Description of the LawnStarter 2024 ranking of Best Dog Park Cities, a ranking of the 101 biggest cities in the U.S. Where does Sacramento rank?
Dog lover that I am, the LawnStarter ranking of the 2024 Best Dog Park Cities caught my eye.
My canine companion Mickey crossed the rainbow bridge a few days before his thirteenth birthday in January, and I miss him terribly. However, I still find myself watching cute puppy videos and I know that at some point I will be ready to welcome another fur baby into my life.
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You may wonder, as I did, why were 101 cities ranked? Well, it turns out that of the 200 largest cities there were 99 that did not have the necessary ranking criteria data available – but 101 did.
LawnStarter Best Dog Park Cities Ranking Criteria
- # of dog parks per 100,000 (human) residents
- Number of top-rated dog parks (4.5+ bones)
- Average consumer rating for dog parks (out of 5 bones)
- Average monthly inches of precipitation
- Average number of very hot days
Best Dog Park Cities Ranking
Coming in at #1 was Boise, ID with an impressive overall ranking of 71.09. Bringing up the rear at #101 was Newark, NJ with an overall ranking of 12.36.
Sacramento made the top ten, ranking #10 with an overall score of 51.11.
Best Dog Park Cities in California
Rank/City/Overall Score
#2 – San Francisco (68.75)
#10 – Sacramento (51.11)
#18 – San Diego (42.66)
#21 – Chula Vista (41.82)
#27 – Anaheim (40.16)
#33 – Fremont (38.64)
#38 – Long Beach (36.73)
#43 – Fresno (35.95)
#47 – Oakland (35.02)
#50 – Bakersfield (34.90)
#54 – Los Angeles (34.49)
#70 – Stockton (32.37)
#76 – Irvine (31.67)
#78 – Riverside (31.49)
#91 – San José (28.12)
#95 – Santa Clarita (26.56)
#98 – Santa Ana (19.58)
Sacramento Off-Leash Dog Parks
The City of Sacramento lists 15 off-leash dog parks within city boundaries:
- Barandas Dog Park, 2805 Grasslands Drive
- Blackbird Park Dog Park, 3765 Hovnanian Drive
- Glenbrook Park, 8500 La Riveria Drive
- Granite Regional Park, 8200 Ramona Avenue
- Jacinto Creek Park, 8600 West Stockton Boulevard
- Lynn Robie Dog Park, 7895 Freeport Boulevard
- North Natomas Regional Park, 2501 New Market Drive
- Olympians Park, 350 Crate Avenue
- Partner Park, 5699 South Land Park Drive (behind Belle Cooledge Community Center)
- Regency Community Park, 5500 Honor Pkwy, North Natomas
- Sutter’s Landing Park, 20 28th Street
- Tanzanite Community Park, 2220 Tanzanite Way
- Truitt Bark Park, 1818 Q Street
- University Avenue Dog Park, 1900 University Avenue
- Valley Oak Dog Park, 2780 Mabry Drive
I am personally only familiar with Truitt Bark Park and Sutter’s Landing Dog Park, and would recommend both.
To Sum Up
To sum up, it does not surprise me that Sacramento placed in the top 10 of best dog park cities. Sacramento residents love their dogs, and the city is very dog friendly, with numerous dog friendly parks, restaurants, and other destinations.
Note: The list of off leash dog parks above only includes those within city boundaries. Sacramento County also has a list of off leash dog park locations.
See related blog post: Sacramento Dog Friendly Restaurants
Comments?
What is your favorite off leash dog park?
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