Lake Ida West Park — Attraction in Delray Beach

This park isn't just for pups. There is a lot for people to enjoy too. The actual name of this place is the Lake Ida Park and Dog Park. Including the lake the linear park is 189.26 acres.

In the back of the park is the Dog Park at Lake Ida. There are two large dog sections that are rotated and one small dog section. Amenities include a dog was station, dog fountains, restrooms and benches. The dog park is open daily from sunrise to sunset but is closed for maintenance on Thursdays from 12-3 PM.

There are many things for people to enjoy it the park as well. There is a two mile walking and bicycle path, canoe, kayak, and jet ski access to the lake, lake observation platform, fishing pier, playgrounds, picnic pavilions and grills.

During my visit I saw many people enjoying the park. People were jet skiing, exercising, fishing, cooking out, watching their kids play at the playground, and photographing the wide variety of birds at the edge of the lake. I came to watch the sun set on another beautiful Florida day. This peaceful park offers an oasis of nature in the...

This is a very nice park, especially if you own a dog! We stayed in Delray Beach for 2.5 weeks and visited this park at least every other day. We did not find Delray to be particularly dog friendly, dogs are not allowed on the beaches or in City parks (Lake Ida is a County Park), so we were grateful for this location. Within the park is a fenced in dog run. One section for large dogs the other for small dogs. They actually have a third dog run that they switch to when the sod in one of the other areas gets beat up. Ingenious! The early morning birding is pretty good too! See my pic below. The only draw backs to this park is that it is right next to noisy I-95 and in spots you get a septic smell from...

Worst park I’ve ever been to. People always smoking weed drinking alcohol very ghetto like people. Then there is a self entitled people who let their dogs off their leash not in the dog park because the pool park at a dog park folk close area that states dog park is the dog park. But these are self entitled people that were raised to believe that they can do whatever they want because mommy and daddy said they could.

If I had had children, I would’ve never raised them to be selfish like these people are. Florida really is land of the trash and I’m glad to be...