Dog walking in Hazelwood

Central Hazelwood

Central Hazelwood is usually pretty busy, with active shopping centers and bustling streets. Residents can still find some great green space in this park though, known as Pershall Park. The park offers 8 acres of grassy lawn to play on, with .6 miles of paved looping trails, a playground, and gazebo. The park requires pups to remain on a leash, but offers other amenities like water fountains, benches, trash bins, and clean-up stations. Brookes Park is another great place to take Fido, thanks to its quiet area backed by dense trees and lush fields. There's a small playground, a gazebo, pavilion, and brick walkway with water fountains and benches available to leashed pups.

Fox Crest Dr/ Foxtrail Dr

The Fox Crest Drive and Foxtrail Drive neighborhood is a suburban neighborhood on the outside of the city's center, packed with rows of residential homes. If you and Fido need a place to play here, head over to the Queen Ann Park where there's lots of shade, paved trails, and open space. You need to leash Fido up before coming here, but can enjoy a playground, basketball court, a pavilion, picnic tables, and restrooms. There's a nice shaded place to sit, over .4 miles of trail to use, or plenty of space to play in, but whatever you decide to do, remember to leash up Fido. You can also enjoy amenities like water fountains, benches, and trash bins.

Fountain Creek

Fountain Creek is a quiet and rural neighborhood on the outskirts of Florissant, filled with rows of residential homes, and just a mile from Hazelwood. The drive is worth it when you can bring your pup to Duchesne Park, a dog-friendly park that offers lots of amenities. There's open space to play in, shaded sitting areas, and a small paved walkway you can use. Besides the pavilion and playground, Fido can enjoy his own dog park located inside the park, that provides a safe, fenced-in place to play off-leash. The dog park has separate areas for large and small dogs, with agility equipment inside, trees for shade, and water fountains and clean-up stations on the outside.

Old Town

Old Town is a small urban area with active shopping centers backed by residential home inside Florissant, just 3 miles from Hazelwood. The park of choice in this area is Coldwater Commons Park, a grassy area pincered between two creeks with trees along the edges for privacy and shade. There are natural paths throughout the park that connect to a playground, a gazebo, and benches. Dogs can play in this park and will have plenty of room to run around, but if you're looking for a safer place to play, head over to the Tower Court Park. The smaller park has a nice grassy area to play in with paved trails, but also provides enclosed tennis courts that are dog-friendly. In addition, the park features water fountains, clean-up stations, benches, and trash bins.