Navy Yard Dog Park — Attraction in Washington

In terms of dog park amenities, this one is pretty bare, especially if you compare to parks like the Shirlington dog park, or the parks in Rockville, like Cabin John (we're dog park frequenters). On my first visit: the water was turned off for the winter, there were no dog bowls and no bags provided. However, it was clean, the gravel/rock was a great selection for the park that was easy on my dog's paws and doesn't get him all muddy. Even though it's pretty bare, it's only of the only dog parks in this area, so I appreciate that it's here at all and the owners I met there are very friendly. And my dog actually loved it more than the fancier dog parks we've visited; I think he was more social because it's small, I think he felt more comfortable. It was also clean. So we'll be going back. It will probably be our first pick on...

A couple months ago a short fat crazy lady named "Lovely lisa", threatened to call the cops on my dog because he was a pitbull. I guess it's not the first time she's done this to someone, and she has a reputation for doing crazy things like that. My dog did absolutely nothing wrong, she just felt entitled to demand I leave because I had a pitbull.

I go everyday, so some of the regulars stayed there just in case the cops did come to back me up. I don't think she is mentally all there.

Besides the occasional crazy person, it's not a bad park. The only problem is that it has a drainage problem after it Rains and takes a couple...

--SIZING-- Two areas. The big dog area is medium-sized. The small dog area is very small. The area is ringed by waist-height fences.

--SURFACE-- Mix of large-ish stones & dirt. Not a big fan of this surface. (Up til 2020 it was woodchipped, which was MUCH better)

--WATER-- Spigot & bowl on-site

--SHADE-- No shade

--INTERACTION-- No communal toys or other things for dogs to engage with.

--ENVIRONMENT-- Very loud due to the nearby interstate.

--SEATING-- Multiple benches.

--COMMUNITY-- Usually very nice people, except this site does attract a high share of rightwing fanatics who have pulled down masks &...