Searls Park — Attraction in Rockford Township

PLEASE READ BEFORE GOING TO DOG PARK! My boyfriend and I took our dog out to the dog park after buying a year pass. Two women were out walking their dogs and their group of dogs attacked my dog. It was absolutely heartbreaking since he is so sweet, nonaggressive, and was terrified crying out unable to defend himself against multiple dogs. He had multiple small bites and cuts and one large chunk taken out of his leg. My boyfriend and I are not naïve and realize anything can happen when it comes to dogs socializing but we at least expected the two women to do the right thing and exchange info with us to cover the emergency after hours vet bill. Instead they became extremely confrontational and fled the scene. We are so grateful at least that our dog was ok. He had surgery and had a drain put in with multiple vet visits. We had such high hopes for the dog parks since we do not have a large yard and hoped he could have fun socializing. Now he is scared of other dogs. The vet told us they have had so many dogs come in from being attacked at the local dog parks and told us never to go back!...

The park is taken up by Caine Corners (a members only dog park), a baseball diamond, and a BMX bike racing arena. NOT a place for children under the age of 11 years old (and the patrons of this park make sure you know it) There is no swing set or play area for small children.

FAIR WARNING: There are multiple signs around the park telling you to make sure your car doors are locked as this park has had multiple vehicle break ins.

If you are going to visit the dog park, it has 3 areas: a large grass area, a smaller wooded area, and a larger wooded area. Also, make sure you have a membership (even if it is a day pass) cause the park rangers won’t ask but the patrons of the dog park will. If you want to avoid crowds and other dogs, go as early as you can (preferably after sunrise). Patrons start coming after 10am and it gets really busy after 3pm.

I extremely stress that children under 11 years old are not welcome here as my wife tried to walk around the park with our 2 year old daughter in a backpack carrier and got yelled at by 5 of the...

This park is meticulously maintained. A separate open and wooded.area that's fenced 4 you and your beloved dog/S. The trails are asphalted along w a center yellow line for division. I moved out here from McHenry County and I'm quite surprised at how well the Park is cared for along w the great condition of the trails, picnic benches are strategically placed 4 a rest or lunch. An extremely quiet area is what you will find here. If your lucky you may see the Deer. The Park also backs up to a.Nature Reserve by the State. No hunting is allowed. Truly a beautiful place. Conservation along w Rockford PD regularly drive around and thru this area. 2 Baseball diamonds in excellent condition along w a Softball diamond. On the other end is Searles BMX Club. Both areas can be reached by Safford Rd and...