Sedona Dog Park — Attraction in Sedona

Overall, a really nice and clean dog park in Sedona with great views. However, this is mostly true for the large dog area. It was our first time at this park, and we went into the small dog/older dog area. The big dog are looked larger, clean and clear, however the small dog area was full of plants and rocks which can be rough on smaller breed and older dogs since there is not a lot of open free space for them to just run. I was also worried as I saw many plants that suspiciously looked like foxtails in the area so it was making me very nervous. Our corgi had no large area to just run since it pretty much looks like a rocky place. I wish we could have been in the larger clear dog area, but there were larger dogs in there so I wasn’t very comfortable with that. I also noticed dog owners letting their dogs run from their car to the park unleashed which didn’t feel safe to me. I saw way too many people with unleashed dogs walking towards the park instead of letting them free once inside. Not a great park for dogs that are more nerviosa or reactive while you have them leashed if others don’t do the same. Not a bad location if you have a larger breed who can be in the clear bigger dog area, but it didn’t feel safe for our corgi in the smaller park due to all the plants and rocks. I felt like I had to watch my dog very carefully to make sure he didn’t run into any animals or bad plants. Was a bit disappointed in the maintenance of the small dog area. In the pictures you can see the nice large dog area versus the rocky, overgrown plant area we had to have our smaller dog in. Felt like we couldn’t stay too long due to these issues since it was a little stressful to try to keep a look out for any little thing. Meanwhile, dog owners in the larger area seem fine and relaxed since the area was clean and clear for them. The large dog area also had benches for sitting, but nothing like this in the small/older dog area. Pretty...

Sedona has done a very nice job in providing a safe environment for people to bring their dogs. It has three areas separated and enclosed by fences to allow for open running and active play, an area for older or small dogs and an area that is more like a little hike area. All in all the city has done a great job. The only problems are the same you will see anywhere. Some owners do not clean up after their pets and others just don't care how poorly behaved their dogs are. To those owners, just a heads up, if your dog is harassing another dog by constantly humping it, knocking and holding it down and growling at it or if it is jumping up on other people as they try to put their harnesses on their dog to get it safely away from yours... Be polite. Call your dog off. If they don't come, get off of your butt...

It's okay. The place looks fairly large if you're the only ones there, but it gets really small very quickly if even a half-dozen other large dogs are playing together at the same time. The separate area for small or older dogs is very small and there's not much to do. The best thing about the park is the adjacent Sunrise Trail, which is a wide, flat, easy walk that runs north to south for about half a mile. Even though it's not off-leash, it's a good place to burn off some energy if the park's not a great option. The trail is especially dazzling at sunrise. Just be on the lookout for the feral javelinas that roam the upper Carruth Trail and keep your dog away from them. They'll stay away if...