Location: Delaware Ave and Lewellen in Colonial Place. Directions: 3-4 foot fence with water bowl and benches for owners.

Location: Off of Brambleton Ave., behind the PETA headquarters. Directions: Off of Brambleton Ave., behind the PETA headquarters. Ramp access to Elizabeth River for dogs that like to swim.

Dog Park (fenced). Location: 4437 Portsmouth Blvd. Directions: on 664 take Portsmouth Blvd South toward Chesapeake Square Mall. Once on Portsmouth Blvd take the first right beside Chucky Cheese then make your first left. If you continue left you will go to the Western Branch Community Center. If you veer right you will see the dog park on your right with a small parking lot on the left (you can also park beside the ‘bark park’.

Daily 7:30 a.m.-dusk; closed Jan. 1, Martin Luther King Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25 Annual fee for first-time visitors $5; owners must register at the park office, show proof of petï¾’s rabies shot and vaccines, and obtain a city dog license. Fenced, benches, disposal bags, restrooms, parking. Access for the disabled.

Large fenced area for dogs to run and socialize, Location: Greenbrier Parkway. Directions: Take route 64 to Greenbrier Parkway South. Go a few miles and it is on the right.

Small fenced dog park with water and baggies for you-know-what. Friendly atmosphere! An annual on-site registration fee of $5 is required, along with proof of license and vaccination. Dogs will be issued a tag to wear visibly on their collar. Children are required to be at least 8 years of age to enter the park. Call Call 385-8000, and enter code 211 for further details. Hours: 7 Days a Week 7:30 to Sunset except holidays observed by the city of Virginia Beach. Location: 1398 General Booth Blvd. Red Wing Park is off General Booth Blvd, between Oceana Blvd. and Dam Neck Road. Directions: From 264, take the First Colonial exit, south. First Colonial turns into Oceana Blvd. after it crosses Virginia Beach Blvd. Continue until after you pass Oceana Naval Air Station. Turn right on General Booth Blvd and quickly get in the left lane. The entrance to Red Wing Park is the very first left turn lane.

Must have proof of rabies vaccination and dog tags; annual fee is $12.00 for residents of Williamsburg and James City County. Daily pass is $2.00. Annual fee for non-residents is $50.00. This park has plenty of clean-up bags and a doggie water fountain. If you go in the evening, bring plenty of bug spray! Location: Airport Road. Waller Mill Park. Directions: From I-64, take Exit 238 (Camp Peary/Williamsburg exit). Go towards Williamsburg and make a right at the first light onto Rochambeau Drive. Take a left onto Airport Road and Waller Mill Park is up on the left.

Fenced dog park. Location: South Boulevard. Directions: Go south on boulevard (off I95) until you can’t go any further and take a right. Go around the hill with tennis courts on top. You will come to a giant monument (like a bell tower). Take a left and then an immediate right into dogwood dell. You will drive on a dirt road and its visible on the right.

Opening in Fall of 2005. Off leash dog park. Six foot fence, water, all necessary clean up materials. Great parking; kids’ playground very close; bathrooms too!. Location: Rockwood Park at Courthouse and Hull. Directions: 288 or Powhite to Hull Street; continue to intersection of Hull and Courthouse. Park is one long acre near baseball fields.

Description: the new one-acre dog park features a 6-foot fence, dog agility equipment, a time-out pen, waste stations, water station and benches. Well-behaved dogs and their owners are invited to exercise and socialize. The first of its kind in Hanover, the new one-acre dog park features a 6-foot fence, dog agility equipment, a time-out pen, waste stations, water station and benches. Well-behaved dogs and their owners are invited to exercise and socialize. Location: Located in the Taylor Complex off Route 54, one mile east of I-95 (exit 92A). Taylor Complex Lane, Ashland, VA 23005. Parking will be available at the Cannery and the EMS Training Center next to the dog park. Hours of Operation: Mon.-Tues., Thur.-Fri 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Wednesday 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Directions: Located in the Taylor Complex off Route 54, one mile east of I-95 (exit 92A). Taylor Complex Lane, Ashland, VA 23005. Parking will be available at the Cannery and the EMS Training Center next to the dog park. The Pound Facility and the Animal Control Officers can be reached at 804-365-6485.

Hours daily sunrise to sunset, grass, free of charge