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    4.8 (8 reviews)

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    Centennial Park of Wellesley -- 180 Oakland St, Wellesley         Park
    Brandon K.

    Full of nature is the way I would best describe Centennial Park. This park sits along Oakland Street in the middle of gorgeous Wellesley. It's full of beautiful nature and has the charm of a hidden away park. Unless you went on Yelp or were from Wellesley, it would be difficult to find this hidden away gem. Beautiful landscape. Perfect for walkers, joggers, hikers, etc. Many different paths accessible from many different locations. Main entrance at Oakland St and side entrance from Magnus Ave. Decent amount of shade throughout in different areas. The layout of the hills and the complete nature atmosphere is fabulous. Nothing "artificial" or manmade with the exception of a few benches, signs or bridges. Great place to bring dogs. Decent amount of parking. Entrance is tricky to find.... there is a small sign regarding it with a small paved entranceway right before the MassBay entrance.

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    Andrew M.

    So many fond memories! I can't believe I didn't write up Centennial Park on my first round of Yelp reviews of my hometown ten years ago, but better late than never. Centennial is a godsend to Wellesley dog owners. There are three different field areas that are good for chasing, and you can walk a loop that basically covers the park in about 40 minutes. If it's drizzling, you can walk a loop with enough tree cover that you won't get soaked. My dog always makes straight for the pond/stream, so be careful if you'd rather not deal with a wet dog. I'm not sure what the rules are for out of town dogs, but I've never seen anyone check tags. There's space for 6-7 cars in the lot off of Oakland Street, or you can park at the top of Maugus Hill. There are almost always playmates for my pup in the mornings and evenings in the summer. If you're a dog owner you likely know this already, but be careful of ticks -- it's a particularly bad year, and my dog recently came down with Lyme that we assume was picked up here. If you'd rather sit and read, there's a picnic table and a bench by the Oakland Street lot and one at the top of the hill.

    Botany: mosses, flowerless plants
    Totsaporn I.

    What such a wonderful park it is! There are happy dogs enjoying the plants and pond. It's near Newton and Boston. We must have cars to access this park.

    Love this place ^^ pretty big too

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    Needham Dog Park

    Needham Dog Park

    (3 reviews)

    This dog park is a muddy mess. It's not maintained, and the perimeter becomes a tick-fest during…read morethe summer. There's also no water supply, so bring your own.

    This is the fourth dog park I've visited lately. Recently,…read moreI've been around more dogs, and therefore have been going to more dog parks. Now, technically I probably could've gotten in trouble for coming here as it's supposed to be for Needham residents only, but I live in a nearby town, so didn't think it would be too big of a deal (and what, they're going to check an ID at a dog park?). This is a cool place off of Pine Street in the rural section of southern Needham close to the Dover line. It's accessible only via Central Avenue as Pine Street is a one way. Off Pine St, there are two signs, one white and one brown (as in the one of the pictures I uploaded), where you will turn onto a long, dirt road, filled with potholes, leading to the park as well as the Needham Community Farm at the end of the long road. There are two large fenced in areas for dogs. They are both good size and they both are extremely clean. There wasn't anyone else their when I arrived and left for that matter... so it's on the slow side, which can be a plus and a minus. Not much parking, but a small amount at the entrance and I think you can park a bit farther down the road in a large paved area. Overall, 4 star dog park. Better than some of the others I've visited, and in comparison, not as good as others. 4 stars.

    Waltham Dog Ranch

    Waltham Dog Ranch

    (7 reviews)

    The actual dog park is not even really a dog park in my opinion. The space is limited for both big…read moreand small dogs but gated. Dogs are allowed to be off leash. There's no water fountain for your pups to have fresh water after playing. Parking lot is available upon entering and is decent size for multiple vehicles. More than anything I love that they have few trails and makes it fun to walk your pup with abundance grass for them to smell and play on. My dodo loves playing on the grass and we have walked on the short trails while he sniffs everything on his way. I personally feel it's a great park for a brisk walk with your dodo. My rating is exclusively based on the trials overall and taking 1 star away for the dog ranch area.

    This new dog park is tucked away on the site of the old Metropolitan State Hospital site in Waltham…read moreoff Trapelo Road, next to one of the remaining old buildings. There is parking and nearby bike paths. While there are lots of open fields nearby, the fenced in areas of the dog park itself are small. There is an area for small dogs, separate from that of big dogs, but they are both small areas. The big dog area could stand to be much larger. The ground is gravel/packed dirt... pebbles would be better. I can see this being muddy and have heard some owners complain the gravel is too sharp for paws. The entry/exit points of the enclosures are not the usual "airlock" system with two gates, but a separate entry/exit which did not keep other dogs from trying to escape with us when we left. There is one bench for people to sit on, more benches would be nice. There is a trash can. There is currently no water, but I have heard that there are plans to add that in the spring. There are fun things for dogs to run over and around, and someone has stocked the pens with tennis balls, but the best things dogs like to play with is the other dogs. Our dog was very happy to play with everyone! This new park was already very busy with dogs on a Sunday afternoon. If we really want our dog to get some exercise, we would probably still go to Beaver Brook or Cat Rock Pak where there is more space to run, but this is a good option for play time! I hope Waltham listens and continues to make this park even better!

    Centennial Park - dog_parks - Updated May 2026

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