Leashless

48 of the region's 178 off-leash areas have a separate area for small dogs. 55 more don't have a small-dog area recorded yet, so this list may grow. A space of their own for small and shy dogs.

Showing 48 of 48

  1. Brampton · White Spruce Park

    White Spruce Park Leash-Free Area (White Spruce Park Leash-Free Zone)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    Size 1,600 m²
  2. Caledon

    Mayfield West Leash Free Park (Mayfield West Off-Leash Dog Park)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Double-gated
    • Shade
  3. Clarington · South Courtice Arena grounds

    Courtice Leash-Free Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    Size 4,600 m²
  4. Georgina

    Georgina Animal Shelter Leash-free Dog Park (Civic Centre Road Dog Park)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Shade
    6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  5. Halton Hills · Trafalgar Sports Park

    Trafalgar Sports Park Leash Free Area

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily
  6. King · Tasca Park

    Tasca Park Off-Leash Dog Park (Nobleton Dog Park)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    Grass · Wood chips
  7. Markham · Aaniin Community Centre Park

    Aaniin Community Centre Park Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless closed for maintenance
  8. Markham · Ada Mackenzie Park

    Ada Mackenzie Park Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless closed for maintenance
  9. Markham · Berczy Park South

    Berczy Park South Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless closed for maintenance
  10. Markham · Blodwen Davies Park

    Blodwen Davies Park Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless closed for maintenance
  11. Markham · Cricklewood Park

    Cricklewood Park Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless closed for maintenance
  12. Markham · Mintleaf Park

    Mintleaf Park Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Washroom nearby
    6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless closed for maintenance
  13. Markham · Monarch Park

    Monarch Park Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless closed for maintenance
  14. Markham · Victoria Square Park

    Victoria Square Park Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless closed for maintenance
  15. Mississauga · Garnetwood Park

    Garnetwood Park Leash-Free Zone

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    Size 4,300 m²Park open dawn to 11 p.m.
  16. Mississauga · Jack Darling Memorial Park

    Jack Darling Memorial Park Leash-Free Zone

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    Park open dawn to 11 p.m.
  17. Mississauga · Mattamy Sports Park

    Mattamy Sports Park Leash-Free Zone (Churchill Meadows Leash-Free Zone)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    Park open dawn to 11 p.m.
  18. Mississauga · Quenippenon Meadows

    Quenippenon Meadows Leash-Free Zone (Q Park)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    Size 2,600 m²Park open dawn to 11 p.m.
  19. Mississauga · River Grove

    River Grove Leash-Free Zone

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    Park open dawn to 11 p.m.
  20. Mississauga · Totoredaca Park

    Totoredaca Park Leash-Free Zone (Toto)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    Size 1.5 haPark open dawn to 11 p.m.
  21. Mississauga · Union Park

    Union Park Leash-Free Zone

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    Park open dawn to 11 p.m.
  22. Newmarket

    Global Pet Foods Dog Park (Newmarket Dog Park)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • Double-gated
    • All-weather ground
    • Shade
    Wood chips
  23. Oakville · Shell Park

    Shell Park Leash-Free Area

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    Dawn to dusk, year round
  24. Oshawa · Cordova Valley Park

    Cordova Valley Park Off-Leash Area

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    Grass · Wood chipsSize 3,100 m²
  25. Pickering · Dunmoore Park

    Dunmoore Park Leash Free Area

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Washroom nearby
  26. Pickering · Grand Valley Park

    Grand Valley Park Leash Free Area

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Washroom nearby
    Dawn to dusk
  27. Richmond Hill · Phyllis Rawlinson Park

    Phyllis Rawlinson Park Off Leash Dog Area

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Double-gated
    • Washroom nearby
    Apr 15 to Oct 15: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Oct 16 to Apr 14: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  28. Richmond Hill

    Tower Hill Off Leash Dog Area (Saigeon Trail Off-Leash Area)

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Double-gated
    Size 5,100 m²Apr 15 to Oct 15: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Oct 16 to Apr 14: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  29. Toronto

    Allan Gardens

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    SandSize 2,700 m²5:30 a.m. to midnight
  30. Toronto

    Bayview Arena Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 2,600 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  31. Toronto

    Bob Hunter Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    Size 2,600 m²
  32. Toronto

    Cedarvale Park

    Temporarily closed
    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • Washroom nearby
    GrassSize 4,800 m²Main area 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.; second, grass area open seasonally, October to April
  33. Toronto

    Colonel Danforth Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    GravelSize 3,500 m²6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  34. Toronto

    Confederation Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 3,700 m²
  35. Toronto

    Frank Faubert Wood Lot

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    GrassSize 1,400 m²7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  36. Toronto

    Kew Gardens

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    SandSize 2.1 ha
  37. Toronto

    L'Amoreaux North Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Washroom nearby
    GrassSize 2,400 m²7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  38. Toronto

    McCowan Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    GrassSize 4,700 m²
  39. Toronto

    Ramsden Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 2,400 m²7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  40. Toronto

    Raymore Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    GravelSize 2,800 m²7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  41. Toronto

    Stan Wadlow Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • All-weather ground
    • Washroom nearby
    Wood chipsSize 2,200 m²6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  42. Toronto

    Sunnybrook Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • Washroom nearby
    GrassSize 1.1 ha6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  43. Toronto

    Thomson Memorial Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Water for dogs
    • Washroom nearby
    GrassSize 2.1 ha7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  44. Uxbridge

    Uxbridge Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Shade
    Size 1.1 haDawn to dusk, year round
  45. Vaughan · Giovanni Caboto Park

    Giovanni Caboto Park Off-Leash Dog Area

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
  46. Vaughan · Mackenzie Valley Park

    Mackenzie Valley Park Off-Leash Dog Area

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Shade
    Closes at 11 p.m. daily
  47. Whitby · Heber Down Conservation Area

    Cochrane Street North Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    • Washroom nearby
    Apr 1 to Sep 30: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Oct 1 to Mar 31: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  48. Whitby

    Jeffery Street South Off-Leash Dog Park

    • Fenced
    • Small-dog area
    Apr 1 to Sep 30: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Oct 1 to Mar 31: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Questions

Good to know.

Which dog parks with a small-dog area are there in the Greater Toronto Area?

White Spruce Park Leash-Free Area, Mayfield West Leash Free Park, Courtice Leash-Free Dog Park, Georgina Animal Shelter Leash-free Dog Park, Trafalgar Sports Park Leash Free Area, Tasca Park Off-Leash Dog Park, Aaniin Community Centre Park Off-Leash Dog Park, Ada Mackenzie Park Off-Leash Dog Park, Berczy Park South Off-Leash Dog Park, Blodwen Davies Park Off-Leash Dog Park, Cricklewood Park Off-Leash Dog Park and Mintleaf Park Off-Leash Dog Park, plus 36 more on the map above.

What's the biggest of them?

Kew Gardens, at about 2.1 ha.

Where does this come from?

Each park's details come from its city, regional district or park board, and every park page links the source. Posted signs at the park always take priority.

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