Snyder Park : Bark Park

It’s a decent dog park. If it was closer, I’d consider going more often but only for the water. It doesn’t appear to be well maintained. There isn’t even any direction as to where the water part is. I had to ask… but my girl Sadie had a great time!

This review is about the Recreation Park near the Dog Park. Snyder Park is probably one of the most beautiful parks in Broward County. Unfortunately the park is abandoned if you compare what you see today to what it should have been at its inauguration. Still, the views are just amazing.

This used to be our favorite park and it has just gone so down hill. People go there to drink/​smoke and let their kids swim in the water (I don’t mind but every experience I’ve had so far the kids hate when dogs swim near them and people get reckless). The water is supposed to be for the dogs to have fun and yet every time I’ve gone their someone has either started a fight with me or gotten into a fight with someone else. If you want the fenced beach I would just drive over to performance pups and fork over the $ 3

Cool dog park but not very clean or well kept. Also it’s on top of an extremely busy road. When I went, there was some strange/​sketchy characters in the parking lot. It might not be that bad every time but it certainly wasn’t an amazing experience. It’s worth a shot to check out, but I went once and won’t be returning. On the positive side, there’s a cool nature park behind the dog park that is much more pleasant.

Seriously?!? Dogs got it good if you know where to go. This is like dog heaven. There’s always a ton of dogs on the weekend. Some odd folks but nobody dangerous… Always a good friendly crowd. The park ranger is a bit on edge so just follow the rules as best you can to avoid him.
And please pay attention to your dog when he drops a deuce.
Minimal seating and they don’t like it when you swim but standing in the shallow water is refreshing in this Florida heat. Very shady area, lots of trees and always a nice breeze.

It saddens me to see the state of this dog park these days. I used to bring my dogs here when they were pups (2yrs ago) and always loved it. But after a trip to Snyder today, I’m not sure that I’ll be coming back. Grass looks like it hasn’t been cut in weeks and there’s more dirt patches and leafs than anything else. You know something’s wrong when you (as a dog owner) are equally as filthy as the dog when you walk out. The only redeeming quality of this park is the fact that there’s a lake for pups to swim.

It’s a great puppy park and lake for them to swim. I only wish they stayed open a little longer during the warmer months.

I went to this park this morning for the firs time after I read everybody
s review at Unilocal!It was maintained very well and I saw lots of dogs swimming, running, playing, etc. People were very nice and respectful… and our dog had a great time at this park. We will definitely come back to this park.

The park is going under some improvements. Some of the agility course is roped off for repairs. The park is large. There is a smaller fenced in area for small dogs only. This area also has ramps and jumps for dogs.
There is plenty of parking right next to the dog park. Parking is free during the week and $ 1/​hour on weekends. You pay the meter and put your receipt on your dashboard.
There are doggy drinking fountains. There are a few benches to sit on while you watch your dog play. I recommend this dog park if you are in the area.

My Rita had a play date at Snyder Bark Park this past weekend (thank’s Ashley M for organizing!). As a puppy she went to the dog parks in Pompano and Coral Springs quite a bit, but I have since bought a house with a yard so it was her first time in awhile. My favorite park to take Rita to was Canine Corner in Pompano. Parking was free and it was always well kept and animal control would patrol frequently to ensure all dogs were properly registered, but it would often close due to flooding issues. I know this isn’t a review of the Pompano park, but I wanted to give a frame of reference for what I am comparing Snyder to.
I did have to pay to park here but it is only a dollar and hour on the weekends, so the cost is pretty negligible, especially since Rita is a mini dachshund and her lil legs can’t really handle any more than an hour. The meters take dollars, cards and coins. In terms of the dog park setup there is a small dog area and a large dog area, and there is a good amount of agility doggie playground equipment. Compared to the Pompano park I am used to it was slightly smaller and less grassy. The vibe here was a little more dirty than the Pompano park, but it could have been because it was a busy Saturday. There are paved pathways throughout the park, water stations, and hoses for baths. The dogs were all having a great time.
One thing that bothers me about dog parks is when people bring their children. If your child is good with animals and understands them, that’s one thing, but having such a little dog often when kids see her at the dog park they get exctied, assume she’s little and sweet, and try to pet her. Rita doesn’t like the sudden movements of children and when were first arrived there were quite a few kids surrounding her who didn’t seem to get the message that she was scared and didn’t want to be chased around to be pet. I also can’t be the only one who thinks its a little gross to bring your children to play somewhere where probably hundreds of dogs trample through every day.
Overall I was happy with Bark Park and Rita was exhausted the rest of the day, so she loved her play date. Generally it seemed the dog owners there were friendly and responsible, making sure their dogs were behaving. Snyder Park also offers a dog lake. Rita and I have yet to make it there, but when we do perhaps I will bump Bark Park up to 4 stars, as there really aren’t many dog friendly water activities in the area, I wish the beaches were more dog friendly.

