Ronan Park Dog Recreation Space

We went yesterday. No doggies there, but clean and not smelly

Really nice little doggie area for our beloved pooches.
Tip: Try to park on one of the side streets closer to the doggie area so that you don’t have to walk through the entire park looking for it.

Thanks to Adrienne’s review I decided to try this spot out, and I must say it definitely was worth it, and I will be taking the doggies back.
Highlights:
1. Clean! (Because we’ve all seen that one park in dorchester that happens to have shards of glass and beer bottles scattered about)
2. Enclosed area for our best friends.
3. Doggie fountain.
4. Plenty of trash bins and pick up bags available just in case you forgot yours.
Side story: This week I witnessed a dog that was hit by not one but two cars in front of my home. Seeing this really scared the living daylights out of me for a variety of reasons, but in relation to this review and the park, it really hones in on the importance of not only leashing your dog at all times (which responsible dog owners already know) but also how important it is to have safe locations for dogs to play that are #1 away from busy roads #2 enclosed.
I’m pretty sure that i’m not the only one who has a dog that they consider a «runner». Meaning that pretty much they love taking off the second you take them off the leash. One of mine happens to be just that, normally she is perfectly fine and follows me wherever I go, but every now and then she sees someone/​something, gets excited, and takes off. So I really can’t express enough how comforting it is to have this park in the area where I don’t have to worry about speeding cars and dangerous streets.
The only con I can think of is that unlike the dog park located in South End it does not have a smaller enclosed area for smaller dogs. Which does make it a little difficult considering my two dogs are fairly large and they are just puppies right now. I didn’t want them to scare the little dog that came in so I put them on the leash for a bit, but if you do plan to take your smaller dog I would take this into consideration.
Who knows maybe they’ll consider installing a play area for smaller dogs some day?
FYI: The doggie space is located at the bottom of the hill towards where the basketball court area is.

What a nifty dog park, right here in Dorchester!
It’s spacious, clean, has rock pebbles instead of dirt, a cement circular trail, two nice benches, and some play stones/​small boulder type thingies in the center for the kids (four legged ones). Be warned, the benches for parents are NOT shaded.
The dog park is kinda hard to find inside the larger park, as it’s really big. The dog park is to the far left (depending on where you are) of the park. There is a little neighborhood side street that you can wind your way to that leads directly to the doggie area, and this provides the perfect parking spot.
The larger park itself is beautiful. Saw joggers, a few people strolling, and a STUNNING view of the city from the top of one of the hills.
I’m glad the park is here. We can go play somewhere nice, and not have to drive all the way to the South End!
Hooray for Friends of Ronan Park– I’ll be joining very soon!