Monocacy park-off leash recreation area — Attraction in Bethlehem

The Monocacy Off-Leash Dog Park is large, containing three fenced-in areas. As such, patrons are able to spread out. Unfortunately, the small dog area offers no shade from the summer sun. Water is available however, the city shuts it off during the winter. Sadly, the parking lot is not directly adjacent to the dog park, thus requiring walking up & down a hill to get to & from the actual dog park. Moreover, the physical dog park is not well maintained. One of the three areas is mostly dirt, as grass no longer grows in a large portion of it. After rainfall, it's essentially a mud bath. Oftentimes, the latches on the gates are broken. Where there is grass, it's not timely mowed. Similarly, the trash bins are not timely emptied. The city does not...

Well I took my dog for the first time here and it was a bust. There's no parking adjacent to the fenced-in area for the dogs. The main dog area has no trees or canopy to protect from the sunlight. The trash cans are outside the fenced-in area, forcing you to leave to throw away dog waste. One of the gates to the entrance of the main dog park is broken. The sad fact is I see a lot of potential here. There's a lot of land available. The dog park could definitely be made much bigger and there's plenty of room to provide several parking spots next to the off-leash dog park fenced in area. I know the city of Bethlehem could do much...

I would love to give this park 5 stars but a few notes.. it is a little tricky to find I had to circle around 3 times till I found it. A sign would help. The bugs are terrible there. The landscape is ok but needs some maintenance

Update... after visiting this park several times I fell in love with it. Altho I attached some pictures of glass that I found in the large dog area. This is not cool so the first thing I do is look for and remove and glass that may injur or even kill a dog or...