West Haven Dog Park (at Painter Park)

The West Haven Dog Park is located at Painter Park near West Haven High School. You can easily find the dog park on Platt Avenue and Educational Way. This dog park requires pets to have up-to-date vaccinations, including the rabies vaccine and a license. 

Tags need to be displayed on your pooch's dog collar when visiting the West Haven Dog Park. There is plenty of space at this park for your dog to run and play off-leash in a fenced-in environment. Owners are required to hold the leash in their hand at all times when visiting the park. 

Dogs that show aggression need to be escorted off the property while leashed. This dog park rule is set in place for safety reasons. Pet owners are responsible for their dog’s safety and behavior at the park. Any incident regarding aggression, injury, or damage to property done by a dog needs to be resolved between the parties involved. 

You need to bring along fresh drinking water for your dog and a small bowl. Also, you need to bring doggie poop bags to clean up after your dog. There are trash cans located nearby to dispose of the pet waste. There are benches in the park for pet parents to sit and relax.

Owners are encouraged to keep the park clean and offer to share waste bags if they see another pet parent run out of supply.  Always remain focused on your dog for safety reasons. Dogs that are well trained to return to their owner via voice command will enjoy this park. 

In addition, dog breeds that require a lot of exercise will have plenty of room to burn off energy. Overall, the West Haven Dog Park is a lovely dog park to visit on a regular basis. You can play a game of fetch with your dogs or relax and watch them play.