Nice peaceful short place to walk your dog. Parking easy. There's also a stream I've seen dogs play in. Really beautiful view of the mountains and greenery of Manoa. The place is not fenced so I often see dogs on leashes here. Recommend if you're in the area and want a quiet nice place to hang out with your pup! Or just have an easy quick stroll. read more

Manoa Valley District Dog Park - Dog Parks Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

If off leash need fences so my dog will not be run over There are two large parking lots on each end of the so called dog park??? read more

Located deep inside the Beautiful Manoa Valley, this park is a wonderful place to take your four legged kids for a walk or run. There are shade trees and a few tables for the humans and a drinking fountain. Strategically placed garbage cans help to keep the area clean as long as everyone complies. Very popular place for locals to enjoy the great outdoors with a relaxing walk and enjoy the galloping strides of dogs at play. The small stream that flows by near the walkway is a bonus that some owners allow there dogs to refresh themselves as well. Beautiful birds, trees and flowers also are plentiful. I love taking my girls here when in the Manoa Valley. Worth the drive if you have four legged kids like me! Bring your own doggie poop bags and a container for you dogs to drink from. read more

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This is not a fenced off leash dog park. It's a small corner of a public park that people let their dogs off leash. You can be sited for off leash dog. Not recommended read more

Not an actual dog park. No idea who would create this as an actual yelp profile. Beautiful park but more of a community agreed upon dog park. read more

This is an open area with no fencing. Undeniably lovely people and grassy area with concrete walkways. However dogs have gotten very very sick with leptospirosis from being in the stream. read more

We don't live in the area but when we do take our our dog out for a drive it's nice to have a place to allow them to run around and stretch their legs. This was our first time going here this past weekend and overall it's good. You have to walk along a path to the back corner of the baseball field in order to get to the park...and I'm not sure how to change the description here on Yelp but this is NOT an off-leash dog park. There are signs everywhere. There were a few other people there and all their dogs were off leash, so we decided to join in and let our dog off leash. As soon as we did that other dogs approached ours and started to bark...bad move to do to an Akita who is running around with a child. Of course everything remained under control and the other owners apologized. I'm also not sure about the idea of no fencing around and allowing the dogs into the stream. I remember my vet saying there is a vaccine if you're pet will be going hiking or in water...so something for people to consider before coming. read more

I love this dog park. Manoa Valley District Dog Park is an off leash dog park located on the "makai" side of the park (back corner of the park). This park is well taken care of, green grass, shady trees, benches, and no flies! There's a stream that flows through and the dogs love to dive in. The park is very safe and offers a lot of parking options, unlike other parks that can be a little dangerous parking or getting to. Our dog (Boston Terrier) loves it here. The dogs and the owners are very sweet, very sociable and knows every dog by name. We love coming to the Manoa Valley District Dog Park, we come here every day! read more

Manoa Valley District Dog Park - Cooling off in the stream. - Dog Parks Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This was a nice place to bring my dog to not only go on a short dog walk, but to also let him play in the stream. During the weekend, it gets pretty busy with a lot of kids' sports games, but my dog had a blast. read more

Manoa Valley District Dog Park - Dog Parks Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Cute little park. Nicely maintained path along a bubbly stream. Just wish it were longer so that we could get more exercise, and that people would pay attention to their pets. Unfortunately, one owner spent the whole time on his phone while his dog wandered off-leash. read more

