The Dog Park is currently CLOSED! We will post the reopening date here and notify all members by email. Please be careful and stay safe.
Southwest City Dog Park (SWCDP), in Willmore Park, is one of the oldest and definitely the largest dog park in the City of St Louis and is considered the flagship dog park within the St Louis City Parks system. Funded and managed by member volunteers, SWCDP offers a ten month season and 1.1 acres of fenced in fun.
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SWCDP has a fantastic dog community, great members – both 2 and 4 Legged – lots to do for those who like to be active and plenty of opportunities to socialize and make new friends, too. We usually offer several special events throughout the season. You can find these in our newsletter!
Upcoming Event
The park by the numbers
Proud to be one of the first dog parks in St. Louis City!Southwest City Dog Park has lots of amenities to offer our members:
5 Year Plan
Five Year Plan / Wish List SWCDP Improvement Plan Website Upgrade, Launch Spring 2020 (started 2019-2020 season; completed 2020-21 season) Template upgrade and major back-end improvements and repair, focus primarily on membership registration process, database management, access control records; more user-friendly and smart phone appropriate. Turf Management, Year-Round Program (begins 2020-21 season, ongoing) Major changes …
Turf Management Program
We are excited to bring some positive news to our members – and hope you like it, too. SWCDP has talked about “change” for years. How much of the playground talk every year is about our turf and what to do about it, right? Well, time for talk is over; time for change is now. …