Me and my dog love this dog park! It's so big and beautiful and full of nature! It has chairs and…read morebenches to sit on along with tables and there's plenty of room for the dogs to run around. The nature in this park is just beyond beautiful! I love this place! I rate it as the 2nd best dog park in San Diego! Plus the people who come here are friendly! I highly recommend this place!

One of the more popular dog parks in the city. It's nestled between south and north park. Parking…read moreis decent. It's a decent size. You can be in the main area where most dogs interact aka the area immediately in front of the gate or walk alongside the edges or the wings of the park and have it be a bit more secluded. Bring a ball because not enough sticks and branches to go around here. And your own poop bags because none are there as far as I could tell.

I love this dog park! It's kind of hidden away from main road in a business area. Parking is at…read morethe bottom of the hill. There is plenty of parking - we've come at all times of the day and have never had an issue. You climb up a small hill and at the top you reach a large open grassy field. The trees are surrounding the border so you get a little bit of shade on the edges depending on the time of day. Also around the borders there are concrete benches to sit at, but we usually bring our own chairs. Our dog loves the open space here! So much room to run after her frisbee or chase other dogs. She definitely had good interactions with the dogs here, most seem very well socialized and the owners we've met have been friendly. Some things to keep in mind: - There are no poop bags, so you should bring your own. For a place that doesn't have them available, most of the owners here appear very responsible and have their own to clean up after their own pet. I've seen other parks with bags on site and the owners still don't pick up after their dog. - there are no water stations/fountains. However there are bowls around so you can bring water to fill them. - there are no fences. So once you climb up the hill, you're in an open park that has a natural barrier of shrubbery but I think there could be potential for dogs to wander away or out of it. We feel comfortable with our pup because her recall is pretty good. - lastly, no bathrooms!

Saw this park on Yelp and had to try it out with my best friend Rudi! It's close to an old job I…read moreused to work at....it tucked away in a business park. Pretty cool place....large patch of grass with many concrete benches. No shade except for the perimeter....but seems like a good space for sure. Plenty of parking. If you have a dog that wanders....keep in mind there is no fence. Open park.

The best dog park ever! My dogs love this place, they have so much fun running around and playing…read moreball, splashing in the water and making new doggie friends. We love walking along the wide open trails while waiting for the dogs to dry off from swimming. There's also an area with several bowls and water jugs for them to get a drink. It can get crowded at times, especially on the weekends, so we usually go on a weekday and grab lunch at a nearby dog friendly restaurant afterwards. There is plenty of free parking, no bathrooms, maybe a port-a-potty around. Totally worth checking out.

Best dog beach in San Diego! What I love about this beach is that it's mostly fenced or surrounded…read moreby water, which makes me more comfortable having my dogs off leash! It's also a massive space, so even on busy days there is so much room for my pups to romp around! We typically do walks around the island so us humans get our exercise in too. It's about a 2 mile walk. It's a good option for warm days since the pups can cool off in the water. We like to go typically before 11 am because it's a little less crowded and parking is easier.

Smaller turf dog park. Very community based and most people…read moreare from the neighborhood. There is a coffee shop that you can order from the park There is also a very small, small dog portion Multiple seating options There are a few, metered parking spots. Saturday mornings it is packed and difficult to get to due to the farmers market.

Me and my dog love this dog park!!!! This is the 3rd best dog park in San Diego in my opinion! The…read moredog park is a medium size and the dogs who come here are highly energetic and love playing with one another. There are a lot of dogs here and I like that because my dog always has dogs to play with when I bring him here. Also the people who come here are mostly local little Italy residents and are nice! There's a huge tree that provides shade and it's protected with very big and tall metal gates making it private and also has chairs and tables. There's also a very small section for little dogs. I highly recommend this place!

Came on a Friday around 4pm. It was practically me and my dog which is fine because he doesn't…read morereally like other dogs. Spent about a hour here. It's mostly dirt inside the fence area. I wasn't in the mood for dirt in the car so we went to the adjacent baseball field and walked up and down there. I do come back here and there. Not a bad time here.

