Centrum Dog Park — Attraction in San Diego

They've only repaired the park a FEW times after receiving multiple complaints and someone specific finalizing the issue by speaking with management.

The hinges on the gates are still completely broken. The locks are busted fully in the small-dog section and one on the outer door in the big-dog's section.

The water fountain in the large dog's area is CLOGGED. After they unclogged it several months ago, they forgot to fix the issue where when water from the top two fountains goes down the drain, IT FLOODS THE LOWER FOUNTAIN BOWL!

They've only replaced one poppy bag station... IN THE SMALL DOG SECTION, where barely any owners clean up their dog's 💩 in there.

It smells like urine all over the fences.. and on the play equipment.

Ps... there are always poop on the sidelines of both parks. Our gift 😊

There used to be dog park drama too. Thank God those days are gone.

We're all grown here. Let's not be in cliques or hate each other for childish reasons.

This park is not entirely terrible, but the Kearny Mesa Dog Park is waayyyy better.

I recommend you go there. Less drama depending on what time you attend, and more "focus on...

I was going to give one star, but I added another because the park as a whole seems like an nice area, but the designated DOG Park is terrible. It’s literally dirt and flies. It has the potential to be nice, maybe if there was grass and an extra tree or two. It was a warm day today, and as soon as I entered the big dog area it felt even hotter because there’s no grass to help disperse the heat. I was hesitant to let my dog run around in there because of this, but there’s no other place she can be off leash. We were there maybe 15 minutes until I decided to go because of how warm it felt in there. Unfortunately, my dog ended up getting little tears in her paws from the time she played. I should’ve trusted my instinct and not let her play there. I saw another couple letting their small dog run free on the grass NEXT the actual dog park, because of how terrible it is, but bigger dogs like mine usually can’t get away with things like that. The obstacles in there are kinda laughable. Disappointing for sure. Hopefully they can make some changes to make it a better place for dogs and their owners...

*Update Summer 2025. Sent a BBB complaint to Sunroad Centrum regarding the Dog Park in a state of disrepair back in March 2025. Sunroad acknowledged (surprisingly) and sent contractors to perform repairs. Unfortunately it was cheap labor and the repairs fell apart in less than 3 months. The fountains are clogged again - dumb choice of water fountain fixture for a DOG PARK WITH SAND/DIRT. The Gates are hanging on by a thread, with the outer gates missing the bolts completely...

I've tried to install fork latches myself but the gates are so junky you can't even get a simple latch on because of the spacing.

If no one claims responsibility soon I'm going to the city counsel cause this is BS. Sunroad says they're not responsible, Parks & rec says they're not responsible (even thought their signs are all over the place...) apartments say they're not responsible - its getting quite annoying.

Oh last thing - if you're a dog owner - get a clue about dog behaviors before going to a DOG PARK. Most people are super chill but some people are...