A large open sports complex that opens to off-leash dogs during two seasonal windows (winter and early summer). Outside those windows no pets are allowed per city code, so check the calendar before you go.
Off-leash · seasonal
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Off-leash varies by season
See the seasonal timeline below — and the live map for the status right now.
Off-leash sunrise–sunset · Nov 1–end Feb and Jun 1–Aug 20 (no pets other windows)
Surface
Grass / dirt
Parking & access
Optimist complex lots off W Hill Rd Pkwy.
Good to know
Unfenced and seasonal with a strict NO-PETS period (Aug 21–Oct 31 and Mar 1–May 31) — confirm the date window first; voice control required when off-leash.
There’s a fishing pond on site, but it is not a designated dog-swim area.
Wide-open sunny fields — bring water in summer; cold and exposed in winter.
About Optimist Youth Sports Complex (Seasonal Off-Leash)
Optimist Youth Sports Complex (Seasonal Off-Leash) is a free open dog park in Boise, Idaho where dogs are off-leash on a seasonal schedule. It's unfenced. Size: Large multi-field complex (off-leash in season).