There’s a new dog park at Adams & Sangamon in the West Loop .
It’s a small park, but an interesting space, located on the west side of Bartelme park on Sangamon street:
Interesting that there’s no ‘pea gravel’ in the park, only the different concrete levels and several patches of artificial dog turf.
There’s a very nice self-filling water fountain located at the center of the park (it’s obscured by the tree at the front of this picture).
No poo bag dispensers yet. And there’s only one entrance, on the sidewalk at the far end in this picture.
Will the dogs get used to the space? Will they take to the artificial dog grass? Will they be happy fetching in the triangular layout?
The concrete levels do provide some interesting sitting space for the humans.
And, you can really tell it’s a dog friendly area – according to the Chicago Park District – because if you put a huge chain on your dog, then you can let her smell the flowers!
‘Small‘: the West Loop Dog Park occupies about 4400 square feet (~ 0.1 acre) of Bartelme park, which is itself about 2.3 acres.
For comparison, Grant Bark Park occupies about 18000 sq ft (~0.4 acres).
and Wiggly Field is about 25000 sq ft (~0.6 acres).
I want to take my dog downtown but hes never been there before what if he runs out or someone snatches him
Just be sure your dog’s on a good leash (not a flexi-lead!) and keep your focus on him as you walk around, and you’ll be fine. Dogs love going to new places and exploring (all the new smells!). And, nobody’s going to snatch him if you’re by his side!