offering a small, fenced area for small dogs to interact and a larger space for large, socialized dogs to interact.

HOURS: Dogs parks are open from 5 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Bay View Dog Park

East Lincoln Avenue & South Bay Street, Bay View

This pocket dog park offers one acre of fenced-in space in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee and is maintained by the City of Milwaukee.

Currie Dog Park - dog running along a path through the woods

Currie Park Dog Park

3535 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa

Note: The service yard parking lot off of Capitol Drive is closed. Please park along the parkway!

Currie Dog Park in Wauwatosa, close to Currie golf course, includes a full fenced-in, 10-acre space for large dogs and a 1.5-acre space for small dogs – both with easy access from the Oak Leaf Trail and the parkway.

Estabrook Park Dog Park

4400 N. Estabrook Drive, Milwaukee

A three-acre, fully fenced-in park, on the border of Shorewood and Whitefish Bay. Estabrook features a separate small-dog area.

Granville Dog Park - dog looking back at the serpentine river

Granville Dog Exercise Area

11718 W. Good Hope Place, Milwaukee

Granville Park has been described as "Disneyland for dogs." This 10-acre park is ideal for larger, adventurous dogs, who can explore hilly grassland, open fields, native-plant areas, and woody trails and have access to a river. This dog park is not fully fenced-in and is best suited to owners with good voice-control over their dogs.

Roverwest Dog Park

3243 N. Weil St., Milwaukee

Roverwest, in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood, is a fully fenced-in dog park. Ample and free street parking is available along the perimeter of the park.

Warnimont Park Dog Park

5400 S. Lake Drive, Cudahy

This 5-acre park, behind the Kelly Senior Center in Warnimont Park, is fully fenced-in and offers wooded trails and a separate small-dog area.

Runway Dog Park – Closed

Due to FAA regulations, Runway Dog Park is permanently closed. To plan future dog parks, we collected public input for dog park locations by using a public input mapping tool from Aug. 3, 2022 to Feb. 1, 2023. See Which Locations Were Suggested & View Project Status.

Dog Park Open Status

Dog Parks typically remain open during inclement weather. Use your best judgement, and in case of lightning, don't go near the metal fencing.

 

Dog Park Passes & Fees

Before you buy a pass, your dog must be licensed by your municipality and up-to-date on vaccinations. 


Permit Fees

Pass Type, Milwaukee County Resident Fee / Non-Resident Fee)

Standard Annual/Calendar-Year Pass, $35 / $39

Senior (60yrs+), $19 / $24

Person with Disability, $19 / $24

Each Additional Dog, $19 / $24

Replacement Tag, $24 / $24

Single-Day Pass, $6 / $6

 

Where to Buy

Online 

7 days a week, from 5 a.m. – midnight
Any transaction not completed by 1 a.m. will be rejected as the system updates (from 1 – 5 a.m.)

Buy Your Annual Pass       Buy Your Single-Day Pass

 

On-Site

Purchase Annual or Single-Day passes at the self-pay stations at the dog parks. No change can be given.


In Person

If you prefer to buy your Annual Pass in person, visit us or any of our partners below.
Call the locations to confirm public hours. 

  • Parks Administration – Public Services Office
    9480 Watertown Plank Rd., Wauwatosa, (414) 257-8005
  • Boerner Botanical Gardens
    9400 Boerner Dr., Hales Corners, (414) 525-5600
  • Bentley’s Pet Stuff
    2532 E. Oklahoma Ave., Bay View, (414) 482-7387
  • Central Bark – Menomonee Valley
    333 N. 25 St., (414) 933-4787
  • Community Bark - Bayside
    326 W. Brown Deer Rd., Bayside (414) 364-9274
  • Community Bark - Bay View
    2430 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Bay View (414) 744-2275
  • MADACC (Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission)
    3839 West Burnham St., West Milwaukee, (414) 649-8640
  • Wisconsin Humane Society
    4500 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, (414) 264-6257

Milwaukee Hikes & Hops - Leashed Dog among the fallen leaves

Photo Courtesy Midwest Hikes & Hops

 

On-Leash Parks & Trails

Explore over 100 miles of trails with your dogs. The Oak Leaf Trail is a paved trail, with some municipal street sections, looping through Milwaukee County.

More than a dozen parks also feature soft trails, known as Forked Aster Trails. Dogs are welcome on these trails, but please stay on-leash and on the trail.

Before you leave the house, have a strong leash, no more than 6 feet long and a means to pick up your dog's waste and take it home to dispose of properly.

 

Find a Trail

Two well-behaved dogs beside their owners at shared-table seating, at the Whitnall Beer Garden

Dogs at the Beer Gardens

Beer gardens are for family, and aren't dogs part of the family?!? Well-behaved dogs, on-leash, are most welcome to visit our beer gardens with their humans. 

Note to Humans: Be sure to keep your dog on a strong leash, no longer than 6 feet, and to bring a means of picking up your dog's waste so you can take it home to dispose of properly.

Find a Beer Garden Near You

 

No Dogs -- international red "no" sign over dog silhouette

Where Dogs are NOT Allowed

Dogs are NOT permitted at these locations:

  • Beaches
  • Golf Courses
  • Indoor and Outdoor Pools
  • Indoor Pavilions
  • Children's Play Areas, Splash Pads, Playgrounds
  • Athletic Fields, Sports Facilities
  • Wehr Nature Center
  • Boerner Botanical Gardens
  • Mitchell Park Domes
  • Community Centers
  • State Natural Areas (Cudahy Woods, Warnimont Bluff Fens)

Fines

A police officer, deputy sheriff, or park ranger may issue a citation for the following:

  • Having your dog in a prohibited area — $200.50
    (Service dogs performing a task for a person with a disability are exempt from this regulation)
  • Having your dog off-leash in any area other than a gated section of an Off-Leash Dog Park. The leash must be strong enough to restrain the dog and no longer than 6 feet — $200.50
  • Not cleaning up after your dog. You are responsible for bringing a means of picking up your dog's waste and taking it home for proper disposal —  $200.50
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