Off-leash area · Ottawa

Sylvia Holden Park

  • Fenced
  • Washroom nearby
25 mN
Off-leash boundary · 2,100 m²

At the gate

641 O'Connor Street, Ottawa

The fenced dog area is in the south-east part of the park.

Fencing
Fencedfenced off-leash area inside a park where dogs must otherwise be leashed
Water for dogs
Drinking fountain or tap, about 40 m awayMapped on OpenStreetMap
Washroom nearby
Yes
Water for people
Yes
Size
2,100 m²Part of a 2 ha park
Seating
20 benches or picnic tablesMapped on OpenStreetMap
Shelter
Covered shelter, right by the areaMapped on OpenStreetMap

Not in the records yet: small-dog area, shade, ground, parking and off-leash hours. Check the posted signs for hours. Know one?

If your dog gets hurt

Nearest 24-hour vet: Animal Emergency & Specialty Hospital, Ottawa, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

Call 613-745-0123

From the source

  • Only part of the park is off leash. The City's rule: Dogs allowed off leash in fenced area. Dogs on leash in rest of park.
  • Keep dogs at least 5 metres from play areas and pools.
  • The public washroom in Sylvia Holden Park is seasonal; when open, it's available 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  • The outdoor drinking fountain in Sylvia Holden Park runs May to October.

Local rule · Ottawa

Ottawa designates each park's dog rules: off leash, on leash or no dogs, sometimes by hour or season. Check the sign, and keep dogs 5 m from play areas and pools. City of Ottawa

Shaded: the off-leash boundary · dots: nearby parks

Field notes

About Sylvia Holden Park

Sylvia Holden Park covers about 2,100 m², roughly 30% of a soccer field.

It's fenced, which makes it a good pick for dogs still working on recall.

Questions

Before you go.

Is Sylvia Holden Park fenced?

Yes, the off-leash area is recorded as fenced.

Is there parking at Sylvia Holden Park?

No public lot is mapped nearby, so expect street parking.

After the walk

Dog-friendly nearby.

Nearby

The closest other off-leash parks.

  1. 0.8 km awayBrown's Inlet ParkOttawa
  2. 0.9 km awayCentral ParkOttawa
  3. 1.0 km awayWindsor Park OttawaOttawa
  4. 1.1 km awayChamberlain ParkOttawa