Dogs parks can provide our canine friends with hours of excercise, friendship, play and pure fun. Here are some of the local dog parks:
Behnke Memorial
300 N. Groesbeck Hwy. in Mt. Clemens
http://www.cityofmountclemens.com/parks.htm
Cherry Hill Village at Preservation Park
Denton Rd. north Cherry Hill, across from Fire Station #3
http://leisure.canton-mi.org/dog_park.aspx
Community Park
Beck Rd. between 5 Mile and 6 Mile
http://www.northvilleparksandrec.org/ParksAndFacilities/DogPark.htm
Lyon Oaks
52221 Pontiac Trail in Wixom
http://www.destinationoakland.com/parksandtrails/parks/lyonoaks/Pages/default.aspx
Fairmont
1108 North Prairie St. in Kalamazoo
http://www.fairmontneighborhood.com
Mark Twain Park
Campbell Rd., south of 14 Mile
http://www.royaloakanimalmission.org/
Meadow Run
900 S. 8th St. in Kalamazoo
http://www.meadowrunpark.com
Hillcrest
1200 Lyon St. SE in Grand Rapids
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hillcrest-Dog-Park/100854359973761
E-Z Dog Park and Training
230 Norlynn Drive (near Brighton)
http://www.ezdogpark.com/
Lincoln Hills
2666 W. 14 Mile Rd. in Birmingham
http://www.ci.birmingham.mi.us/index.aspx?page=1624
Orion Oaks
2301 W. Clarkston Rd. in Lake Orion
http://www.destinationoakland.com/parksandtrails/parks/lyonoaks/Pages/default.aspx
Arise Church Community Dog Park
11211 Dexter Pinckney Rd. in Pinckney
http://www.arisechurch.org/DogPark.php
Red Oaks
31353 Dequindre in Madison Heights
http://www.destinationoakland.com/parksandtrails/parks/lyonoaks/Pages/default.aspx
Olson Park and Swift Run
2998 East Ellsworth Rd. in Ann Arbor
http://www.a2gov.org/government/communityservices/ParksandRecreation/Pages/DogParks.aspx
Howard and Erna Soldan
1601 East Cavanaugh Rd. in Lansing
http://www.lansingdogparks.com/
Canine Corral
4940 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. in Ann Arbor
http://www.copperleafcrossing.com/
Prairie View
899 East U Avenue in Kalamazoo
http://www.kalcounty.com/parks/prairieview/index.html
Wagner Park Dog Run
Between Rochester and Main, North of 12 Mile in Royal Oak
http://www.ci.royal-oak.mi.us/portal/wagner-park
Tails and Trails
134th Ave. and I-196 in Saugatuck
http://www.doggoes.com/parks/michigan/tails-and-trails-dog-park-saugatuck
The Bark Park
6604 Lovers Lane in Portage
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bark-Park/190971589127
Mill Pond Park
W. Bennett St. in Saline
http://www.netwalk.com/~laserlab/saline.html
Hines Park
Hawthorne Ridge just west of Merriman Rd. in Westland
http://www.waynecounty.com/dps/1891.htm
Anne Fracassa Memorial Park
29500 Van Dyke
http://www.cityofwarren.org/index.php/dog-parkb