Silver Lake Dog Park

Great dog park. We live across town but if we didn’t be would be here all the time. Its spacious and circular so you can keep an eye on your dog. The people were really friendly. We saw one scuffle but that’s normal for a dog park. We found street parking. Little and big dog parks separated. A nice water fountain in the middle. Dirt terrain with plenty of seats and a few tables as well.

The parking here is not great. I had to park a couple of blocks down on the street. Not sure if they have a private lot, but I didn’t drive around the area to look. The park only had dirt, no grass. The gate closures need some maintenance. Not a criticism of the park itself, but the ambiance here wasn’t very friendly. Most owners were glued to their phones or engrossed in conversation rather than paying attention to their dogs. I prefer the dog park in Pasadena.

I hate to perpetuate the «aggressive pitiful» notion, but if owners want to change the way the breed is perceived, THEY HAVE TO TRAIN THEIR DOGS NOT TO BE SO AGGRESSIVE. Be on top of your dog.
We went to the dog park today, and this short gray/​off white pitbull with a pink harness was consistently snarling and being really aggressive with the dogs at the park. This german shepherd dog came into the park, and the pitibull started to aggressively pursue the dog (not playing, but aggressively fighting, and I know the difference). The owners kept looking for the owner, whom someone pointed out. The owner didn’t even bother coming over until it was getting bad, and the german shepherd started to defend itself, getting aggressive back. I heard him say, «Well looks like it’s a good match» as he’s getting his dog, whom he just picked up and coddled… is this a dog fighting arena?! WTF?!
I wanna make sure people know: this is assault. You can be charged with assault if you let your dog bite, snarl, and attack someone else’s dog.
Poor german shepherd couldn’t even play with other dogs anymore, it was so rilled up. Saw him play with another dog and get too wound up and the owners and the dog left. We left after that, too. That and people bringing kids who run around and dogs end up chasing them… come on people.

We were in for a rude awakening on our return to what we thought was the Silver Lake Dog Park …
THE AMBIANCE:
The first time we came to the dog park we saw part sandbox play area with a couple of kids and part large area of grass. In the grass area there were dogs running everywhere and a good amount of people sitting on the grass watching their pups enjoy themselves. We stayed for about an hour and decided we liked the park and would return.
Well it has been many months since then and we went yesterday 01÷15÷16. When we arrived we climbed the stairs into the park and I noticed a large, plastic orange rectangle net on the main grass area. I thought it was weird and we kept walking past the sandbox to reach the grass. Upon stepping foot into the grass we ran into a woman who had a rather friendly, small, and playful pup and our Stella dashed after him. We laughed as they tossed about each other in the grass because of their difference in size. A couple of minutes later and in conversation with the woman, another woman carrying her two or three year old son with those front-​side harnesses barges into our conversation and demands to know whether we had read the sign. We look at her in confusion as she directs her finger to the small NO DOGS ALLOWED sign posted on a cement wall about twenty (20) feet behind us. The woman continues to rudely make comments about us being inconsiderate, that there are small children in the sandbox on the other side of the embankment, and orders us to take our dogs to where the actual dog park is. I was astounded at the manner in which she was talking to us. We had no idea the park had posted those signs as we had just arrived. I would like to note that apart from us and the woman we met, there were about three (3) or four (4) other parties walking their dogs on the grass. The woman walked away and as the other woman we had been chatting with picked up her dog to her hip in dismay, we started following her out of the park.
As we walk out, the woman, again, decides to shoot more comments at us around the small children and mothers in the sandbox. After having already listened to her rant a minute prior, my boyfriend assertively tells her that we’ve heard enough of her. The woman yells that she’s calling the police. As my boyfriend walks out before any further words are exchanged, I remain where I am, in front of her, and tell her that it was our second time at the park, the first time we came there were dogs everywhere, and we had just walked into the park and hadn’t seen the sign. I end with telling her in a calm and direct voice that SHE was the one who was inappropriate. I leave without caring to hear what she says at my back.
THE APPARENTLY ACTUAL DOG PARK:
We exited the former grass dog park and walked up the sidewalk on Silver Lake Blvd. We reached two (2) gated dirt areas, one for small dogs and one for large dogs. I looked at my boyfriend and told him, «not another word about what happened. I want us to enjoy ourselves.» The matter was done. We set Stella free off her leash and she dove into the medley of other dogs of all breeds and colors. There was even a Great Dane with legs as long as mine that I wanted to ride as a pony. There is water provided for the dogs, pooper scoopers, and chairs/​concrete tables with a roof where you can sit. There are some small patches of grass along the fences. We had a fabulous time and would return.
THE TIPS:
Beware of grass park that no longer welcomes dogs. Enjoy the beautiful Egyptian landscape of the one that does.

