Dog walking in Garden City

Northwest Garden City

Northwest Garden City is a sprawling neighborhood in the city with bustling streets and busy shopping area. Despite the constant activity, the area has a great green space to head to. Moeller Park is a recreational park to enjoy, thanks to its 5 fenced-in baseball fields, enclosed basketball courts, open space, and benches to relax in. Dogs can play in the fenced-in areas as long as no teams are playing and enjoy running around and playing in the open space. Pups have to be on a leash outside of the fenced-in fields but can enjoy features like a playground, a pavilion, water fountains, and restrooms.

Southwest Garden City

Southwest Garden City is a peaceful residential community in the city with packed rows of homes mixed with tall trees and rolling hills. Some of those hilly areas belong to Rotary Park. The park is dog-friendly, with a soccer field enclosed by a paved walkway and lots of open space. Whether Fido wants to go for a walk or play in the open areas of the park, they will have tons of fun and even get to enjoy access to features like restrooms, a playground, water fountains, benches, and trash bins. Don't forget to leash up your pup before bringing them to the park.

Ann Arbor Trl/ N Middlebelt Rd

The neighborhood of Ann Arbor Trail and North Middlebelt Road is a vibrant and lively neighborhood in the city of Westland, just .4 miles north of Garden City. Visitors and residents will fall in love with the Sherwood Recreation Area, thanks to its gorgeous open green spaces surrounded by dense trees for privacy and shade. The park follows along an unnamed creek and offers a .6-mile paved walking trail, open areas, a ballfield, picnic tables, and parking. The neighborhood connects to an unnamed paved trail, which extends throughout the neighborhood for 3 miles. Dogs must remain on a leash while using the trail and you should bring water and clean-up bags.

Joy Rd/ Edward N Hines Dr

The Joy Rd/ Edward N Hines Dr neighborhood is another popular neighborhood inside Westland, .6 miles north of Garden City. Its popularity is mostly thanks to the Hawthorne Ridge Recreation Area, a park with over 70 acres of natural land that has rolling hills, dense trees, and trails. The park has water fountains, benches, and a lovely place to play in or picnic with your pup. There's even a dog park inside the park known as Hines Park Dog Park, which provides a fenced-in area to let Fido run around off-leash. The dog park requires a small membership fee, but offers a separate area for large and small dogs with grassy terrain and lots of shade. Additionally, there are double-gated entrances, a pagoda with picnic tables, water fountains, and clean-up stations.

Dearborn Heights

Dearborn Heights is the central neighborhood of the city of Dearborn Heights, located 1 mile from Garden City. The neighborhood is popular among dog wakers thanks to Central Park, a large park in the center of town and walking distance from shopping and retail area. The park is large, with multiple recreational fields like a fenced-in baseball field, enclosed tennis courts, a soccer field, and a basketball court. There's also lots of open space, shaded sitting areas, and paved walkways to walk on that connect to restrooms and a playground. Leash up Fido before coming here and enjoy benches, water fountains, and trash bins.