Hunnewell Playground

"Would be a great place for dogs to run off leash if you didn't need to pay $70 (as a Newton res) or $100 non-resident. Pretty pricey for a fenced dirt patch. Grossly maintained, no water for dogs, dog poop everywhere. I wonder what the fee is going towards? Park ranger is there everyday to enforce the tags. Beware the parking lot is in Brighton but the actual park is in Newton."

"Impressed! I have been checking out as many places as I can since I just moved to Massachusetts. This has to be the nicest fully fenced in dog park that I’ve seen so far. Pro: clean, fully fenced, taken care of, many dogs Con: I definitely got lost trying to find the dog park because the GPS took me to a dead end street so just keep that in mind if you’re coming here with a GPS location. There’s actual parking right next to the dog park so look for that entrance instead of the other entrance."

"A pretty setting which is easy to find although parking seemed limited. We arrived early in the morning so parking was easy. The off leash area is actually a small wood-barked enclosure however before 9am the dogs were using the larger grassed area. This is a fully fenced area and in great condition. The ranger arrived promptly at 9am so the few people there leashed up their dogs and left. Apparently the ranger checks if you are a local resident or not. It wasn’t crowded and the people there were friendly. Poop bags are available at the entry."

"There's two areas within the park. The off-leash area has plenty of space for dogs to run around and same some balls or each other. The on-leash area is much bigger with lots of grass and trees around it. It can take up to 10 mins to walk around the perimeter of it."

"This is a terrific fully enclosed dog park. Or really two: there's a smaller enclosed area that is great for small dogs, dog walkers and those whose dogs mainly want to play with other dogs and a huge grassy area, formerly a ball field, for dogs like our ball-obsessed hound that wqant to run and chase. Plenty of parking although much of it on dirt so wear boots on a rainy day, and bring a towel. Very important: you need a City of Newton license to play here, which out of downers can obtain for $100 per year. It is rarely but occasionally enforced."