Dog Off-Leash Areas
Specific off-leash areas have been designated in portions of the following parks. They are places where responsible dog owners can exercise and train their dogs off leash. These sites are not exclusively for dogs and are shared with all park users:
- Off-Leash Sites in Burnaby
- Burnaby Heights Park
- Confederation Park
(year round on loop trail north of Penzance Dr. and enclosures) - Robert Burnaby Park
(year round on hydro corridor and adjacent lawn area west of Ramsay Creek) - David Gray Park (enclosure, year round)
- Taylor Park (enclosure, year round)
- Malvern Park (trail and open area, year round)
- Warner Loat Park (enclosure, year round)
- Barnet Marine Park (portion of Drummond’s Walk area with restrictions*)
Trial off-leash hours:- October 1-April 30: no time restrictions, dawn to dusk
- May 1-September 30: Weekday mornings dawn to 10am
Weekday evenings 6pm to dusk
Weekend mornings dawn to 10am
Statutory holidays are equivalent to weekend schedule.
- Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Note: The City is undertaking the construction of a new section of dyking for the Fraser River within Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park between Byrne Road and Tillicum Street. During the construction and site restoration period which has been extended until November 2011, the gravel parking lot accessed off of Byrne Road, and a portion of the adjacent dog off-leash area will be utilized for the stockpiling of the dyke fill material and will be unavailable for public use.
- Byrne Creek Dyke trail (year round)
Picnic Meadow (lawn north of picnic shelters with restrictions*)
Trial off-leash hours:
October 1-April 30: No time restrictions, dawn to dusk
May 1-September 30: Dawn to 9 AM and 6 PM to dusk
* Please respect the time restrictions posted at these off-leash areas.
Off-Leash Code
- You must clean up and properly dispose of your dog's waste
- You must be present and in verbal control of your dog at all times
- Dogs must wear a valid license and have current vaccinations
- Dogs must be leashed before and after using the off-leash area
- You must have a leash in hand at all times while your dog is running free
- If your dog exhibits aggressive behaviour, you must leash it immediately
- You are responsible for any damage or injury inflicted by your dog
