DOG PARKS

St. Louis is a dog-friendly city. With dog parks dotting the landscape, along with the happy dog owners who frequent them, St. Louis provides a safe and happy community where your four-legged friend can make some friends of its own. The parks have benches for you and open areas for the dogs to run free. Some of them even have doggy playgrounds. The parks vary between fenced or not, private or public and fees or free.

Chesterfield Dog Park (at Eberwein Park) 1627 Old Baxter Rd., Chesterfield 636-537-4000 Fenced, $45 residents only, $65 non-resident per day University City Dog Park (near Pool Heman Park) Vernon Ave. and Pennsylvania Ave., University City 314-862-6767 Fenced, see website for fees Frenchtown Dog Park (Soulard) Emmet St. and S. 10th St., St. Louis membership@frenchtowndogpark.com, 314-328-5711 Private, $60 first dog; $20 each additional dog Maplewood Dog Park (at Kellogg Park) Rannells Ave and Westpoint Dr., Maplewood 314-645-3600 Private, 1st dog, $20; 2nd dog $5 for residents of Maplewood, Brentwood, Shrewsbury or Richmond Heights or $50 non-resident fee Water Tower Dog Park (at Compton Hill Reservoir Park) S Grand Blvd., St. Louis info@watertowerdogpark.com Private, $65, residents $80 non-residents for first dog $20/$25 each additional dog Creve Coeur Dog Park (at Conway Park) 12301 Conway Rd., Creve Coeur 314-872-2570 Fenced, $30, residents; $15 per additional dog, $80, non-residents $25 per additional dog. DuSable Dog Park (at Ed Boles Memorial Park) 2598 N Main St., St. Charles 636-949-3372 Fenced

Broemmelsiek Park

1795 Highway DD, Defiance 636-949-7535 Off-leash, no additional fees

Benton Park West Dog Park

3300 Nebraska Ave. and Utah St. St. Louis bpwdogpark@gmail.com Private, $35 1st dog; $15/additional dog

Lucas Park Dog Park

400 N 14th and St. Charles, St. Louis Private, $50 annually

Shaw Dog Park

Cleveland Ave. and Thurman Ave., St. Louis 314-771-3101 Private, $25, residents; $50, non-residents for 1 dog Additional dog extra fee Southwest City Dog Park (at Willmore Park) Jamieson Ave. and Hampton Ave., St. Louis Private, $47, city residents; $62, non-residents $10/additional dog

Central West End Dog Park

4597 Olive, St. Louis cwedogpark@gmail.com Private, $45; $15, each additional dog

Happy Hounds Playground

2448 Pond Rd. Wildwood 314-456-8358 $360/year; $420/year 2-3 dogs

Mutts on Main Dog Park *Illinois

509 W. Main, Collinsville, IL 618-346-5200 Fenced, No fees, but dogs must be licensed in their county

Rock Springs Dog Park

E 3rd St. O'Fallon, IL 618-624-0139 Fenced