El Dorado Dog Park

My dogs love this park! It’s a great park cuz there’s 3 sections. Small Dog, Big Dog, and the 3^rd side is dit temporary use when they have to reseed one of the other two. Only thing I wish they’d put in each section are water fountains and lights so we can stay longer during the fall and winter.

Cute place to see Dogs when on holiday and watch them play. Very dog friendly park. Made me miss my dog. Owners have issues with socializing but it’s all about the dogs right. Accessible location. Just watch where you step if you know what I mean :)

Our Freckles had a great time at this park! So did my boyfriend and I. Our puppy, Freckles is only six months old and still adjusting to socializing with other pups and dogs. Because of her breed (bluenose pit bull) and age, she is still too little for the large dogs, but too big for the small dogs park. We took a chance, and avoided making any small dog owner uncomfortable and took little Freckles to the large dog area. She had a blast playing with the bigger breeds and my boyfriend and I met some great people/​pet parents! A woman from the Friends of El Dorado Dog Park came over to welcome us and let us know about future positive changes to the park and gave us a little history on the park. Needless to say, we will be returning!

Dog parks and dog park visits are like a box of chocolates — first time here, pup and I had a great time
Met a couple friendly people
Had a good laugh dog watching
Would consider an annual pass to frequent this park for my pup, but then again, can go to the free dog beach instead
Life is hard

3.5 Stars
I love El Dorado Park, but since this is a review specifically for the dog park, it gets 3.5 stars from me.
Note that there’s a $ 7.00 entrance fee to get into El Dorado park so if you’re just coming for the dog park then it may not be worth it.
Overall, the dog park is just okay. There were two areas open and it seemed there was more dirt than grass. My dogs were so dirty when they got home. Their bath water was dark gray…
There were other fenced in areas which are part of the «dog park», but they were not open and had locks on them.
There’s never a guarantee that other dogs will be in there when you come or that owners will separate their dogs correctly (large dog versus small dog). There were some rowdy dogs the day we came. A little Yorkie (barking at every dog), a German Shepherd and Husky. Two little dogs were running back and forth with the German Shepherd who was on the other side of the fence.
One of my dogs actually came running to me (I was outside the fence) and wanted me to pick her up. «Get me out of here mom!». HAHAHA. My other dog was just minding her own business and smelling things. One dog tried to hump her and another dog smelled her and hung around her for a bit.
So overall, my 3 dogs really don’t care about being off-​leash so at least for us, we have more fun exploring the park grounds than being in the fenced in dog park.
¹⁰¹⁄₁₀₀ Reviews for 2015

This place is my 7 month old male Aussie first dog park visit. The dog park is well kept while the doggie poop bags were abundantly available in strategically placed dispensers around the area. There are 2 separate play areas for small/​medium and Large/​xLarge alike. Both are gigantic enough to provide ample amount of running space for your pooch. During my visit I met some pretty cool dog parents as well! Everyone seem to be very attentive to their dogs shenanigans. The only con I can think of is the dirt portions of the park. Not a big deal, just expect washing your dog after play especially if the grass portion is soggy/​wet. Other than that, my pup and I had a very good time

