Poway Dog Park is a 1.75-acre off-leash area in the southwest corner of Poway Community Park. Its three fenced play areas each provide drinking water, picnic benches and room for dogs to run.
Plan your visit
- Address: 13094 Civic Center Drive, Poway, CA 92064.
- Hours: Sunrise to 10 p.m. daily.
- Location: Southwest corner of Poway Community Park.
- Play areas: Three fenced dog pens with water and picnic benches.
- Reservations: The pens are open for public use, but city reservations take priority.
Find the dog park entrance
Enter Poway Community Park from Civic Center Drive and head toward the southwest corner. Use directions to the dog-park coordinates, then follow park signs from the parking area. Keep your dog leashed until you are inside a fenced pen.
Check the official Poway Dog Park page for hours, location and reservation information.
What to expect
The three-pen layout gives visitors options when one field is crowded or reserved. Each enclosure has grass, a dog drinking faucet and picnic benches. Because reservations take priority, check the posted schedule before settling into a pen.
Rules and safety
Dogs must be licensed and leashed outside the designated dog park. Clean up after your dog and follow all posted Community Park rules. Glass and smoking are prohibited in city parks, and organized group use may require a permit.
Supervise play closely, especially when entering a busy enclosure. Move to another available pen or return later if a reservation or group activity changes the conditions.
What parkgoers say
Parkgoers often praise the grassy fields, three separate pens, water, shade and the ability to reserve a pen. Visitors also mention that mud, mosquitoes, cleanliness and crowd behavior can vary by weather and time of day.
These are individual experiences rather than guarantees. Compare recent Poway Dog Park visitor reviews with the city’s current information and the conditions you find on arrival.
Official updates and nearby options
For maintenance concerns, the city lists Parks and Landscape Maintenance at 858-668-4677 and also accepts reports through the Poway CityApp.
For another option, browse our California dog park directory.