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For rules within off-leash areas please refer to the Off-Leash area rules.
Off-Leash Parks
The following parks have designated off-leash areas. Open year-round from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Regarding Shubie Park, there have been trespassing and noise complaints from property owners near Sunrise Beach. Dog owners should not allow their pets to leave the off-leash area. It is essential that owners only allow dogs with effective recall skills to be off-leash in this area.
Municipal sport fields
Please do not use the sports fields during wet weather conditions or unleash your dog when children or adults are playing on a sports field.
Field | Hours | Address |
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Field | Hours | Address |
Chain Lake | 5:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. | 531 Crown Drive, Halifax |
Eddie LeBlanc #3 | 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. | 385 First Lake Drive, Sac |
Glenbourne #2 | 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. | 655 Parkland Drive, Halifax |
Green Space between George Samuel and Nousha Court | 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. | 414 Kingswood Drive, Hammonds Plains |
Connrose | 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | 6510 Jubilee Road, Halifax |
Larry O'Connell | 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. | 6691 Fourth Street, Halifax |
Field | Address |
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Field | Address |
Don Bayer (Burnside) Sport Field | 26 Troop Avenue, Dartmouth |
Bud Bremner Soccer Field | 1800 Bedford Highway |
Chain Lake Sport Field | 531 Crown Drive, Halifax |
Cheviot Hills Ball Diamond | 50 Cheviot Hills Road, Porters Lake |
Conrad Ball Diamond | 192 Mount Edward Road, Dartmouth |
Connrose Ball Diamond | 6510 Jubilee Road, Halifax |
Eddie LeBlanc #1 and #2 Ball Diamonds | 385 First Lake Drive, Sackville |
Eisenhauer Field | 2043 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains |
Glenbourne Sport Field | 655 Parkland Drive, Halifax |
Graves Oakley #1 and #2 Sport Field | 104 Leiblin Drive, Halifax |
Hatchet Lake Ball Diamond | 2101 Prospect Road, Hatchet Lake |
Highland Park | 21 Deepwood Drive, Hammonds Plains |
John Martin Ball Diamond | 7 Brule Street, Dartmouth |
Lakeside Ball Diamond | 1492 St Margarets Bay Road, Lakeside |
Larry O'Connell Ball Diamond | 6691 Fourth St, Halifax (Opens October 1) |
Lou Goddard Ball Diamond | 3566 Highland Avenue, Halifax |
Mel Braine Park Diamond | 70 Evelyn Wood Place, Cole Harbour |
Merv Sullivan Sport Field | 3740 Kencrest Avenue, Halifax |
Maybank Ball Diamonds #2 and #3 | 1088 MicMac Boulevard, Dartmouth |
Penhorn #1, #2, #3 Ball Diamonds | 50 Athorpe Drive, Dartmouth |
Ryan Rosen Sport Field | 60 Foster Avenue, Fall River |
Schultz Ball Diamond | 35 Howe Street, Dartmouth |
Shubie Ball Diamond | 30 John Brenton Drive, Dartmouth |
Stanley Park Sport Field | 56 Tamarack Drive, Spryfield |
Superstore Ball Diamond | 67 Old Beaverbank Road, Sackville |
Tremont Plateau Park Sport Field | 57 Eliza Ritchie Crescent, Halifax |
Westridge Ball Diamond | 69 Westridge Drive, Clayton Park |
Carl Morash Memorial Park Ball Diamond #1 and #2 | 6 Mount Hope Avenue, Dartmouth |
Related legislation
- Halifax Parks Bylaw, By-law P-600
- Animal By-law, A-700
- Administrative Order Respecting Off-Leash Dog Areas Within Parks