The Best Dog Parks & Beaches in Colorado Springs

Bear Creek Regional Park · 21st St & W Rio Grande St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904

El Paso County's flagship off-leash park and its single most-visited site (100,000+ visitors a year): a fully fenced 25 acres with a 1/3-mile stretch of Bear Creek where dogs wade and swim, a dog-wash station, an agility area, a 3/4-mile loop trail and a separate fenced 2-acre area for small and senior dogs.

Palmer Park / Maizeland · Maizeland Rd entrance, Palmer Park, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

A fenced off-leash dog park at the old baseball field about 0.3 miles in from the Maizeland Road entrance, with water fountains, benches and fallen trees for agility play. Palmer Park also has miles of off-leash trails through the Yucca Flats area for dogs under voice control.

Cheyenne Meadows · 1560 Charmwood Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

A simple, fully fenced expanse of native grass in the south portion of Cheyenne Meadows Park, off Charmwood Dr and Canoe Creek Dr. It has a double-gated entrance, a shaded seating area for owners and free parking nearby.

Briargate · 8270 Lexington Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

A flat, fenced off-leash area just east of the baseball diamond in Rampart Park, with agility obstacles, a sand hill, benches, water spigots and a community water bowl. The rest of Rampart Park is leashed-only.

Downtown · 31 Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Colorado Springs' first downtown dog park, opened in May 2024 inside historic Antlers Park, with separate fenced play areas for small and large dogs, synthetic turf, double-gate entries, a dog water station and seating — a two-minute walk from Monument Valley Park and the Legacy Loop.

Westside / Highway 24 · 3550 W High St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904

Designated off-leash Upper and Lower Dog Loops reached via the Mesa Trail from the east end of the main parking lot. Dogs run leash-free only within the loops; everywhere else in the open space, including the parking lot and access trails, dogs must be leashed.

Garden of the Gods

A large unfenced city-designated off-leash dog run in the open area east of Rock Ledge Ranch and south of Gateway Road. This is the ONLY off-leash spot at Garden of the Gods — the famous red-rock formations are strictly leashed (6-foot leash everywhere else in the park).

Fountain Creek Regional Park · 2010 Duckwood Rd, Fountain, CO 80817

A 3-acre fenced off-leash dog park in the Duckwood active-play area of El Paso County's Fountain Creek Regional Park, with its own internal walking trail. A recent ADA project added accessible parking, an accessible path and shaded companion seating.