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    4.5 (39 reviews)

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    Taylor K.

    First of all my dogs enjoyed them selves very much by the time we went home they knocked out in the car ride home . But I just wish they would clean the areas for the dogs it was dirty and not kept up cleanliness wise to much dog poop stains on the grass that looked liked it was there for a long period of time didn't have any back up poop bags in the dispenser and debris was all over the park which could be hazardous for the dogs to consume . Not to mention after our first trip there a few days later our puppies got sick and come to find out they got Giardia .

    Catherine G.

    Great dog park Separate area for big dogs and small dogs Crowded during the after work hours though Cool architecture Often water flowing in the summer Really nice gate latch design, so it can close by itself (compare to other dog parks where you have to swing the latch closed) Takes a walk to get to, but worth it

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    Patrick M.

    This is the best dog park in Chicago especially in the Summer when the fountains are on. It's nice to have separate areas for large and small dogs as well.

    Jaxson B.

    Really love Fred Anderson Park!! I've started coming here a lot in the past couple weeks and always had a great experience. I've had some odd experiences at many other Chicagoland dog parks, but all of the owners at Fred Anderson are attentive to their dogs while still recognizing that dogs will play. Once a pup gets too rough, the owner gets their pup and no one gets upset. Location is great - in the south loop and you can easily get here even during rush hour. I've only been here in the winter so it is starting to smell like a typical dog park, but many other owners have said that it is cleaned nightly in the summer. There is minimal poop laying around so everyone is very responsible with cleaning up. There are also many areas for waterfountains to come out in the summer! Like all other reviews mention, there are separate areas for large/active dogs and small/gentle dogs. It's really nice that all dogs are accommodated. Can't wait to come back here!

    Great dog park!
    Jasmin G.

    This is Josie's favorite park! She's a tiny dog and loves that the big dogs are separate from the small dogs. Josie loves the water on the hot summer days. The faux grass prevents any muddy paws which I love. And there is a nice little shaded area for doggie owners. Parking is good in the area too but one side of the street is metered.

    Enjoying the "rambunctious" side of the new South Loop Dog Park.
    Kirsten A.

    Gorgeous new park for the dogs in the South Loop. It's got fake dog grass, drinking fountains, tables, benches, interesting walls, and best yet: water features for the summer. The large dog area is really quite large and perfect for running and playing fetch with a chuck-it. My pup loves it here. There are two separate areas to play for small and large/rambunctious dogs, but my 22 pound mutt of course wants to run on the big side.

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    do not bring your dog if they aren't neutered . other than that it's a pretty good dog park

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    Great dog park, very clean. In the summer the park offers a small pool a water trail and water fountains for the dogs.

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    Wow! My dogs second favorite spot in town to Montrose Dog Beach. Can easily spend hours here, great location, great dogs, and great owners!

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    Coliseum Park

    (12 reviews)

    Near Southside

    Coliseum Park is good city park with fun structures, plus a separate dog run…read more We were gathering with several families for an early dinner(Feb. 2026), and this park was a fun place to meet ahead of time. Coliseum Park is a 0.75-acre fenced greenspace at S. Wabash and E. 14th Place, open daily 6am-9pm. There's a cool-looking coliseum-shaped open-roofed structure at the northeast corner entrance, about 15-feet-tall, a circular center with two promenading arms (if promenading is what i mean to say). By the way, some city parks set up a two-gate entrance that gives kids an extra safety barrier from the street; this park only has a single-gated surrounding fence. Our group loved the six-sided climbing-structure, maybe 10-feet tall, that encloses a sort of rubbery swinging ramp and a web of ropes. Kids can climb to the top of a medium-length metal slide. There's also a smaller plastic slide on a hill for the younger kids We ran up and down five small built-hills, i dont know that else to call them, sort of padded bumps that are more fun than they sound like in a flat city :-). Some of them have stubby posts or rocks for sitting or climbing. One has a swiveling wavy-chair to plThere's several good-size low rocks around the park, too. I think i've finished making up awkward names for these things ;-). There's a medium-small self-powered merry-go-round which we spent a lot of time spinning on. And there's a saucer swing for one or two kids at a time, which was popular, too. The play area around all this equipment is that rough padding that helps soften any falls, but gives a good rash if a hand, elbow, or knee slides along it. Yes, a few tears were shed, but I suppose it reduces slipping. I didnt explore the dog-friendly fenced-area along the west side of this park, next to the elevated L-tracks. It's the length of the park, maybe 10-feet wide, mostly paved, with several trees. The entrance is from E. 14th Place. Signs remind you that dogs aren't allowed in the rest of the park with the kids. One of the adults tried the climbing structure, but it was kind of small for them. The merry-go-round and several of the hills are big enough for an adult or two to get involved :-) For those of us who were enjoying watching the playing more than engaging in the playing, there's backless benches scattered about the park, and there are benches along the edges of the park that have backs. (Though i admit i took a wild turn on the merry-go-round :-). Also, from an adult perspective, the corners on some of the play structures in more than one city park look like pimento-stuffed cocktail olives. Or is that just me?

