Forsberg-Iron Spring Park Dog Park
14800 W Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood, CO 80228
City-designated off-leash dog park; all other Lakewood parks are leash-restricted.
- off-leash area
- fenced
Dog Parks in Lakewood
Lakewood had one legal off-leash area for years; it now has three, and everywhere else in the city's parks is leash-only.
Forsberg-Iron Spring Park on West Alameda Parkway is the original and still the main event. It sits at the base of Green Mountain and doubles as a trailhead into William F. Hayden Park. The city's leash-law page still names it as the only exception to the rule that all parks are leash-restricted, but the parks department has since added two more. Mountair Park in the Two Creeks neighbourhood of east Lakewood gained an off-leash dog park in 2024, built by reusing the park's existing ballfield fencing. Wright Park, the ten-acre site near 6th Avenue and Union that opened in 2026, includes a small neighbourhood off-leash area.
Lakewood's leash law requires a leash, chain or cord of reasonable length held by a responsible person whenever a dog is off your property; a dog dragging its leash is a violation. Dog licenses are required through the Jefferson County program, $20 per dog at the City Clerk's office or online via Foothills Animal Shelter.
The Green Mountain trails above Forsberg are not off-leash: Jefferson County Open Space allows a leash of ten feet or less and fines violations $75, rising to $100 for a dog out of sight.
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Mountair Park Dog Park
5620 W 14th Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214
City-designated off-leash dog park added to Mountair Park in 2024; dogs must be leashed elsewhere in the park.
- off-leash area
- fenced
Wright Park Dog Park
500 Wright St, Lakewood, CO 80228
Small neighborhood off-leash dog park inside a city park opened in 2026; dogs must be leashed elsewhere in the park.
- off-leash area
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Questions about dog parks in Lakewood
Can my dog run off leash on Green Mountain?
No. The William F. Hayden Park trails above Forsberg-Iron Spring Park require a leash; on Jefferson County Open Space land the leash limit is ten feet, with a $75 fine for off-leash dogs and $100 if the dog is also out of sight. The fenced dog park at the trailhead is the legal run.
Which Lakewood dog park is newest?
Wright Park, a ten-acre park near 6th Avenue and Union that opened in 2026, includes a small neighbourhood off-leash area. Mountair Park in east Lakewood added its dog park in 2024 by reusing existing ballfield fencing. Forsberg-Iron Spring on West Alameda Parkway is the original.
Do I need a license to use Lakewood's dog parks?
Lakewood requires dog licenses under the Jefferson County program administered by Foothills Animal Shelter: $20 per dog, renewed annually, in person at the City Clerk's office or online. The leash law applies the moment you step outside the dog park fence.