Off-leash dog parks

For rules within off-leash areas please refer to the link for the Off-Leash area rules.  The Off-leash area rules are also posted at each park.

The hours of operation are the same as the park opening hours, from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., unless otherwise specified and posted.

Off-Leash Parks

Designated Off-Leash Areas

Open year-round from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Location                                                                           Address

Ardmore Park Service Dog Park                                  6424 Almon Street, Halifax                       

Dartmouth Common                                                     4 Windmill Road, Dartmouth

Don Bayer Park                                                               26 Troop Avenue, Dartmouth

Fort Needham Memorial Park                                    3177 Needham Street, Halifax

Hemlock Ravine Park                                                    40 Kent Ave, Halifax

Point Pleasant Park                                                       5530 Point Pleasant Dr, Halifax

Sandy Lake Park                                                            115 Smiths Rd, Bedford

Shubie Park                                                                   34 Locks Rd, Dartmouth

 

Special Note for Shubie Park: there have been trespassing and noise complaints from property owners near Sunrise Beach. Dog owners should not allow their pets to leave the off-leash area. It is essential that owners only allow dogs with effective recall skills to be off-leash in this area.

 

Mainland Common Dedicated Off-Leash Park       69 Westridge Drive, Halifax

McIntosh Run (Spryfield) Off Leash Dog Park        610 Herring Cove Road, Halifax

Municipal playing fields

Please do not use the playing fields during wet weather conditions or unleash your dog when children or adults are playing on a field.

Summer Use - Sport Fields and Ball Diamonds

Available for use June 1-November 1
Field Specialized Hours Address
Field Specialized Hours Address
Chain Lake 531 Crown Drive, Halifax
Eddie LeBlanc #3 385 First Lake Drive, Sac
Glenbourne #2 655 Parkland Drive, Halifax
Green Space between George Samuel and Nousha Court 414 Kingswood Drive, Hammonds Plains
Connrose 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. 6510 Jubilee Road, Halifax
Larry O'Connell 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. 6691 Fourth Street, Halifax

Winter Use - Sport Fields and Ball Diamonds

November 1 - May 1
Field Address
Field Address
Don Bayer (Burnside) Sport Field 26 Troop Avenue, Dartmouth
Bud Bremner Soccer Field 1800 Bedford Highway
Chain Lake Sport Field 531 Crown Drive, Halifax
Cheviot Hills Ball Diamond
Closed for winter 2024-25 for field rest/rehabilitation
50 Cheviot Hills Road, Porters Lake
Conrad Ball Diamond 192 Mount Edward Road, Dartmouth
Connrose Ball Diamond 6510 Jubilee Road, Halifax
Eddie LeBlanc #1 and #2 Ball Diamonds 385 First Lake Drive, Sackville
Eisenhauer Field 2043 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains
Glenbourne Sport Field 655 Parkland Drive, Halifax
Graves Oakley #1 and #2 Sport Field 104 Leiblin Drive, Halifax
Hatchet Lake Ball Diamond 2101 Prospect Road, Hatchet Lake
Highland Park 21 Deepwood Drive, Hammonds Plains
John Martin Ball Diamond 7 Brule Street, Dartmouth
Lakeside Ball Diamond 1492 St Margarets Bay Road, Lakeside
Larry O'Connell Ball Diamond 6691 Fourth St, Halifax (Opens October 1)
Lou Goddard Ball Diamond 3566 Highland Avenue, Halifax
Mel Braine Park Diamond 70 Evelyn Wood Place, Cole Harbour
Merv Sullivan Sport Field 3740 Kencrest Avenue, Halifax
Maybank Ball Diamonds #2 and #3 1088 MicMac Boulevard, Dartmouth
Penhorn #1, #2, #3 Ball Diamonds 50 Athorpe Drive, Dartmouth
Ryan Rosen Sport Field 60 Foster Avenue, Fall River
Schultz Ball Diamond 35 Howe Street, Dartmouth
Shubie Ball Diamond 30 John Brenton Drive, Dartmouth
Stanley Park Sport Field 56 Tamarack Drive, Spryfield
Superstore Ball Diamond 67 Old Beaverbank Road, Sackville
Tremont Plateau Park Sport Field 57 Eliza Ritchie Crescent, Halifax
Westridge Ball Diamond 69 Westridge Drive, Clayton Park
Carl Morash Memorial Park Ball Diamond #1 and #2 6 Mount Hope Avenue, Dartmouth

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