The City of Waterloo is building a new leash-free dog park on Copper Street, located on the west side of the city, near Columbia St W and Platinum Dr. The dog park will be within Generation Park (previously known as the westside employment lands).

The Copper Street off-leash dog park will be one large 7,000 square metre area, about the size of a high school soccer field. It will be completely fenced and on a mostly grass surface, with seating nearby, lighting, signage, garbage bins and a puppy poop power dog waste unit. There will be two accessible parking spots on site, plus on-street parallel parking along Copper Street. Once completed, this will be the second leash-free dog park in Waterloo, complementing the leash-free dog park in Bechtel Park.

The target opening date for the Copper Street dog park is Spring 2025.

Project background:

During the development of the city's Parkland Strategy in 2022, it was recommended that at least one additional off-leash dog park be added on the west side of the city. This would support the growing number of pet owners in the city, particularly those with limited space for pet exercise and socialization. The capital funding for the dog park was released in Feb 2022, as part of the 2022 capital budget.

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