There are many great dog parks all along the Gold Coast. Here are my favourite that I like to take my dog to:
- Musgrave Offleash Agility Dog Park, Labrador (my #1 favourite)
- Cabana Offleash Dog Area (Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens), Benowa
- Scenic Dog Park, Benowa
- Damian Leeding Memorial Park Dog Park, Oxenford
- Saltwater Fenced Dog Park, Helensvale
- Robina Common Fenced Agility Dog Park
- Tallebudgera Off Leash Agility Dog Island
- Bayview Fenced Agility Dog Park
Read on below to find out what features and facilities make the above 8 dog parks in my opinion the best on the Gold Coast.
Musgrave Offleash Agility Dog Park, Labrador
Directions to Musgrave Offleash Agility Dog Park, Labrador
This is my local dog park and by far my favourite dog park on the Gold Coast. Approximately over 14 hectares of open space for your dogs to run loose, and footpaths around and through the park so you can take your pooch for a walk.
Features include:
- Fenced dog park (approximately 14 hectares)
- 2 x lakes
- Dog agility playground
- Footpaths around the entire park
- Kids playground (unfenced)
- BBQs and picnic tables
- Free car park and street parking available
- Public toilets
- Doggy bags
Cabana Offleash Dog Area (Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens), Benowa
Directions to Cabana Offleash Dog Area, Benowa
Behind the Gold Coast Botanic Gardens is the Cabana Offleash Dog Area. It is not fully fenced but the area is so large and as it is mostly surrounded by water or the golf course fence your dog should be safe to run around.
Features include:
- Over 5 hectares of open space for your dog to play (partially fenced)
- Public toilets located near entry carpark
- Lake for dogs to go swimming
- Footpath loop around the park
Scenic Dog Park, Benowa
Directions to Scenic Dog Park, Benowa
Scenic dog park is a large dog park that is convenient if you live around the Benowa area. Popular in the mornings and afternoons when people aren’t working, it is a great place to let your dog socialise with other dogs.
Features include:
- A large fenced-in dog area (over approximately 2 hectares of open space)
- Kids playground (fenced)
- Outdoor exercise equipment next to the dog park
- Dog agility playground
- Doggy bags
- Free street parking
Damian Leeding Memorial Park Dog Park, Oxenford
Located next to Oxenford Lake, there is a fenced-in dog area that is a great little park to take your dog. If you want you don’t have to stay in the dog park but can walk around Oxenford lake which is around about a 4km walk.
Features include:
- Fenced-in dog play area
- Public toilets located next to the kids’ playground
- Agility playground for dogs
- The Coomera Watersports Cafe (open from 5:30 am to 1:00 pm daily)
- Gym equipment is scattered around the path going around Oxenford Lake
Directions to Damian Leeding Memorial Park Dog Park, Oxenford
Saltwater Fenced Dog Park, Helensvale
Directions to Saltwater Fenced Dog Park, Helensvale
This is a great park for dogs who like to play in the water, it is a saltwater doggy beach so it is fresh and shouldn’t get smelly as a lake could.
Features include:
- Doggy beach
- Fenced-in dog park
- Big rocks to sit on or the dogs to jump on
- Footpaths for on-leash walking
- Free car park
Robina Common Fenced Agility Dog Park, Robina
Features include:
- Fenced-in dog park
- Kids playground is located just next to/outside the dog park
- Dog agility playground
- Covered area and benches
- Doggy bag dispenser
- Beach for dogs to swim in (not fenced in)
- Street parking and car park available
Directions to Robina Common Fenced Agility Dog Park, Robina
Tallebudgera Off Leash Agility Dog Island, Tallebudgera
Directions to Tallebudgera Off Leash Agility Dog Island, Tallebudgera
This is a super large unfenced off-leash dog park.
Features include:
- Large off-leash dog area (un-fenced)
- Free car park
- Doggy beach
Bayview Fenced Agility Dog Park, Bayview
Just across from the Runaway Bay Marina is a fenced-in dog park. This dog park has over 2 hectares of open space for your dog to run around.
Features include:
- Fenced-in kids playground (shaded)
- Separate big dog/small dog sections
- Basketball courts
- Toilets at the Marina
- Footpath loop around the park
- Street parking available