Colorado Springs offers both fenced dog parks and three unfenced dog runs where voice control is legal, something few Front Range cities allow.
Bear Creek Dog Park is the regional heavyweight: 25 fenced acres run by El Paso County on the north side of Bear Creek Regional Park, with a separate two-acre area for small and senior dogs and creek access. County rules there and at Fox Run north of the city require dogs to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, licensed and over four months; Fox Run's small-dog area is for dogs of 25 pounds or less. The city's four fenced parks are Palmer Park's old baseball field, Rampart Park in Briargate, Cheyenne Meadows on the south side and the Antlers Park downtown dog park, finished in late 2024.
The unfenced dog runs are what set this city apart. Garden of the Gods has one in the grassland east of Rock Ledge Ranch, Red Rock Canyon designates its Upper and Lower Dog Loops, and Palmer Park adds Yucca Flats.
City code requires a leash in every park and on every trail otherwise, and the city says dogs using its facilities must be inoculated, licensed and not in breeding condition. Licenses come from the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, $20 a year for an altered dog.
31 W Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
City fenced dog park in Antlers Park with double gates and separate small-dog and large-dog play areas on synthetic turf; standard city dog park rules apply.
21st St & W Rio Grande St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
El Paso County's 25-acre fenced off-leash park with a separate 2-acre small/senior dog area; dogs must be leashed until inside, owners must carry a leash, dogs must be spayed/neutered, vaccinated, licensed and over 4 months.
3868 Glen Meadow Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
City fenced off-leash area in the native-grass south portion of Cheyenne Meadows Park, off Charmwood Dr and Canoe Creek Dr; dogs leashed until inside the enclosure.
2110 Stella Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
El Paso County off-leash park with a 5-acre main area and a 1.5-acre small-dog area for dogs 25 pounds or less; dogs leashed until inside, handlers carry a leash, dogs must be spayed/neutered, vaccinated and over 4 months.
East of Rock Ledge Ranch, south of Gateway Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
City-designated unfenced dog run in the area east of Rock Ledge Ranch and south of Gateway Road where dogs may be off leash under control; leashes are required everywhere else in Garden of the Gods Park.
3650 Maizeland Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
City fenced dog park in the old baseball field 0.3 miles from the Maizeland entrance, plus the unfenced Yucca Flats dog run where dogs may be off leash under control; leashes required elsewhere in the park.
8270 Lexington Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
City fenced off-leash dog park located just east of the baseball diamond; dogs leashed until inside, handlers at least 16, maximum three dogs per person.
3550 W High St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
The city designates the Upper and Lower Dog Loop trails south of the main parking lot as off-leash dog areas; dogs must be leashed on all other trails in the open space.
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Only in the city-designated dog run east of Rock Ledge Ranch and south of Gateway Road, where dogs may be off leash under voice control. On every other trail in Garden of the Gods, leashes are required. The run is well away from the main rock formations.
Bear Creek is an El Paso County park: dogs must be leashed until inside, owners must carry a leash, and dogs must be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, licensed and over four months old. The 25-acre main area has a separate two-acre section for small and senior dogs.
Yes. The Antlers Park downtown dog park on West Pikes Peak Avenue opened in late 2024. It is compact and fully fenced with double gates, separate small-dog and large-dog areas on synthetic turf and water available, and standard city dog park rules apply.
