Off-leash area · Ottawa

Whalen Park

  • Fence not recorded

At the gate

4111 Kanata Avenue, Kanata, Ottawa

Parking
Public lot, about 0.2 km awayFree
Transit
9 bus stops nearby
Off-leash hours
On leash 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday; off leash at all other times
Seating
2 benches or picnic tablesMapped on OpenStreetMap

Not in the records yet: fencing, small-dog area, water for dogs, shade, washroom and ground. Know one?

If your dog gets hurt

Nearest 24-hour vet: Capital City Specialty & Emergency Animal Hospital, Ottawa, 2.4 km away in a straight line.

Call 613-244-7387

From the source

  • Only part of the park is off leash. The City's rule: Dogs on leash, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. Dogs allowed other days/times.
  • Keep dogs at least 5 metres from play areas and pools.
  • The park's asphalt parking lot at 4111 Kanata Avenue has 70 spaces (2 accessible).

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

Boundary not mapped yet; the pin shows the approximate spot · dots: nearby parks

Field notes

About Whalen Park

For a separate small-dog area, the closest is McKenna Casey Dog Park, about 13 km away.

Questions

Before you go.

What are the off-leash hours at Whalen Park?

On leash 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday; off leash at all other times.

Is there parking at Whalen Park?

Yes, the nearest public lot is about 0.2 km away and free.

Nearby

The closest other off-leash parks.

  1. 0.9 km awayJudy Laughton ParkOttawa
  2. 1.0 km awayBeaverpond Park / Graham Beasley TrailOttawa
  3. 1.0 km awayJohn Gooch ParkOttawa
  4. 1.3 km awayInsmill ParkOttawa