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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 2024 Annual Dog Park Passes!
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Your annual Dog Park Pass gets you unlimited entry to all parks shown below, seven days a week, year-round.
HOURS: Dogs parks are open from 5 a.m. – 10 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Due to FAA regulations, Runway Dog Park is closed. To help plan future dog parks, we colledted your ideas for dog park locations by using a public input mapping tool from Aug. 3, 2022 to Feb. 1, 2023. See Which Locations Were Suggested.
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.
View FAQs for Dog Park Rules & Pet-iquette
Dog Parks typically remain open during inclement weather. Use your best judgement, and in case of lightning, don't go near the metal fencing.
Before you buy a pass, your dog must be licensed by your municipality and up-to-date on vaccinations.
Pass Type, Milwaukee County Resident Fee / Non-Resident Fee)
2024 Annual/Calendar-Year Pass, $32 / $37
Senior (60yrs+), $16 / $21
Person with Disability, $16 / $21
Each Additional Dog, $16 / $21
Replacement Tag, $21 / $21
Single-Day Pass, $6 / $6
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
Purchase Annual or Single-Day passes at the self-pay stations at the dog parks. No change can be given.
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 326 W. Brown Deer Rd., Bayside (414) 364-9274 2430 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Bay View (414) 744-2275
Mac’s PET DEPOT Barkery 2197 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207, (414) 294-3929
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
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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.
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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
Dogs are NOT permitted at these locations:
A police officer, deputy sheriff, or park ranger may issue a citation for the following:
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