Chattapoochee Dog Park — Attraction in Duluth

Ok dog park. Parking is in a small gravel lot off the street. There are two separate dog pens located short walking distance from parking lot. Small dog pen (20lbs and under) has nice sunny, grassy field to run and play with a shady forest in the rear. The large dog pen (20lbs and over) is on an incline with the gate at the bottom. The grassy hill climbs up to the sprinkler area, where dogs can run under and through jets of water. (There is no river for dogs to go swimming inside the dog pens. Apparently, there is a boat dock somewhere else on some other road where dogs on leash can jump in the Chattahoochee. I never saw it and saw no signs for boat ramp. This must be a well kept secret by the locals.) During my visit in early March 2019, the forest inside the large dog pen was being removed. Tree stumps and chipper wood everywhere. Very little shade left. Note: the County shuts off the water during Winter, including the sprinklers. Pack your own water until May! Outside the dog pens there are several large grassy fields/cow pasture-like where leashed dogs can walk. There are no hiking trails here. There is a separate kids gym with it's own parking further down the street. If you live in the area and have dogs, this is a great place to...

Clean and spacious park for your doggos!

There is a small and big dog section if you're worried about huge dogs running to greet your 5 lb pup. The small dog section is for dogs up to 30 lbs, and the big dog section is for 30+ lbs. Both sections appear well-kept.

We spent most of our time in the big dog section (my pup is 35 lbs), and we had a blast! Plenty of shaded areas and water bowls for hot days. There's also at least 20 tennis balls laying around. No need to bring your own if you don't mind the dirt-covered balls. Everyone at the park was really nice. My puppy LOVES new people, so she was jumping up on every dog owner there. She got lots of head pets and belly rubs.

We didn't get a chance to explore the rest of the park, but we'll definitely be returning for another play day. Bonus: if you're bored just sitting around while watching your dog play, you can start up Pokemon Go and swipe on the PokeStop...

I love this dog park and most of the people that take their kids there are great. It's not as big as others, doesn't have much in the way of "woodsie" areas, but it has a nice water fountain you can turn on when it gets too hot. So the kids always have water.

Also, the park has 2 separate areas, one each for smaller or larger dogs. My experience is with the larger dog area.

The only reason it gets a 4 instead of a 5 is that there are large areas that are dirt, not grass. Those areas tend to get muddy when it rains, and dogs that lay in those areas tend to get fairly dirty too. So every trip to this park requires a good brushing afterwards! It could use a bit of landscaping to alleviate this.

The overall park will be even better when the construction ends and the walking trails are open. I think the master plan is to build a connecting pedestrian bridge across the Hooch to Fulton County. Looking...