Barrie dog park listings and reviews

Behind Canadian Tire between Sunnidale and Bayfield. View map »
The best place to park is behind the Canadian Tire just off of Bayfield Street or at the Dorian Parker Centre or along Sunnidale Road.

The park is huge. It has 3 different walking paths and makes you feel as though you are on a hike with your dog off leash. The park also has an open area for running close to the front entrance. The people and dogs are great! The hill into the park is steep and the trail is narrow.

The City of Barrie's website explains that this is the city's first off-leash area for dog owners in a double-gated and fenced section of Sunnidale Park, a popular destination with dog walkers.

The Barrie off leash park is located in a natural setting, which makes it not wheelchair accessible.

More details about the Barrie dog park are on the city's website. The photos are also taken from the city's website.

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2010-08-10

I used to walk my dog at Sunnidale off leash park almost every day when he was a puppy. As my dog got bigger and better trained to walk off leash, I have stopped going to this park for many reasons:

1. Some people believe that ALL dogs have the RIGHT to be off leash in this area. This is not the case. If your dog can not interact properly with other dogs, you (or your dog) do not deserve to be in this park.

2. Too many new (unexperienced) dog owners - these people freak out whenever their dog is approached by another dog. Dogs play with their mouths and their paws - they have no other option. People need to understand this.

3. Let the dogs figure out their pecking order - dogs will do this on their own, it is instinct. It is when the people get involved that problems arrise.

4. Because of the size of the park and the number of dogs that can be in it at any given time, the dogs become territorial, which causes aggression.

I do not find walks at the dog park to be relaxing anymore. Instead, I find them to be stressful and unpleasant - mostly because of rude, inconsiderate, unexperienced dog owners - NOT THE DOGS!

2010-07-19 | Carolyn

I enjoy being at the Sunnidale off leash park. I can not beleive that we do not have a off leash water park for dogs to swim. This is a water city, why aren\'t we planning something on the lake for dogs? Last year I was on crutches for a few months and my dog who had been going to the off leash park almost every day, I could not get in and out with the hills, and winter, very scary trying to get in and out safely.

2010-04-17 | Lisa of Barrie

I feel the dog park at Sunnidale is just awful for many reasons,1 is for safety reasons,2 is the small size of park ,3 there are many dogs that are brought in that are aggressive and that should not be allowed,4 its a very remote area where it is not safe for someone to be alone with their dog.We desperately need another and better off leash dog park,espically in the south end of Barrie.

2009-11-07 | Jean

This park is only about 7 acres, quite small. It does not have divided areas for big and small dogs. It is very hilly and not good for dogs or owners with walking disabilities. When I was there the fencing beside Hwy. 400 was in need of repair and dogs could easily get through and onto the highway. You have to walk your dog on-leash through the main park in order to reach the dog park, but watch out, many don't, so you may meet off-leash dogs on the way.

Dog parks in Barrie

Sunnidale off leash park

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