Nice spacious park with water area for drinking. During the heat they have a kiddy pool. All dirt so your dog WILL get dirty. They added new huge canopies so theres plenty of shade so your not in the sun entire time, which I LOVE. Usually plenty of dogs at different times of the day. I would say this us a busier park.
Only thing is tooooo many times people bring their tiny terrified dogs into the big dog area– almost every single time I’m here. This is so rude and annoying! It doesn’t help that these small dog owners give the others attitude when play gets rough with the big guys. Like, really? Most big dogs, and mine like to play rough and are very heavy. Some also like to mess with tiny submissive dogs to feel dominant. Do you realize your tiny dog will get CRUSHED and murdered? We should not have to worry about such occurrences because you think your tiny dog is «special». Our big dogs should be free to play and there’s a seperation for a reason.

First review of a dog park, so her goes nothing… have to say this is a great place for your pup to run around and socialize with other dogs. Most of the owners are paying attention and receptive to their dogs actions. You don’t have anyone just glued to their cell phone and ignoring their dog humping pr biting another dog…
It’s split between small and large dogs, so it’s nice that you don’t have to worry about a large dog just coming and beating up your smaller sized dog…
Well kept open area with tools for you to clean up after your dog… the patrons are nice and friendly too :)

I’ve been taking my 1 year old for about 2 months now and he definitely prefers that I not take him there. It’s the first time I’ve seen a dog prefer to pass by a dog park. It’s as if he obliges me rather than the reverse, primarily since I take him around the reservoir afterward.
While there are good dogs and owners at this park, there are enough irresponsible owners and ill-​behaved dogs that I’ve walked away twice with pretty bad scratches that took two weeks to heal, in place of my dog who was being swirled or body slammed by unruly dogs. My dog is not the aggressive type, so he’d much rather run away but that’s difficult when enough dogs are swarming him. Once I had to dissuade another owner from playing with a toy that a dog had pooped on the previous day. Lovely.
When I can, I prefer to take my dog all the way out to the Pasadena Off-​Leash dog park with its green lawns and clearly more responsible and attentive owners. No dog poop lying around, signs encouraging owners to nudge others who may have «missed» cleaning up after their own dogs, and weekly maintenance. Amazing.
And I definitely wouldn’t take kids, especially kids under 5 feet to the park since some dogs think even I am fair game. And most owners with misbehaving dogs won’t apologize either. Both times I was scratched, the owners snuck away silently without a word. I guess they didn’t want to find out if I’d hold them liable.
Lastly, one day, I just got tired of having one unruly dog chase my dog whilst barking and biting at my dog’s face and a pit bull slam him simultaneously. Apparently those two dogs had been teaming up on other dogs prior to mine. As I gave up on the big dog park, I noticed that there were only three dogs in the small dog park, all at their owners’ feet. The small dog park actually has two parts, with a gate that can be shut between them. So it was with some hope that I asked the owners if it would be alright if I played with my 50 lb dog in the unused part of the small dog park that could be SHUT off with a gate, let me state again. Nope. One guy said his dog wouldn’t be okay with it. Ironically enough, the small dogs all of a sudden erupted into a fight with one another and biting — not play biting — each other’s faces. Yes, I walked away enjoying a bit of schadenfreude as the three owners pried their yappy dogs apart.