I bring my pup here almost everyday he is very friendly pup, Saturday evening I took him n he got…read moreattacked by a brown pitbull the owner didn't apologize or anything at first before the dog attacked my dog it was roaming around him. I would tell the dog no because it looked like you wanted to do something to my dog, the owners dog didn't do nothing about it, and when the dog attacked my dog, he was just walking around barely trying to do any type of encouragement of getting his dog while I was trying to get my dog off the situation. The owner is a tall bald guy not hispanic w a bit of an accent. he drives a red hyundai be on the look out

Civita Park in Mission Valley has quickly become one of my go-to spots, especially since it's just…read morea short drive from home. It's super accessible with ample parking, and I love that there are multiple entry points and routes you can take depending on how long of a walk you're in the mood for. This park truly has something for everyone. There's a splash pad, basketball courts, a great playground for kids, and even a giant chess game, which is such a fun and unique touch. It's also an amazing place to walk your dog--I bring mine here all the time, and he absolutely loves all the open grass and the variety of paths we can explore. One of my favorite features is the set of stairs that lead up toward the residential areas and the dog park. If you take them all the way up, you're rewarded with really pretty views at the top, which makes the little climb totally worth it. Overall, Civita Park is clean, well-designed, and perfect whether you're looking to be active or just enjoy a relaxing afternoon outdoors. Definitely a Mission Valley gem!

Pros: Spacious, plenty of walking paths, with nice clean facilities, which include 2 family…read morebathrooms with baby diaper changing stations and several drinking fountains. There's also a row of small fountains for kids to play, run through and splash in. Cons: It's a really nice park ON A COOL DAY. Lately, with temperatures 10 to 19° above "normal average" - or maybe it's just the new normal - it's hard to recall the last time we got to experience a cool day. But here, the way the gazebos, tables, and benches are set up reflects a pretty severe case of denial that this is Southern California, and not quite within walking distance from the beach. It WILL get hot whenever it damn pleases, with or without notice. It did so in February already, in case you missed it. We came a few times for the farmers market. Both days were unfortunately " 80°F" her weather report, which in reality feels like 92°F, and we had to scramble to find a little bit of shade, so that we could eat our street food without passing out from heat stroke. We huddled awkwardly on the curb under a small tree. Other people passing by with food in their hands looked at us with envy. NOT A SINGLE PERSON sat on the readily available benches with tables, because they were in the blazing sun, yet lacked any shade. Never mind an umbrella, not even holes to put one in!! Denial much?? It's really sad, because it's a beautiful place. It just DESPERATELY needs more shade for the visitors to feel comfortable without clinging to trees or the bathroom walls.

This is a great park, except for one reason. When dog walkers bring their pack of 10+ dogs, they…read moreusually do not see all the dogs under their supervision when they defecate. Sometimes they are talking with other pack leaders; sometimes they are picking up after the first ones in their pack defecates. Other than that, I love bringing my dog to this park!

DOG PARK'ING (3.25 stars)…read more There is a big and small gated area for dogs. And on the outside there are other openly wide u gated grass areas. 1) there are (open using) homeless around so I don't know how I feel about my dog here as there may be drugs on the ground. Be vigilant. 2) there can be some careless dog owners here. I've heard of dog-on-dog attacks here from time to time - unsure if it's in the gated area or th surrounding. What I do like: - the dog park has some grass - mostly clean (of course some leave their mess) - limited seats - parking What I don't like: - landscape is weird, uneven and hard for dogs to play without sometimes stumbling - kind of close to very busy streets, in the event a dog escapes the areas or from owners, it can be very dangerous for them - homeless with their unleashed dogs roaming the areas (sometimes)

I always have a positive experience at this clean and safe park filled with rich history. It's the…read moreperrrfect size for a neighborhood park.There's always something fun going on...a party...an event by local businesses...an activity from a FB group...a picnic since there's tables scattered around...a concert...you name it. The majority of the times, I'm people watching, walking, reading/relaxing, and/or taking nature pictures. It's sooo green with grass, trees and flowers. You'll see a beauuutiful view of Mission Valley. For the kiddos, there are playground with slides, swing set, and climbing. It's dog friendly too but have your fur babies on leash. The only down side is no public restrooms.

Really nice neighborhood park in University Heights! They have a large open grass area, nice…read moreplaygrounds, sand pits, picnic tables, and chess tables. The only downside is there are no public restrooms.