We arrived at this doggie park for an Doggie Meet and Greet UYE (
) organized by Ashley M. I have never been to this park even though its pretty close to my house. We walked through the gate and saw a small group of dogs were already there. We spent all of our time at the big dog area although there is a separate designated area just for small dogs.
For a dog park this place is pretty big. And it even has a agility course with equipments where you can train your dogs (I guess its a workout for both the dogs and its owners). Most dogs here are friendly, so were the dog owners.
For this UYE a few fellow Unilocalers showed up with their dogs. I Ashley M. with her dog Siku, who is super active and super white… LOL. And also Jessica G’s dog Rita, who is shy and pretty much hang around her mommy’s feet all day. Later on Jennifer S came with her dog Julz, who likes to row on the grass and made her mommy mad… LOL. Sergio F arrived later, and unfortunately Luna was not able to make it to this event. But Sergio came with goodies: dog toys for all three dogs and a big box of beer jerky for dogs. It was very nice of him.
We stayed for about two hours and left just before it started to rain. We all had a very good time watching our dogs play with each other. Too bad my dog Do Do was being kind of anti-​social the whole day, hopefully he will be friendly enough for me to take him to the K-​9 Cancer Walk later this month.

Meh. Maybe I came at the wrong time. Maybe Sam and I are spoiled at Happy Tails. I had a Friday off and decided to switch it up. He’s a very active pup so we go to the doggy park nearly every day to let him run and zoom around. For the extra 20 minutes it took me to get here (compared to across the way in Plantation) I was underwhelmed.
It was Friday around 2:00 so I understand that a lot of people are working and there won’t be a ton of pups here. I didn’t need to pay for parking or park entrance but in comparison, I love that I never have to pay at Happy Tails. Of course it had just rained so the second we got in the park my white pup decided to go for the mud puddle like a magnet. The entire park here is about ¼ of the size of the Plantation park for size comparison.
The entry gate is a tad confusing-​going straight will take you into the main park but going to the left will take you to the little dog park which requires you to go down a little path. Both have a pavilion if I remember correctly *we didn’t stay long* and your standard issue doggy agility equipment.
This place is supposedly known for the doggy lake for those people with pups that like to swim. I only decided to try Sam’s sea legs a month or so in the pool but the lake wasn’t next to the park by any means. I think you need to go through «Snyder Park» not «Bark Park» to get there, and it’s on the other side, requiring you to walk your pup across the parking lot to get there. We didn’t explore this option today but I might in the future.
I would come back here if I were meeting a friend or something; but since Plantation park is so much closer, doesn’t charge anything, and in my opinion is way nicer-​we will continue our daily outings there.

Hands down this is a 5 star dog park! I have a very active pup who absolutely loves the water and it’s not always easy getting to the beach which is her favorite place to run and play in the water until now! I read a review from our CM Blue about a dog lake and I was like WHAT?!! Dog Lake?! After looking at pictures on Unilocal and reading a few reviews I knew we had to check it out.
First there are 2 separate areas. One is the obvious dog park and signs will point you in the correct direction. Parking is cheap $ 1 per hour by the meter. The regular dog park area is pretty awesome by itself. It’s very big and there is an obstacle course throughout the park for the dogs to run and jump through. There are plenty of areas with shade and benches with several drinking fountains for the dogs. We played for almost an hour here before searching for the infamous dog lake.
After talking to another dog parent I was directed to walk across the parking lot to a gate which was the entrance to the dog lake. After getting across the parking lot I did see a gate surrounded by several trees but it also had several signs saying NO DOGS PAST THIS POINT which was really confusing. After the park ranger cleared things up for me I entered through the gate to the lake.
The very first thing I noticed was the color of the water. I can’t explain it or why it looked like that but the water was this crazy blue green color. The area is very wooded which keeps it very shaded which was nice. As we followed the trail down, we saw all the dogs in the lake. I couldn’t get the leash off of my dog fast enough the excitement was just too much for Julz lol! It was perfect!
There was tons of room for all the dogs big and small to play. She ran and splashed through the water for a good hour before she calmed down a little. The dogs were all very well behaved (even mine lol) and everyone shared toys. I easily killed 2 hours here and could have stayed longer. This will definitely be one of our new favorite parks to frequent especially during the hot summer months.

My dog and I love this place!!! She loves to swim, the beach is great! The just put new grass in– so minimal mud!
I did have my car broken into once, so be sure to hide any belongings you don’t want to carry with you!

I’m rating good because I go here all the time with my Beagle Marley and I love this park. But I want to share an incident that happened today in which a dog was bitten so badly he needed hospitalization and his owner was also injured trying to break the fight up. Dogs are dogs but we are responsible for our dogs behavior. Please be extra cautious with your dogs when bringing them to play and keep a close eye. If your dog is harassing other dogs or getting too «excited» or God forbid attacking other dogs, it is your responsibility to grab them and LEAVE.
Thank you!

