Westminster Dog Park — Attraction in Los Angeles

Decent dog park with parking, fencing, and a small dog area that separate from main area. Bring your own bags, they are usually out. A lot of dog walkers frequent here, they are friendly and the dogs are well socialized too. There is a building that shares the parking lot with the park that a few homeless folks seem to be camped out at but I would say it is still pretty safe (compared to some other Venice spots, at least) . There is also a large green lawn next to the park and dogs and thier owners sometimes utilize that area too. Two big banyan trees shade the north side of the park and there is limited street parking on that side too. Years ago, Venice floated the idea of turning the spot into a homeless resource center since it is centrally located and close to the beach (between Pacific and Main Street and a few blocks north of Windward Ave.) but then they realized it's hilly location overlooks Westminster elementary school's playground and they built the dog...

As a dog lover, I love to check out the local dog parks in every place I visit. This dog park definitely felt more suburban than many others, with lots of pace to run, but it also felt relatively neglected. The location is a little bit tough, with a lot of the local homeless setting up shop on the bordering streets and even in the dog park's parking lot, which can make it feel a bit unsafe. Also, the park is on a big hill so it's a bit anxiety inducing to see the dogs running down it at full speed and potentially losing their balance. Luckily it is all fenced in, so the danger...

I work in Venice and sometimes bring my dog to work, so decided to walk down to the dog park to give Capone (that's my dog) a little break. The park itself is pretty big, which is great for a 75 lb puppy, but because there are a lot of dog walkers in the area who bring packs of dogs, it makes it difficult for a single dog, like mine, to have any fun. The other dogs travel in packs and tend to gang up, just stand around or ignore other dogs. It's not fun for me to watch and not fun for my dog. I'd recommend weekends as there are less...