Arvada runs on a single, large, volunteer-operated off-leash park, and the rules around it are strict.
West Arvada Dog Park at West 64th Parkway and Indiana is the only place in Arvada where a dog can legally be off leash. It is a special-use park on city land that volunteers run and donations fund entirely, with more than ten acres and two separately fenced areas for small or shy dogs. The city's page says a current dog license is required to use it, and dogs must be leashed in the parking lot.
That matters because City Code Sec. 14-53 prohibits off-leash dogs on any street, park, trail or open space in Arvada, with no voice-control exception. Ralston Creek Trail and Van Bibber Open Space are leash walks, not run-arounds.
Licenses come through Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden, which administers licensing for Arvada and most of Jefferson County. If the park is crowded, Westminster Hills Off-Leash Area sits just across the city line: 420 acres, partially fenced, voice control, and a $130 fine for leaving waste behind.
17975 W 64th Pkwy, Arvada, CO 80007
Volunteer-run off-leash dog park on city land; a current dog license is required, and dogs must be leashed in the parking lot. Off-leash dogs are prohibited in all other Arvada parks, trails and open space.
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Yes. The city's page for the park states that a dog license is required for dog park usage. Arvada licenses are issued through Foothills Animal Shelter, the Jefferson County licensing agency, which also covers Golden, Lakewood and unincorporated Jeffco.
Partly. The park covers more than ten acres and includes two separately fenced areas intended for small or shy dogs. Dogs must be on leash in the parking lot, and because volunteers run the park on donations, maintenance depends on users cleaning up and contributing.
Inside Arvada, no; the code bans off-leash dogs everywhere except the designated dog park. Just over the city line, Westminster Hills Off-Leash Area offers 420 acres of partially fenced open space under voice control, with a posted $130 fine for waste violations.