Our little dog Dexter loves this place. He’s super tiny, and I’m super paranoid about him and big dogs that we don’t know.
They have a separate area for large and small dogs which is great (and soothes my paranoia). I just wish there were more smaller dogs that went so Dexter would have some buddies to play with. I always feel bad when I see all the big dogs playing and Dexter running around by himself.
A+ for the new water stations they have for the dogs.

I can’t believe I waited so long to check this park out. The dog beach is great!
My dog was scared of the regular beach as a puppy, but now at a year old he wasn’t too intimidated of the water. He didn’t swim quite as far out as the other dogs, but he had a splashin’ good time.
The parking machines ($ 1/​hr) accept credit cards. Parking was plentiful. The other parents were friendly and cleaned up after their kids.

Excellent dog park to bring your furry paw’d little friend. I always take Cody to Snyder Park because the park has a lot to offer at a close distance from home. There’s plenty of shaded seating for dog owners, a circular track so you can take a stroll through the park, and an activity course that your dog can run up and down on. The park is considerably clean for a dog park, and trash bags are provided so you can also pick up after your dog. In addition the bark park is thoroughly cleaned once a week Thursday mornings.
Upon entering the dog play area you have two options: the big dog park for dogs 25lbs. and over, or the small dog park for dogs under 25lbs. Luckily for Cody he’s at the cusp of 25lbs, so he has his options. I like to take a stroll around the trail a couple times with Cody, so he could get acclimated with the park before I sit down and let him play with the other dogs. Watching the agility course can get pretty amusing. You can see owners trying to get their stubborn dogs to go through the obstacles leading by example. Results, sometimes end up being more of an obstacle course for humans, I, myself have been a victim.
Aside from the two play areas is also a another sectioned off private area in the corner of the park that has just grass and a few benches. Best area if you just want some peace and quiet and not be bothered too much. Excellent for you book reading owners out there too.
Across the parking lot is another perk of Snyder park and that is a lake for the dogs. You can see all the dogs love this area on one of Florida’s hot and humid days. This is also where I found out my dog can’t swim. Regardless, it didn’t stop Cody from at least dipping his feet and body in the shallow ends of the lake to cool off. After you are done with the lake, there are hoses at different ends of the park so you can rinse your dog off. Another new addition recently installed is the new K9 Guzzler (dog fountain,) cool and easy to use.

The bf and I tried to take Cody here on a Sunday and were turned away. Park ranger dude said the park was closed due to lightning (The skies were stormy and the weather was temperamental). I felt bad for our little guy because he started to do the «oh-​my-​were-​at-​a-​dog-​park-​i-​can-​smell-​it» whimper and then we had to turn around and leave. What a tease!
So we came back the following day, which happened to be Labor day. The sign at the entrance says FREE Monday to Friday and $ 1/​hour for weekends and holidays. So I got ready to pay my $ 1, but the machine wouldn’t take it. A lady walked by me and said they weren’t charging that day (if that’s true, not entirely sure, but no ticket for the day!).
We found that Snyder park is split up into different areas. One part is Bark Park and that is a large field area for dogs to run and play and poop, which is further split into a small and large dog area. The nice thing about having a fat 28 pound dog is that he fits in on both sides of the fence. There are cool obstacle course parts, which we made Cody jump over and jump through. This was obviously more amusing for the humans than for Cody. The area is pretty well kept and there are available drinking water fountains, a hose for a quick shower, and doggy bags– basically all your essentials.
Then there’s the dogs only lake. Cody has never swam before so we thought this would be fun and cool to do. Cody, on the other hand, had a different idea. He seemed to think that laying down in the shallow end was plenty of fun and helped him cool off. So being the helpful and loving parents that we are, we threw Cody in. Unfortunately, Cody inherited his swimming talents from his daddy, meaning he flailed around in panicked mode. So this is how we learned that not all dogs are capable of the doggie paddle. I think we may try again (not by throwing him in, but with encouragement), but it might take awhile for Cody to get to the deep end.
Lastly, there’s a human park with picnic tables, grills and such, which were busy being that it was Labor day. Just a note that dogs are not allowed in this area of the park.
A couple of their rules to abide by:
*Clean up after your 4 legged friend (that should be a general rule for life)
*Dogs must be on leash in the parking lot (but feel free to let loose in the park area)
*No human or dog food in the park, no aggressive behavior, no digging
Can’t wait to take Cody again!

My favorite dog park in Broward County! It’s not always the most «clean» location and the crowed quality can vary on weekends but it’s all worth it… one location that includes a dog lake, large and small dog fenced in area and a small variety of agility equipment.
The best part, no one brings picnic supplies to the dog park! I don’t understand why so many people bring food, small children, blankets, etc to dog parks around here? It should be no surprise that dogs are going to want to go after the food… too many people lack common-​sense!
If you’re expecting to not get dirty, then this is NOT the place for you but if you want your dog to have a great time playing with a variety of dogs then this is the best dog park in Broward County!