this is actually a really good dog park.
i live across the street so its convenient.
However I am giving it 3 stars mainly for some of the humans here who often misbehave here more often than their dogs.
**Some of the issues I encountered**
1. people bringing their adult unaltered dogs to the park. Not only are they horny as heck and hump everything and everyone in sight, but often times are also the cause of dog fights regardless if they started it or not.
2. there has been a few incidents with people bringing teacup dogs to the park and getting upset because my 11 pound puppy wants to play with them. Dog Owners, please note: the dog park is not the best venue for your delicate teacup dogs. Especially the ones that have been coddled by their owner beyond the point of socialization. Dogs that only circle their owners and are aggressive towards other dogs should not be at dog parks.
3. Don’t bring your geriatric 13 year old dog that just had cataract surgery days before and get upset when other dogs approach them to initiate play. why would you want to put your dog at risk like that? If your dog gets hurt post-​surgery at the dog park, then you’re at fault for that.
4. Don’t get upset when puppies jump or body-​check at your dog mid-​poop to initiate play. they are puppies after all and are trying to just initiate play. its a dog park and will happen. I had a lady chide me about how rude it was for my puppy to do that to her dog. I laughed at her. But then proceeded to tell her that I’d go home later that evening and sit my 5 month old puppy down… have a long conversation about what happened and tell her not to do it again. Needless to say she was not amused but I was. LOL.
5. some of the people here are irresponsible when it comes to picking up their dog’s poop. they show up, congregate and chat with their cliques, but all the while gives no effs about what their dogs are up to. Meanwhile their dogs are dropping poop left and right throughout the dog park.
all in all I like going here when the park is near empty which is before 10am.
it gets really crowded from noon to 4pm… if you want to avoid the people who are described in the above points, I would suggest not coming between that time. early morning times are best and less crowded.
Dog Beach is more preferrable to this place.

We love El Dorado — our puppy, Bailey, is a regular at the mid-​day and we have made lots of human and doggie friends.

We come here all the time with our dog, Indy. My oldest son absolutely loves it. It is his opportunity to socialize with other people about their dogs. He asks them if he can pet their dog and everyone is really nice about it and lets him.
Our dog loves it as he can run around and play wrestle with the other dogs. Afterwards, he is POOPED!!! Not as him taking a dookie on our rug– he is tired from playing with the other dogs. He likes chasing the huge number of tennis balls and sticks that are lying around.
We have a yearly pass so we get in for free everytime. This dog park is kept clean and is closed one day a week for cleaning and maintenance. THere is also a group on Facebook you can follow that has updates and info on the park. Overall, this place is very nice; the people are nice and sociable.

This is a great neighborhood dog park for the Eastside of Long Beach. I take my dog at least 5 times a week, the dogs and people are friendly. It is located in the section of El Dorado Park that is gated and due to that there is a cost to get in to the park area, I know there have been complaints about that but a annual pass is $ 60, or $ 35 if 62 or older. The pass is great, I have also used it to go without my dog and run or walk around the path. It also can be used for the nature center.
Some of the grass is now dirt due to the dogs running and CA being in a drought. Nearby dog parks have the same problem. I don’t think the sprinklers in this section get turned on, but maintenance does keep up on mowing the areas where there is grass. The other great thing is there is a small dog and big dog section, which is awesome for those dogs that need to be around dogs their own size. And the small dog section is bigger than others in the area. All in all we love this park and have met some awesome people and dogs!
And for the person who complained about the water and poop bags, there is water in the outside that has a facet level for the dogs to drink out of and water bowls on the inside that can be filled. There is plans to add water on the inside but everything needs to be approved by the city and money needs to be raised. There are now baskets hanging on the fence with extra bags and pooper scoopers, but I always bring bags since I’ve had issues at other dog parks where the bag holders were empty. And all I can say about the cost is buy a annual pass, if you take your dogs a few times a month it pays for itself!

What a great area for dogs they have two large sections for dogs under 25 pounds and over 25 pounds very well maintained and friendly people here. My dog loves it here she had a blast…
Annual pass is well worth it for parking

Since we were only here for couple of hours for the dog park, I felt $ 7 was a lot for parking. There are only two benches on each side (small side and big side) which were fixed (cannot move it). We had a hard time debating on standing in the shade or sitting in the sun. Water fountain is located outside the fence so it’s a hassle going back and forth to refill water when a dog dirties it or spills it over. Also, if your dog likes squirrels, (s)he may not play with dogs but focus on the squirrels on the trees above the dog park or the ones outside the dog park.
The size of each side were decent and there were many balls to play fetch with. I liked that the water fountain had three heights: two heights usually found at recreational parks then an additional one on ground level for the dogs.
Watch out for cops! Someone got pulled over for driving too fast inside the park.

