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Gravel Dog Park

Gravel Dog Park

1020 John St, Seattle, WA 98109
3.4(10)

Amenities

Benches / SeatingNight LightingRestrooms NearbyFully Fenced

Reviews (10)

Tatiana Turner
4.0

5/22/2026

John Wyss
2.0

I like to try out all the different dog parks. Paid $4.50 to park on a Saturday afternoon to check out this one based on the only Google review before this one, which gave it a five star and said it was the most beautiful Park they had ever seen. Apparently that was a joke or something. It's literally a concrete slab similar to an outdoor racquetball court with some gravel in the middle. Yes, it is a dog park but there is zero greenery or scenery and the overall feel is urban dystopia. There are no benches, water sources, or lawn for the dogs. If you're downtown and you need a place for your dog to relieve themselves, this is an option, but I would not waste my time making a purposeful trip here. Personally, I do not appreciate five star reviews which turn out to be a cynical joke.

5/22/2026

Me
3.0

Well, I'm fricken excited! I found it! It's a solitary fenced area, PERFECT! It's more the novelty for me though tbh cuz I read the reviews & wanted to happen upon it... and i just did. Its great for me well, my dog(s) to be off leash 🖤🖤🐕 PS°° its very inconspicuous

5/22/2026

Lilly Kristin Frank
3.0

Go if your desperate. This is under the 5 freeway, it’s narrow and gravel, no room to run really and it’s really isolated unless there are some encampments there. It’s usually empty and sometimes scary because there isn’t good lighting in the evening. Honestly, it’s pathetic. This city does a deplorable job at accommodating the amount of dogs per capita. If I could give it zero stars I would. Playground No playground Restrooms No restrooms Dog-friendliness Not at all. Picnic area If you want to have the most depressing picnic, I guess you could sit on the gravel

5/22/2026

Meg Wayne
3.0

A perfect place for your dog to experience the sweet landscape of a supermax prison.

5/22/2026

Anna E.
3.0

Walled space to let your dog run off leash on a gravel. I’ve never seen a dog here

5/22/2026

Sean Adhikari
5.0

Wow what a great park! Hidden gem in Seattle. The negative posts are trolls.

5/22/2026

Alexis He
3.0

Worse than a regular sidewalk

5/22/2026

Jesy Fortino
5.0

This is the most beautiful dog park I’ve ever been to. I can spend hours there getting lost in the scenery. Such an optimistic and positive place.

5/22/2026

Chad
3.0

This is exactly as others have reported - a concrete isolation chamber with rocks in it. That said, at least it's clean and somewhat secluded with a very safe feel to it considering there is security nearby. If you know what you're getting, it may be exactly what you're after - but don't expect to see others there. I think if they added some benches and maybe some structures for the dogs and even a mural it would liven the place right up. Here's to hoping.

5/22/2026

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