If your dog loves hanging out with other dogs, this is the place to be!
Yes, it’s just a giant patch of fenced-​in dirt. And your dog will leave filthy (read: crunchy with a nice mixture of dirt, mud, and other dogs’ slobber all over). But there were at least 30 dogs in the large dog section when I went, and my puppy had a blast.
As a new pet parent, I’m a worrier. And after reading all the other reviews, I practically stalked my puppy around as she made friends with humans and dogs alike, just to make sure she was okay. Everyone was so friendly! Unfortunately some of the dogs were a bit rough. I heard Unilocaling on both the big dog and small dog sides, and while no dog was downright aggressive, there was a good amount of the bad kind of dominant behavior. My puppy (a solid 25 pounds already) was a sprinter, and ran whenever one of those types of dogs cornered her. Twice I intervened myself. However, when we got home I noticed she’d been bit right by her eye. It’s not too bad, but just take a minute and imagine how horrible I feel right now. I followed her around, and she still got hurt!
Without a doubt, this little park is a great place to socialize your dog. But just a warning: peak socialization age may not be the best time to take your dog. Wait until they can fend off the big bullies! I’m going to think twice before taking my dog again anytime before she’s full grown.

Nice busy dog park. As with all the Orr parks in L.A. I am a frequent visitor of this one. It is divided into 2 sections and seems pretty clean whenever I’m there.
I am a professional dog trainer and always give dog parks 5 stars because they promote socialization and exercise for our 4 legged friends.

The dogs are nice and owners are more hippy than yuppy. I enjoy watching them play. Very friendly staff.

I really like this place it’s a little messy and I couldn’t find any doggie bags at any of the stations but I had my own I think it could be maintained a little better but over all I loved it Frankenstein and Benny loved it too.

I don’t know about your basset hound, but mine hates baths. This makes dog park excursions a bit of a mixed blessing for Duke – he gets to romp around to his heart’s content, but he leaves a filthy beast who is no longer fit for his dry, comfortable life of lounging on all of our furniture.
Still, once in a while, we make our way to Silver Lake Dog Park, where a couple of Duke’s friends are regulars. It’s a great dog park, divided into fenced areas for big and small dogs, with plenty of room for everyone to run around. It’s not super pretty – for the most part, it’s just a flat expanse of dirt, with some tables and chairs and a fountain in the middle – but it’s all the dogs need to have a good time. Duke has fun here, though he tends to spend more time trying to snag cuddles from people than he does running around chasing other dogs. Last time I was here, he kept jumping on top of one of the tables to lie down and lord it over the rest of the park. I had to shoo him away several times. I hope no one eats on those tables.
I’ve met some other good dogs here, and haven’t seen too many irresponsible owners. (Poor Duke has gotten mounted by several dogs at this park, but never for very long.) It’s a great place to spend a relaxing hour or two – Duke gets to socialize and get exercise, while I get to watch a bunch of dogs. Everybody wins, at least until bath time.

I bring my pups to the little dog side several times a week.
Pros:
–Nice dogs
–Chill regulars
–Plenty of old tennis balls laying around
–They recently fixed the drinking fountain so humans can use it as well as dogs
–Parking is pretty easy
Cons:
–Hardly any grass
–The sunshade they installed doesn’t provide any cover
–When it rains, this park gets and stays muddy
My dogs like it.

The small dog area is a tiny pathetic dirt patch baking in the sun. So incredibly depressing. My dog and I left immediately and we’ll never be back.
The larger dog area was much bigger, but also looked to be mostly dirt without any shade.

Great dog park! Friendly people who bring their dogs. Love the divided sections. But love how on a certain weekend they have vaccine. I’m not a dog or animal owner. Came here with a friend. Got to say some nice dogs and nice owners. Friendly to talk to.
Parking on street.

