James Hunter Dog Park — Attraction in Virginia

Poor drainage. These photos were taken a couple days after we had a light snow. The dogs pee and poop in the water and then play in it and even drink it. We can't go to the park on days like this without throwing our dog in the bath immediately afterward.

The good thing about this park is that it's convenient for a lot of people. However, it could really benefit from better design.

Besides the drainage, two other areas where it could improve include 1) the sand. The sand isn't pleasant and I think it prevents a lot of the park from being used, since people and dogs alike do not venture to the far end of the park often, and 2) lack of shade. I think this park could really benefit from additional shade during the summer. There really...

Not a bad dog park for one in the middle of a city but it's a really odd choice to make it entirely out of sand. It almost seems to encourage people to have their dogs treat it like a big litter box from what I saw while there. Also, the grass that would be there then can't absorb the nitrates from the urine to recycle it. Also, the lack of shade makes this somewhere I would only want to spend time on shady days or make sure to bring an umbrella or a good sun hat. With the white sand, surrounding building and lack of shade it's almost worse than being at an industrial Beach without the water to...

In terms of location/convenience in the area, this park can't be beat. There's really no other places where you can take your dog to run around within walking distance of the Clarendon area. That being said it probably wouldn't be my first choice if I had a choice...

Most of the park is covered in fine gravel/sand, so my dog is guaranteed to need a bath even after a 15 minute visit. There's also zero shade, so prepare to sit in the hot sun. Aside from that, it's well maintained and has a waterfall feature which is nice (but again leads to your dog...