Founder of the El Dorado Dog Park
Friends of El Dorado Dog Park
This dog park is not even a year old, so as we move forward, FEDDP has many great plans with the approval of the City of Long Beach Parks & Commissioners. If you visit the web-​site you will see that a brick fundraiser is in progress and we hope to reach the initial 200 sold for instillation to be placed out in front by the picnic benches.
FEDDP puts bags in on a regular bases, which is all funded by donations.
FEDDP has been a non-​profit since 2010, so it is all tax deductible. FEDDP
just put placement of two new benches and new doggie dispensers and soon we will have a new message board. City will not put anymore money into this dog park. But FEDDP working with the parks department will be in search of corporate sponsorship’s, with the City addressing naming rights.
For those that do not know that you may purchase an annual pass:
Annual Pass Fee:
Annual passes are sold at the El Dorado Nature Center Museum, 7550 E. Spring Street or the Department of Parks,
Recreation and Marine Administration Office, 2760 Studebaker Road in El Dorado Park West.
* General Public $ 60
* Seniors/​Disabled $ 35

First off, for those who have said the park is small. If you visit their website and do a little research, there are plans to expand both areas as funding becomes available. Its a very new ‘park’ bc you have to pay to get in they prob didnt want to spend too much too soon before they knew they would have a steady stream of people coming.
That being said, Im not bothered by the size right now bc I know theyre expanding. I have a small dog so the little area is fine and I LOVE that the small and large dogs are separated. My poor dog has been trampled many times on accident. The park is very very basic. But again, the site promises restrooms (for humans) nearby, a dog washing station and agility area as well as large and separate areas for the dogs.
Also, it was nice to have park security patrolling. They even confronted someone about letting their dog off leash outside of the park. Its nice to have someone there to enforce common courtesy rules.
My only complaint is of course the entrance fee. I would love to bring my dog here everyday but I dont want to pay $ 5 – 7 and I really dont want to pay for a pass when I can take her to arbor for free. The fee may be more acceptable when the rest of the park is open and completed. Ive never had a problem with anything else at the park.

We normally go to Arbor dog park but recently found this one and it is much closer to us. It’s actually very surprising that there are so few dog parks in Lakewood and the immediate surrounding areas. Arbor dog park is probably 10 times the size of this one so be prepared for a fairly small area. Also there is much more grass at Arbor.
One warning, if you have a dog that can jump you probably don’t want to come here, the fences are ornate, like a wave, and the low point is below 4 feet. We have 2 whippets that love to run and jump and at about 30 miles an hour if they jump that short fence they will get far, really fast.
Since they are runners I really don’t think this is the park for them, the larger dog side (which by weight is where we have to take them) is under a bunch of pines. This is great for shade but it kills the grass and drops pine cones and needles which just proved to be too hazardous for speed runners. Sappy excretions, pine cones and needles lodged between toes caused a lot of post run limping and paw cleaning.
It really is a nice park but I kind of don’t know why some of the design choices and location was made. It’s on the street but it’s a regional park with tons of acreage, it just seems like it is one of the poorest locations they could have picked.
There is no dog park parking so you will need to pay the $ 5 or $ 7 and find somewhere in the park to put your vehicle. There typically is nothing open near the actual dog park section itself. When going to Eldorado I think it’s a better experience to ignore the dog park, leave your dog «on leash» and explore the rest of the park.
The positive, closest think too Lakewood and the LBCC area.
The negative, at 5 bucks it’s just better to continue driving to Arbor dog park. That will more than cover your gas to and from.

