Located just one block east of the 41 in Osprey, Bay Street Dog Park provides a one-acre off-leash…read morepark. This is an ideal playground for dogs and their owners. Divided into two separate, fenced-in areas for large and small dogs, it ensures that every dog can play freely and safely. The park is setup with dog exercise equipment, water fountains and shaded seating. My favorite time to visit is just before dinner when there are usually plenty of dogs looking to get some socialized playtime. Enjoy!

Our first time here and love it. Lots of shade and parking. Very cute activities for large and…read moresmall dogs. I heard about this park a couple of years ago and very happy that I finally made it effort.

Though I LOVE this park it has become over run with irresponsible small dog owners. There are 2…read moreparks for dogs here, over 20lbs and under 20lbs. Many small dog owners refuse to put their tiny dogs on the small dog side. Combining retrivers, terriers and other similar "high prey" dogs that are playing and chasing squirrels is a disaster waiting to happen and has. A small dog can get injured when getting caught between 2 dogs playing and rolling around or run over as they are chasing each other. The small dog owners refuse even after being asked to remove their dogs from the large dog side. Speaking to Sarasota County it is a no exception policy...not "at your own risk" and the small dog owners will be fined and a no trespass given to any county park. It happened again today....lady refused to remove her tiny dog, large dogs had to leave.....these are the first people that complain if their dog gets hurt but ignore the posted signs....they are there for a reason, your dogs safety. Though you say "my puddin thinks he's a Great Dane" doesnt mean he is and the barking and aggressive behavior puts you and your dog at risk around several large animals you don't know. C'mon people use your brains or don't own a animal.....how many people would put a cat in a large dog enclosure? But you'll put your 5lb dog in one. This has happened at least the last 10 times I have been there. Sad, there is a on leash park next door as well but its not fair that the ignorant people ruin it for others that are obeying the rules and want to have their dogs play and socialize with same sized friends. Rant over.

Large, filthy park in the middle of a sketchy neighbourhood, where no one picks up after their pets…read more(probably because they're are no bags provided anywhere and these transient people are lazy). The grounds are not maintained-dirt and dead leaves, no grass. There is NO lighting. It smells awful, and although my furbabies were curious, I could see multiple scenes where people had clearly stepped in "mess" and tried scraping off their shoes on the concrete and sidewalk. I was not about to let my previous puppers in that filth. We didn't get past the first gate, and left in disgust. Make the drive to Venice. Worth peace of mind.

Fantastic Kayak Launch...prepare for short carry to the slide in ramps…read more Lot's & Lot's of wildlife.... If it EVER reopens after Milton!! Let go Sarasota County, please reopen this very special park!!

Not to be confused with the state park with a similar name, this is a lil park at the end of Laurel…read moreRd past some new developments. It has a kayak, canoe boat launch. Nice paved trail and picnic tables and lots of side trail views of Myakka River. Quite lovely. No animals or dogs allowed. Beware of gators. We saw a lil one. I let it nibble on my toes. The only garbage is by entrance gate. Please take out what you bring in. Take only.photographs. Bathrooms by entrance. Closes at sunset.

Dogggg friendly. We were with smokers. No rules. Same Gulf. Clean. No rules. That is Florida life…read more Love it!

The paw Park is amazing. We've been here many times and never have had a bad experience. Most…read morepeople are very polite and will clean up any mess Their dog may leave behind. There are a few I've seen that don't pick up their dogs poop. We've always experienced nice kind people and the dogs just seemed to come around you. We have a little Australian Shepherd and she loves the Paw Park. She has never had any issues with any of the dogs, regardless of size? I highly recommend the dog beach as we call it.

Checking out different off-leash play areas for my giant-breed pup and today's adventure was to…read moreBlue Heron. It's a fairly short ride from my home, and the description sounded nice. The good points: easy access off of River Road, adequate parking, nice sally port setup for both small dog and large dog enclosures, water bowls and fountains for both people and pets, umbrella-shaded seating areas in both enclosures, and waste bags and disposal bins in both areas. As for the not-so-good points, while there are the above-mentioned shaded seating areas for people, there really are none for dogs, nor are there any trees in or near the large dog enclosure at all. (I don't recall seeing any in the small dog enclosure either, but I may just not have looked carefully enough.) If it's anything but early morning or late evening, your dog has no choice but to be in full sun at this park. And the second detractor from this little park is that while the walking paths around the enclosures are wide and well kept, and are paved with shell in areas, they also all traverse pretty dense underbrush on both sides in some areas, and next to perfectly suited gator habitat ponds in others. Don't get me wrong - I'm not an anti-gator person AT ALL: I have always said since I first stepped foot in Florida 16 years ago that alligators (along with Florida's other apex predators, venomous snakes, disease-carriers like armadillos, venomous spiders, and protected species like burrowing owls and gopher tortoises) were in Florida long before I or anyone reading this was, and they belong here. I'm of the opinion that it is up to **US** to stay away from and leave **THEM** alone, not the other way around. That said, though, to see signs warning about gators and snakes along the walking paths is one thing if humans are the most prevalent non-native species to visit it. We take our own risks and unless they're very large, gators are USUALLY not interested in prey as large as a person. It's a different situation, however, when dogs are as likely as humans to be on that path, and that just seems like a very unwise idea to me, especially with all the stories we hear in the news about people walking their dogs too close to alligator habitat and losing their pets to a hungry gator as a result. After letting my puppy explore the large dog enclosure for a bit I started to walk him around the park, but after only a few yards, eyeing up the water (3 separate, large, unfenced ponds that I could see - not that fencing will necessarily stop a gator as they ARE known to climb them), the sluices, and the dense underbrush around, I decided it wasn't really a good idea, and we returned home. So a pretty park, and if it's just you and you want to walk the perimeter as well, probably a good place for those morning or evening laps. If it's you and your dog, probably wiser to stay in one of the enclosures, and with no trees for your dog to lie and relax under between play bouts, avoid high sun hours altogether.

