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Calling all dog owners. dog lovers. or dogs who can type: it's the poll you've all been waiting for! To wrap up Curbed Toronto's first-ever Outdoors Week, we're asking you to vote for the GTA's most fantastic dog park or amazing off-leash area.


Poll results

· Off-Leash Dogs Parks in Toronto [BringFido.com]
· A dog weighs in on the city's best dog parks [SpringRealty]
· All Outdoors Week 2014 posts [Curbed Toronto]
· Curbed Maps archive [Curbed Toronto]

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Cherry Beach Off-Leash Dog Area

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One of the most popular dog spots in the city. Wide beachfront offleash area, decent parking, not as crowded as the Beaches proper.

High Park Dog Trail / Dog Hill

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Acres of trails and partially-fenced dog runs. Running water for thirsty pups. BYOBags.

Sherwood Off-leash Dog Park

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Big, pretty park in a ravine, with a fenced dog trail. A little less-known than most. Fountains, too, though those are often out of order.

Riverdale Park West

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Riverdale Parks West and East are equally popular, with Cabbagetown dogs hanging out the West side and Riverdale mutts on the East. Someone should write a musical about them.

Riverdale Park East

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Riverdale Parks West and East are equally popular, with Cabbagetown dogs hanging out the West side and Riverdale mutts on the East. Someone should write a musical about them.

The Don Valley Brick Works Park

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Though not technically an off-leash park, this is still a fantastic spot for hiking with your leashed dog. There's a small fenced off-leash area near the parking lot.

Trinity Bellwoods Dog Park - The Bowl

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The T-B Dog Bowl is both the leash-free area and the site of the summertime Dog Bowl Movie Nights.

Bickford Park

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Like Christie Pits, Bickford Park sits in a sheltered bowl that makes it easier to keep an eye on your pup. Great for tobogganing, too.

Kew Beach Off Leash Dog Park

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In summer, unleashed dogs have to stay above the beach fence. In winter, they have free run of the beach!

Withrow Park Off Leash Dog Park

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A good-sized park that uses logs and bushes to mark the off-leash area.

Allan Gardens Dog Park

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Not the biggest or greenest, but Allan Gardens gets mention because of its huge, weird, acid-dream sculptures. It's also got a separate section for smaller dogs, so your Yorkie won't be intimidated by some bossy Mastiff.

Greenwood Park

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The off-leash area at Greenwood Park is fairly large, but its surface is crushed granite--sand, in other words. The sand causes some dogs to have breathing and eye problems, so local residents are campaigning to have the surface replaced with bark chips. Bark chips. Get it? Bark.

Gerrard - Carlaw Dog Parkette

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Small and shady, this parkette is right beside the railroad tracks under the Carlaw bridge (ref. Lowest of the Low). Bark chips are easy on the paws.

Hideaway Park

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Tiny Hideaway Park is a secret gem in the heart of Leslieville. The pebble-surfaced dog park is tiny, but it's got shady trees and a handy dog fountain.

Thompson Street Parkette

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Thompson Street Parkette's most notable feature was its proximity to Jilly's, the now-shuttered strip club; dancers on a smoke break would stroll over to pet the pups.

Cherry Beach Off-Leash Dog Area

[Photo via flickr/emadman]

One of the most popular dog spots in the city. Wide beachfront offleash area, decent parking, not as crowded as the Beaches proper.

High Park Dog Trail / Dog Hill

[Photo via flickr]

Acres of trails and partially-fenced dog runs. Running water for thirsty pups. BYOBags.

Sherwood Off-leash Dog Park

[Photo via Lisa Carson]

Big, pretty park in a ravine, with a fenced dog trail. A little less-known than most. Fountains, too, though those are often out of order.

Riverdale Park West

[Photo via flickr/agsaran]

Riverdale Parks West and East are equally popular, with Cabbagetown dogs hanging out the West side and Riverdale mutts on the East. Someone should write a musical about them.

Riverdale Park East

[Photo via flickr/agsaran]

Riverdale Parks West and East are equally popular, with Cabbagetown dogs hanging out the West side and Riverdale mutts on the East. Someone should write a musical about them.

The Don Valley Brick Works Park

[Photo via flickr/christhegirl]

Though not technically an off-leash park, this is still a fantastic spot for hiking with your leashed dog. There's a small fenced off-leash area near the parking lot.

Trinity Bellwoods Dog Park - The Bowl

[Photo via flickr/crystalluxmore]

The T-B Dog Bowl is both the leash-free area and the site of the summertime Dog Bowl Movie Nights.

Bickford Park

[Photo via flickr/jonhayes]

Like Christie Pits, Bickford Park sits in a sheltered bowl that makes it easier to keep an eye on your pup. Great for tobogganing, too.

Kew Beach Off Leash Dog Park

[Photo via flickr/vistadome]

In summer, unleashed dogs have to stay above the beach fence. In winter, they have free run of the beach!

Withrow Park Off Leash Dog Park

[Photo via flickr/anutkak43]

A good-sized park that uses logs and bushes to mark the off-leash area.

Allan Gardens Dog Park

[Photo via flickr/mmmighty_atom]

Not the biggest or greenest, but Allan Gardens gets mention because of its huge, weird, acid-dream sculptures. It's also got a separate section for smaller dogs, so your Yorkie won't be intimidated by some bossy Mastiff.

Greenwood Park

The off-leash area at Greenwood Park is fairly large, but its surface is crushed granite--sand, in other words. The sand causes some dogs to have breathing and eye problems, so local residents are campaigning to have the surface replaced with bark chips. Bark chips. Get it? Bark.

Gerrard - Carlaw Dog Parkette

Small and shady, this parkette is right beside the railroad tracks under the Carlaw bridge (ref. Lowest of the Low). Bark chips are easy on the paws.

Hideaway Park

Tiny Hideaway Park is a secret gem in the heart of Leslieville. The pebble-surfaced dog park is tiny, but it's got shady trees and a handy dog fountain.

Thompson Street Parkette

Thompson Street Parkette's most notable feature was its proximity to Jilly's, the now-shuttered strip club; dancers on a smoke break would stroll over to pet the pups.