Los Angeles, CA: What a fabulous looking dog park!
I was passing by on a walk around the reservoir at dusk. There were bright park spotlights illuminating major areas of both the Big Dog and separate Small Dog sections. Lots of benches for humans and plenty of space for all the dogs to roam freely inside the good-​sized fenced park at the south end of the reservoir. As it was already dark by the time I arrived at the dog park, I couldn’t tell what all was actually inside each section but they were sure populated with many four legged buddies and their humans. It appeared that there was both dirt and grassy areas in the big dog section, along with shady, covered sitting areas.
Four stars only because I didn’t have my four pawed pals here to try out this great looking dog park. Another star off as other Unilocalers have mentioned filth and I couldn’t tell in the dark how clean the overall poochie play areas really were.
Street parking but watch the restricted times.

The dude bro eating a sandwich at the picnic table in the middle of this fecal infested dirt heap was the final straw, I had to write a review. Not only is this one of the most disgusting dog parks in the city, it’s saying a lot because even the most pristine dog parks are beyond revolting.
This particular collection of unsupervised and poorly trained dogs kicking up poop dirt for all humans to bathe in gets the awesome enhancement of all the idiot dog owners walking around with self congratulatory grins and inappropriate footwear for standing in turd infested mine field.
It’s really more of a social space for humans to talk about how awesome they are for rescuing their dog or even better to chat about the script they are working on. In the dog park. There is a laptop in this pooped air stink hole and the machine should be incinerated but at least it’s a clear red flag that this human should be stayed away from.
They don’t clean up the dog poop here and I choke when I run around the reservoir.
How anyone could eat in a place like this is beyond me, however is indicative of the sort to be found here. Dog parks are gross, this one doubly so.

You know I get it. I get that owners want to socialize their dogs more by bringing them to a dog park. BUT if your dog is AGGRESSIVE and unfriendly, please find other steps to bring them to the level they should be at; in comparison to another friendly and social dog. If you ever have any doubts or are scared if your dog will start a fight or bite another dog, please take baby steps and not just fully immerse them into a huge dog park where you are putting other dogs at risk of being harmed.
With that being said, my Siberian Husky was going around the park when she met another pit bull by her owner. The dog was aggressive and therefore lunged at my dog where she ended up Unilocaling and hiding under a bench where it just so happens the owner’s OTHER pit bull (who I heard from another owner had been getting into fights earlier that day) lunged at her as well. I had to hold back this owner’s pit bull until he came (which was longer than usual because he was walking from the other side of the park…) When I finally examined her she looked fine, was jumping around and even ran a little until I noticed her neck was bleeding. Upon closer inspection I saw a deep cut. I ended up going to the vet and she told me it was a major laceration. In short, I am paying from around $ 700-​$ 900. As a result of this owner’s negligence I now have my sweet dog undergoing surgery right now and am probably forever fearful of ever letting her off of her leash. Apparently the vet tech that helped me had said that there has recently been a lot of patients coming from this dog park…
I didn’t get this man’s name or got a chance to look in detail at his pit bulls, but he is an older man, possibly latino, with two pit bulls. One with a white and peach or blonde coat. I think they both had pinch collars. Please if you have ANY information on them, please message me. This event occurred around 12PM on Saturday, January 31, 2015.
Last thing: I do not mean to put the pit bull breed under any fire. I have met many pit bulls and some can be so sweet. However, this man’s lack of training is a result of their behavior and he should be held accountable for their actions that happened today.

My dog Kaia and I frequent this park when we are visiting my mom’s house. It is a really nice park in comparison to most others in the area and, for the most part there are usually nice dogs.
My one issue is the dirty water bowls and the mud but hey it is a DOG park! I usually bring a water bowl and my own water for my own piece of mind lol
There are wading pools so be prepared for a wet dog after if your dog likes water. Mine LOVES water so I always bring a few towels and it all works out! All and all it is a safe place to tire out my baby! Will be trying the dog beach in Huntington this weekend so will report

I like it here. Nice people and reasonably easy parking. Off leash and split in to large and small section.
They have added some shaded areas too so that’s a nice bonus.