EL DORADO DOG PARK love!
If you have a fur baby I’m sure you have had of dog parks before! They are very much like the parks that children go to except it’s for dogs and usually there are no climbing apparatuses. Just like there are bad parents there are bad fur baby owners! Those are the ones that will NOT get there children spayed or neutered and allow them to re-​create and take no responsibility, or they will let their kid (s) crap all over and NOT pick up after them which causes diseases, or they have an aggressive child that they DON’T CORRECT, etc!
Anyway, I have NEVER been to a DOG PARK before because my oldest child Maya didn’t think she was a DOG thus she NEVER wanted to go or be bothered with any of the other kids! She was VERY happy just sitting on my lap or having me hold her! In the DOG and HUMAN kid world they would say my child was NOT socialized or had NO social skills! And they would be right, but Maya NEVER gave a RAT’S AZZ who THEY were and frankly neither did I!
Then came time for me to adopt 2 babies. They were sisters found in a junk yard with their other siblings and mom. Very sad! Anyway they LOVE to play with other kids and go to daycare and have sleep overs at the daycare as well. So some Unilocal friends asked to set up a play date for a fur babies! Since Maya was no longer with us (sniff, sniff) and the girls had done so week at daycare and sleepovers we set up a date for them to meet! My Unilocal buds Shawn C and Steve C take their fur babies here and thought since they have both a large and small dog section it would be better for my kids since they are small and don’t do too well with big kids!
We met on a Tuesday after work. I remember the «Dog Whisper» saying that your fur babies will reach off of you. So if you are nervous then they will be nervous! So I was determined to NOT be nervous! We got there and they started barking extremely loud as we got closer and closer to the park! It was embarrassing! I didn’t know if they would like it or not and I didn’t want to look like a bad fur baby parent!
We walk in and they start to shake like a leaf on the tree. I walked a little bit away and tried to ignore them! Next thing I knew they had both jumped up on the bench and into someone lap! A complete stranger! Then I sat down and they were still a lil nervous. Shawna C said lets walk to the other side of the park. So I put them down and walked with Shawn C. and they followed me and the next thing I knew they were running and playing with her 2 babies! I was SOOO HAPPY!
They did AWESOME! Sophia was sweating like a piggy on her head and back from running all over! They had a BLAST! We will DEFINITELY be back!
There are several trees so there is plenty of shade! The only thing is there is ONLY one bench close to the entrance/​exit so I think I will bring a chair to relax in while the play so I don’t have to stand for 2 hours. Also they were out of poop bags so LUCKY for me Shawna C was GRACIOUS enough to give me a few when my pups relieved themselves several times! Who knew little dogs had some much crap inside them! Anyway be sure to bring your own poop bags! It’s NO BUENO to leave it for others to clean up or STEP IN! GROSS! NO ONE wants to leave the park with a PARTING GIFT that keeps on giving as you get in the car, walk in your home etc! It’s REALLY CRUDE and RUDE to NOT pick up after your DOG! TROLL!
Also it is $ 5 — $ 7 to get into the park! But if you go on a Saturday you can get a pass. Just take your daily paid parking pass over and they will subtract that from the yearly pass! It is worth it if you go a lot plus you can get in to enjoy the park or walk around!
I’m SOOO FRICKIN HAPPY Shawna C and her hubby Steve C wanted to set up a play date with my fur babies! We will for SURE be back! London and Sophia didn’t move the rest of the night! They were so POOPED! I LOVE IT!

Now I’ve got a dog park I love! Too bad you have to pay to get in, but that’s okay. This dog park is located inside El Dorado Regional Park and it’s $ 7 to park inside (CASH ONLY). I read from a previous Unilocaler that you could park on the street, but that’s like 1 – 2 blocks away. There’s no street parking in front of the park.
The park is split into 2 sections – big dog section (26lbs and more) and small dog section (26lbs and less). My husband and I spent our time at the big dog section. It was a little muddy because it had rained the night before, but it wasn’t a problem for us humans and definitely not for the dogs. The dogs in our section were all behaved and calm. There was plenty of tennis balls everywhere, but my boxer puppy was most interested in a deflated basketball. He was going at it lik a mad man. Believe it or not, he was able to fit it in his mouth and he was carrying it around with pride :) The entire dog park itself is kept clean. The owners pick up after their dogs.
What’s great is that there’s no water faucet inside the actual park. That way, the water is always clean and not stagnant. There’s a water fountain just outside the dog gates. There’s one for humans and the dogs have one at the bottom. The water pools on top of the faucet, which acts as a bowl.
I’m definitely coming back here! It’s one of my favorite dog parks and it’s near!

