Debra Sinick

Dogs Just Want to Have Fun, the Off Leash Area of Marymoor Park

In Exploring Redmond, Local information on December 10, 2007 at 9:21 am

Today is a good day to come on down and pretend it’s summer! All you four legged critters come to another of the gems of Redmond.  Bring your two legged friends, if you must.  Come swim, come walk, and come play.  Relax and let your fur down!

Doggy Disneyland, the off-leash part of Marymoor Park, is the largest off leash area in the county and is only seconds from downtown Redmond.  

On a sunny day, you can find hundreds of dogs and their owners out and about, meeting and greeting,  at the park. 

There’s a nice path along the Sammamish River with several spots for dogs to take a dip and fetch balls.

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There’s a “doggie playground”, a huge area covered with bark chips and surrounded by fencing and downed logs with seating for tired two legged critters.

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Dogs get a chance to let it all out!

Dogs Playing in

Or they can peacefully survey the territory.

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Dogs and dog owners owe the off-leash area to SODA, save our dog areas, an organization devoted to protecting open space for dogs.  The organization has helped to maintain the off-leash area and has done a great job for many years.

  1. Looks like a lot of fun for both two legged and four legged friends.

  2. It is a great “meet and greet” place for the four legged and two legged varieties.

  3. Hi Debra,

    Thanks for your take on Marymoor. I am a local photographer and will be at Marymoor with Alice, my Brittany, alot in the next few months. I have a new book coming out called Dog Park Diaries and am starting a new book about the Marymoor Dog Park. If you know any of the Dog organizations that are Marymoor specific, I’d really like your help. I like your site.

    PS. I’m an architetural photographer as well. If you need any help photographing your homes, let me know. I live on Pine Lake. Thanks Debra

  4. Hi Anne,

    I look forward to hearing about your book. Do let me know when you are finished writing it.

    I am not sure about any other dog groups that are Marymoor specific, but in Kirkland, there is a group dedicated to creating an off-leash area for dogs, called KDOG.

    They have been meeting for a while to get an off leash park going.
    http://offleash.meetup.com/cities/us/wa/seattle/

  5. [...] Over the years, I’ve sold a number of homes in Redmond, near Microsoft.  Marymoor, and its dog park, are a huge draw to people. [...]