SWCDP closes March 25 at 10pm Annual Turf Renovation – 2025   We just love our dog park – but the turf does take a beating!   We stay closed in April and May – we call this SPRING BREAK Re-opening depends on weather and growing conditions – target date June 1, or earlier if …

Help us reduce our inventory – and raise needed funds, too SWCDP has nice variety of items, take a look – and get yours while supply lasts If interested contact SWCDP Vice President, Kay Jennings. Make payment (Paypal or cash/check) and pick up arrangements with Kay cheyenne01@charter.net      

With the cost of everything escalating . . . we are burdened with keeping the day-to-day needs – administrative, operational, repairs/maintenance – going as smoothly as possible. But as things go – we have special projects that just cannot be kicked down the road any longer. We must get these projects completed and can only …

While SWCDP is closed for 2024 Spring Renovations and Maintenance . . . why not explore new places with your pup? Southwest City Dog Park Spring Renovation Close March 24 at 10pm – Target re-opening June 1 at 6am WALK WILLMORE PARK  (and other parks, too) St Louis has many great parks – check them …

Whelp, we pretty much beat our young turf to death in the first 4-5 weeks. But, in a way, this set back simply reinforces what we have been saying for some time now. Turf is only one part of the equation. We must shift the foot and paw traffic and give our 2-Legged and 4-Legged …

Southwest City Dog Park Rain and Snow Days SWCDP member FOBs are de-activated during closed periods and re-activated during open periods Many years ago, SWCDP launched our inclement weather dog park closing policy – however we did not use it with any frequency or consistency. Admittedly, we were a bit timid with our closing decisions. …

Are you ready for winter? It is coming . . . SWCDP is in the process of winterizing our dog park. Please read on so that you will understand how the changes will affect your dog park visits and how you can help. WATER Effective November 10 – irrigation system and Water Stations 2, 3, …

Can you hear the rumble? The ground and trees shaking? The clickety clack of paws and feet? That would be SWCDP members rushing to their dog park. We are all so excited to be back. And as an extra “good thing” – Mother Nature topped off our Re-Opening days with wonderful warm and sunny weather. …

Short of a major crisis or deluge of rain – this new date will be firm November 5, 2020 – regular hours – 6:00am to 10:00pm This dog park update is a direct message from SWCDP President – ultimate turf decisions were made by Judi – any questions or feedback should be sent directly to …

We are making progress . . . Thanks to all of our members who are waiting patiently for the SWCDP Fall re-opening.  We are getting close – and should have a definite date announcement very soon. We are tentatively looking at October 28. Although SWCDP has been closed for play purposes – some of us …