Great walking/ running trails. Nice Florida nature setting with pond views. Plenty of benches to…read moretake in the views, bird watch or rest. Has 2 dog parks for your little friends. I didn't give it 5 stars because there was some construction and parts of the trails were closed.

This is a very big park for large dogs. There is a small dog section which is about 1/4 the size of…read morethe large dog side. There are plenty of picnic tables and shaded areas to sit. It's definitely a nice place to come when it las hot since it's so shaded. Many people come here to let their dog play but also to walk laps around the park. There are several watering holes for your pup to drink water and a hosing off area. I usually bring my own water since the bowels do not drain and they are so huge you have to continuously clean and dump them so I don't like that and my dogs don't like drinking dirty water. Also around all of the areas that have water it's just dirt so it gets so muddy. I wish they would of put concrete at least in those areas. They do provide toys and tennis balls around the park for dogs to play with and there is never a shortage of poop bags which is great. Depending on who's there you may find a lot of poop on the ground but for the most part owners usually pick up after their pups. I'd still watch where I walk though. All in all it's a nice place to take your pups to have fun and stretch their legs. It usually gets busy around 3-530 pm. I think that's from people getting off of work. There's also an 11 am - 12 pm crowd but before and in between those times it can be quite dead. One warning, I've been here on a number of occasions and seen dogs fight or get attacked. So beware there are some owners who come and do not watch their dogs. Keep an eye on your pups to try to avoid mishaps.

Loved our walk here. Great trail along Alligator creek, approximately 2.75 miles loop. Great dog…read morepark and play scape. Definitely coming back. Dog friendly

A current five that is probably descending into a three which won't make it a four. Why? My retired…read moreLAPD buddy has the inside track on new plans to cut 17th Street Dog Park in half and add T-ball for kiddos that probably won't use it and don't really need to either. I played college baseball and I started out in my backyard hitting balls off a Brooklyn Union Gas cone, by myself with a Louisville Slugger that was bigger than me. I could barely get it off my shoulder but I wanted a professional baseball bat so badly and Santa came thru. This park has lots of grass so the large breeds can really open up and tear arse up and down, left and right and back again. Because you see, with grass they gain traction and dogs are less likely to dig holes which could cause a leg break. But let's destroy the parks of largest the loves that some families have and live to dictate our pleasures by their lives by their noise machines that are far too young to be playing this type of game. Basketball no football no baseball no tennis no golf no volleyball no soccer yes. But annoying parents on these silly boards of the who knows who, the corrupted the selfish just to see little Johnny in a uniform with the helmet fifty times too big that little Johnny can't even see. Awwww, how cuuuuute.. They can point to first base if little Johnny makes contact because little Johnny has no idea which way to run and will likely disobey and run towards third base anyway and I suppose that's good for more laughs whilst I cringe and steam. It's so cute for these follies to play out every weekend for two hours to a nail biting, exciting and riveting zero zero tie -- for the entire season. Two hours a week to take half the park? Nice planning necks.

Only GOD loves you more than your DOG! #ReflectDogs Love &…read moreForgiveness If it had a water feature it would most certainly be a five-star Park! It has a very nice double-gated entry and it has multiple places to sit that are shaded by trees in groupings all over the park. There are a couple nice water stations as well as book bag dispensers and trash cans spaced all throughout the park. There is more than enough room for your dog to get a good run going no matter how big it is. It seems like a pretty mellow and calm crowd! There is a cool little Beach area in the back that has the agility items in it. You can park right outside of the dog park on a nice dirt lot.

Great park for all sizes of dogs! Our dog went to the small dog park and we met some wonderful…read moreowners with their pups. Space was clean and well-maintained. Had plenty of shade and a kiddie pool for filling off in the Florida heat.

Separate play areas for dogs of all sizes. Wonderful little trail and a walking distance from any…read moreof the surrounding neighborhoods.

It's an extremely small park so if you want to take a long walk, this is not the park for you…read more Parking is 12$ an hour unless you're able to get lucky and get free parking when someone else leaves. If you want to go fishing you're going to have to get your feet wet and get into the water. Cute fishing spot just wish it was a bit bigger. Gets crowded pretty quick and not much space to fish with others there.

Today we were doing errands and we decided to take Freckles along. First to the Center Pharmacy…read moreand then for some coffee. I swear Freckles started complaining as soon as we started driving South. As if she knew we were going away from the dog park. After the Pharmacy we headed north to Punta Gorda. It was pretty warm around 91 degrees and I wasn't sure it was such a good idea to go to the dog park. Freckles kept talking and complaining and the closer we got the more she whined. As we approached the park she was so excited. So off she went for a little jaunt through the lovely park and said hello to a few dog friends. She always starts at the beginning and goes around the entire perimeter. There were a few other brave doggies who didn't mind the heat. There is some shade and a large basin filled with water so the doggies can cool off. We only stayed for around 20 minutes and she comes to David and tells him when she has had enough. They are building an animal sanctuary adjacent to the park and it will be nice if they have facilities for us adults! So now it was time for a pup cup!

Hounds of Henry is a great place to take your fur babies. It is clean and kept up well. Miss Skippy…read moreenjoys her running with her many friends, she even chills out sometimes.