The Friends of El Dorado Dog Park is a recently opened dog park facility located within the confines of El Dorado Park Regional East off of Spring St. The park is large and spacious with a separate park for both small and larger dogs. The small dog section is for all dogs 25 pounds or less while the large dog side is for anything bigger.
I have only been to this park once thus far with my wife but I was immediately struck by how nice it looks. Everything from the upkeep of the grass to the facility itself is quite nice. The park has a dispenser for dog bags as well as a water fountain prior to walking into the main gate entrance and trash cans lining the outside perimeter of the fence which can easily be accessed from inside the park. Please be courteous and pick up after your pets. Being located within the regional park means that the upkeep should be maintained well and not fall to the wayside like some other parks unfortunately suffer from. You do have to pay for parking which is one negative however a pass for frequent visitors is also available and would be well worth the investment (we recently procured one ourselves for our future visits).
All of the dog owners I encountered seemed really low key and generally stayed close and paid attention to their respective pets and surroundings which was nice to see. The park does suffer from some gopher holes already but being as its in regional park grounds it is only natural for other living beings to also inhabit the surrounding areas. This is the fourth dog park in the area I have been to and it is already my favorite of the bunch. I am sure we will be back many times to come with our pups.

Yay!!!
I have been to quite a few dog parks over the years, and over the years I started getting burnt out on some. The size being too small, the crabby people who came, some who didn’t watch their dogs but were rude with you if THEIR dog did something to yours, etc…
I was limiting myself to only one dog park at this point that I loved, and it’s not the closest to my home. While I will still continue to be a regular there, I am very happy to know that El Dorado has opened one!
The small and big dogs are separated at this park like most, but both sides have a decent sized park, where at some the small dog sides are tiny. Lots of grass here, trees because you are at the park, etc…
Trashcans are all outside the park, but against the fence so its easy to throw the poop bags away from the inside. There is one water fountain, but it’s located literally right outside the gate so it’s easy to get water for the pups. There was a dog bowl inside the small side but I’m not sure if that is for the park or if someone brought it. I guess I will find out on another visit. However, you may want to bring your own just in case.
I also recommend bringing your own doggy poop bags, because there is only one dispenser on the outside and it was empty. Luckily I always do anyways just in case, and also because my one dog has a habit of pooping before we even get inside the park.
I loved all the park surroundings, trees, and the spacious sized park. I am able to walk around and my dogs get lots of exercise. The dogs weren’t crowded at all and all enjoyed themselves.
A con… since it’s at El Dorado park, they will charge you parking if you go inside. Mon-​Thurs is $ 5, Fridays are $ 6, and weekends are $ 7. I decided that since I will attempt to go here regularly like I do the other dog park, (although this isn’t the closest for me either), that I may as well splurge for the $ 60 annual parking pass. Seniors get it for $ 35. It’s worth the money if you plan to go often. Also this now motivated me to take some much needed long walks that I have not done in a long time. There really isn’t anywhere for me or the pups to walk where I live.
Thank you El Dorado for opening up a dog park!

This is fairly new so we had to try it.
There are two sides to the park, one for small dogs (25 lbs and under) and one for large.
The park is beautiful with grass growing on nearly half of the area. There is one bench near the entry of each side. Plenty of trees for shade and lots of room to run. You need to take the dogs outside the fence to get a drink at the human/​animal fountain. People appear to spend a lot of time going out with their dogs to get drinks. It’s nice in many ways but could use more places to sit away from the gate. Watch out for holes and pine cones but not too many. another good thing is a restroom about 100 yards away.
If you drive you will need to pay to get in and park.
Vehicle entry fees are: $ 5 Monday through Thursday; $ 6 Friday: $ 7 Saturday and Sunday; and $ 8 on Holidays.
It has potential.