Manoa Valley District Park (MVDP) has tennis courts, huge indoor basketball courts as well as outdoors, a swimming pool and several large playing fields. It's located right next to Manoa Elementary School. MVDP is a City and County of Honolulu maintained park. There is an official sign that states that the Kokohead (east) and Makai (south) sides of the Park are designated for dogs on a leash. Easiest way to orient yourself is to park at the separate parking lot closest to the swimming pool and walk to the right hand side; you're now at the makai side of the dog designated area of the park. It's not a "real" dog bark park as there's no 100% enclosure. But there are fences that separate this area from the playing fields. I suppose it's like the Ala Wai Dog park in this respect. What's Good: 1. GRASS. 100%. Oh yeah! No muddy or dirty paws on you from your pet! As stated, this is a City and County of Honolulu maintained place and the grass is THICK and GREEN. Okay, the County has no need to water the grass as Manoa Valley gets tons of rainfall year round. The designated areas are pretty huge and well maintained. I've seen dog owners take their pets into the baseball playing fields (not supposed to) unleashed when there's no one playing. There's lots of fencing because it's a baseball field (several actually) with the requisite dugout fences and foul ball fencing. 2. NO FLIES. Every other dog park I've been to there have been flies galore . Especially when you sit at a bench --- flies buzzing all over you. Well, NO fIies at all here. This is a big big plus in my book. 3. Fresh Running Water: If you are up to a really short hike down an earthen embankment (by the second bench and the circular part of the walkway), there you will find Manoa stream that meanders from the waterfall way back. Here starts the concrete culverts that most times (other than storms) is pretty safe to walk alongside the dry area while your dog plays in the stream (just inches deep.) Since it is a concrete culvert, there is no mud at all. You can go maybe 80 yards or so before you come to a dropoff and turn on back (I've gone past that for another 80 yards but the place is covered in graffiti (overpasses) so you might not wanna go thru there.) Getting back up the embankment can be tricky --grab ahold of the grassy shrubs and pull to get yourself back up. 4. Variety of Dogs: Mostly okay pets of all sizes but I think tending towards under 25 pounds. Most owners are pretty sociable too. 5. Plenty of nice shade trees all over the place where you can sit under on well maintained GRASS. There is a token second bench at the end of the walkway (where the dog owners congregate) but it is sunny there most all the time. The first bench though is a pretty nice and somewhat shadyish place to relax along the walkway. Caveats: 1. Bring your own poop bags as none are provided. There is a bag container thingy mounted but I've never seen bags in it. People do leave extra plastic grocery bags tied up by the trash can (kinda makes the place look funky though. Yup, those bags are an eye sore.) 2. There's occasionally leftover dog poop that some owners don't pick up along the Kokohead walkway. I'd keep my young puppy on leash along the walkway if you are concerned about Parvo. Mostly okay though along the makai side of the dog park. 3. Okay, unless you have a big dog that can take care of itself against other dogs, be wary of dog packs that will at least challenge and potentially attack your dog. Some dogs/owners have been coming to this park EVERY SINGLE DAY for YEARS and in doing so, their dogs have created informal PACKS amongst themselves. An indication that this may be occurring is when you see a large number of dog owners overly being chatty and social (almost like a bar scene) sitting or standing close together and hardly moving around. Their dogs will form an informal PACK amongst themselves due to familiarity. THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR YOUR DOG. A new dog entering into this area will definitely be challenged by the more dominant dog i.e. those with a weak or non-existent pack leader owner. Dogs in this pack may collectively attack or harass your dog. This has happened to me both by a pack of small poodle type dogs as well as larger. But please don't let this dissuade you from going to this park. Just be aware of the potential situation. Conclusion: Manoa Valley District Dog park is the cleanest place to take your dog to have fun (other than the beach). The views of the mountains are really breathtaking. Dogs are there sporadically thruout the day (you might have the whole place to yourself) but more so after their owners finish work in the late afternoons. Really do give walking thru the concrete culvert containing Manoa stream a try. You'll have a totally different experience with your dog unobtainable at any other dog park on the island. Have fun and please pick up after your pet. UPDATE 07/14: More benches read more

Manoa Valley District Dog Park - Manoa Valley District Dog Park -- Makai Perimeter - Dog Parks Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Secret place for sweet owners and calm dogs. Beautiful field of green grass with the stream near by for the dogs to cool down. My bully pit loved to swim after running around w the dogs. Some people think that water is not safe but my dog has never had issues and she literally swims underwater. ;) I love this place out of all dog parks. The owners take responsibility and have raised their dogs correctly where there are rarely aggressive issues. Big & small dogs. It's always mixed. Lots of running room. read more

Manoa Valley District Dog Park - Sake loves swimming in the water - Dog Parks Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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There's no fenced park. Which is what I was hoping for. It's a great area to walk your dog and do laps, but there is a clear sign that asks for leashed dogs. Yesterday there were a bunch of summer camps and younk athletes running around so it felt a bit off to get our dog unleashed to run around. We'll try again. read more

My dog loves this park as much as I do. We recently moved here from Maui and this is my favorite dog park by far. There is a lot of open space for dogs to run and play, a quiet stream to cool down. Lots of shade and a few benches to relax. read more

Officially, Manoa District Park is a dog on-leash park. Dogs are not allowed to be set loose to run freely anywhere on park grounds. There are off-leash dog parks available, but Manoa District Park is not one of them. All owners should feel relatively safe here since all the dogs should be under the control of their owners on leash. I wouldn't recommend anyone going into the stream with their dogs since the stream has had a history of listeria (animal fecal matter) found in the stream. All in all, this is a nice park as long as its kept clean and everyone shares the park with everyone else. http://www.hawaiianhumane.org/Dog-Friendly-Parks.html read more

Woo, this place is HUGE! Or... am I not in the right spot? I found a little area behind this enormous park that boasts multiple baseball fields. This is a little haven! I can actually let my dog off the leash and not worry about him running into traffic because this green area is lined by a canal. People walking their dogs around here don't seem to keen to interact, however. Still--it's a nice green place my dog can run around in. Lots and lots of space, which is a real luxury in Honolulu. read more

Gotta check it out more, anywhere around the school is cool, but look near the stream

Cute park but no tables and only 1 bench... But nice and cool.

Unless I found the wrong area, the dog park is just a part of the pathway people walk their dogs. I expected a real section of the park to be dedicated to the dogs but it's not. I wouldn't call this a dog park, rather a dog friendly park. People really did not like it when I had my dogs off leash, even though they were out of the pathway and in the small grass area. Not many other dog owners (I went at 4-5pm) The river is a bit questionable and the over grown grass which covers is is very easy to slip and fall if not paying attention. No accessories or facilities for dogs. read more

This was our first time there for our 3 little ones. It was a rainy morning, so not much people or pets were out. We did not find a gated area so we just walked near the restrooms, playground and a basefall field, area. There was lots of parking. Beautiful scenery as well. We expected a gated atea or a pond of some sort as seen, bit we were unable to locate any of that. Perhaps some signage, or we just did not look on the right places. But all on all, it was a great park, and our little ones loved it. We will use this park again. Perhaps explore more behind the field. read more

People there are super friendly! My puppy likes to frolic in the tall grass and graze on the shorter grass. It's a great place for dogs and people too. read more

Yay! What a great place to come with our dog! Everybody is so friendly and the dogs are all great fun. We love to go to this dog park. It's the best!!! read more