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    Prairie District Park

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    Chicagoland is pretty good about saving some space for nice little neighborhood parks. We helped…read morefriends set up a Sunday morning kids' birthday party at Prairie District Park, a block north of Cermak, two blocks east of Michigan, kitty-corner from Suntrust Basketball Arena. Well, we always said "kitty"-corner. Some say "caddy", or "catty", or "cater", and it's claimed to be from "quatre" describing opposite corners of a 4-spot square. I might as well get it over-with and admit we grew up calling every overgrown lot a prairie! It's a 14000-square-foot fenced park. About 3/4 of it is a separately fenced kids play area with several 4-seat tables, encircled by a bricked walkway with five more 4-seat tables, separate from a smaller fenced dog-park with it's own paved walkways. The two "inner" parks each have their own gates, so only the walkway has a gate directly out to the street, a thoughtful safety feature. We got there about 9am, too late for the limited street-parking on the front and side of the park, and people who lived too far to walk here found just-enough parking nearby around the neighborhood. We took over two of the tables, one for gifts and one for snacks. There's a rumor of a Starbucks in the hotel across the street, but we brought our own easy-to-handle bottle of cold-brew. Our dozen-or-so mostly 5 and 6-year-olds played for a couple of hours on the swing and climbers and slides, and screamed on the "Dad you're making it too fast" spin-it-yourself 3 or 4-child merry-go-round carousel. They all dressed for the fountain splash-pad! Perfect in the morning during a 90° heat-wave! The parents of one child (we didnt know) from the neighborhood brought an electric car, and their child shared little rides along the bricked walkway. A number of us enjoyed watching the dogs "next door" through the fence, and in fact the dogs were all friendly and quiet! We closed with a home-hade piñata of treats held-high because there really was no strong tree or structure in the walkway to support it. A lovely morning in a fun park in a friendly neighborhood. That's the report from Chicago, "the Paris of the prairies" :-)

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    We brought our dog here for a first time swim. Our guy is not friendly and very nervous of new…read morepeople- Laurie handled him perfectly, and he enjoyed his swim with her. I love that they make sure the dogs are prepared before they allow them to swim alone. They set them up to be safe and successful. Making an appointment was super easy. I left a message, and they called back shortly after. The second time, I left a message with times that would work, and Laurie called back to confirm what she had.

    I'm deeply disappointed by my recent experience with Doggy Paddle, despite the fact that there are…read morethings they do well. The instructors who actually swim with the dogs are consistently lovely, kind, and attentive (Julian especially), and the facilities are clean and well maintained. Unfortunately, the customer service and administrative processes completely undermine those positives. Last August, after my friend's dog Maverick passed away, she contacted Doggy Paddle to transfer his remaining swims to me as a goodwill gesture in his memory (he swam there regularly for several years). Doggy Paddle accepted the transfer -- they requested and received my dog's vet records the same day. However, I never received any confirmation via email or text showing how many swims were transferred, what type they were, or when they expired. There is also no online portal or way for customers to check their balance or expiration dates. Over the following months, Doggy Paddle emailed me multiple times asking for a fecal test, which reasonably implied the swims were active. At no point did anyone mention an expiration date or warn that the swims were nearing expiration. When I attempted to schedule a swim this month, I was told the transferred swims had expired and that I needed to purchase a new package. Apparently, the swims my friend had purchased had expired one year after purchase, on January 1, 2026. When I called to discuss this, they acknowledged there had been no communication on their part to confirm the package was transferred or to share terms/conditions, but repeatedly stated that it was my responsibility to ask or my friend's responsibility to tell me the expiration date, and that expiration dates do not reset upon transfer. They refused to make any exception or accommodation and said there was "nothing they could do." Sorry, but asking my grieving friend when her passed dog's swim packages expired wasn't a priority. This should have been on Doggy Paddle to communicate to the customer at time of transfer. They'd already earned the money from the previous sale; they lost nothing by extending the expiration date a little longer. I requested that they extend the expiration by four weeks and we'd come swim during that time, and they said no. Scheduling itself is also unnecessarily frustrating. You can only book via text or email, which often becomes a long back-and-forth, and there is no transparency about available times -- you can't see a schedule, only ask and wait for someone to tell you what's open. Holding customers to expiration policies that were never disclosed, combined with limited scheduling access and no account visibility, is extremely frustrating. The lack of empathy given the context -- a transfer following a dog's death -- made the experience even more disappointing. It's unfortunate, because the staff and facility are unique in Chicago. My dog loves swimming and we relied on Doggy Paddle during rehab, but I will not go again. This was a senseless policy to hold the line on given the circumstances.

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    South Loop, The Loop

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    Grant Park is a large, 319-acre public space in Chicago's Loop community area…read more It is home to Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum Campus & Millennium Park. It is referred to as Chicago's "front yard," it is the large overarching park in the city's central business district. The manicured rose gardens were impressive. There were many trees walking, running, biking & sitting on shady benches taking in the beautiful day. Boats & the lighthouse on Lake Michigan were visible. There were clean stocked public restrooms.

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