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There are several areas in the city that have been created specifically as dog exercise areas. Your dog does not necessarily have to be on a leash in these areas, but you have to keep it under control. There are bins provided for droppings.

The dog parks are at:

• Rotary Park, Highcliff Road, Waverley
• Forrester Park - Norwood Street, Normanby
• Cemetery Road - East Taieri
• Shand Park - Green Island
• Wakari Road - Wakari
• Kew Park - Forbury Corner

Other places you can take your dog

Dogs are allowed on the tracks and reserves listed below. Unless stated otherwise, your dog does not have to be on a leash, but it must be under your control. Don't forget to clean up all droppings and take them with you!

Dunedin City

• Market Reserve - Princes Street
• Bethunes Gully
• Ferntree (on a leash)
• Leith Valley Scenic Reserves (DOC)
• Ocean Beach Domain
• Ocean Grove Recreation Reserve
• Ross Creek (on a leash)
• Frasers Gully
• Woodhaugh Gardens (on a leash on defined walking tracks only)

Flagstaff

• Flagstaff / Swampy
• Jim Freeman Track
• Nicols Falls
• Pineapple Track (on a leash)
• Whare Flat

North of Dunedin

• Aramoana Beach (DOC)
• Buckland Crossing
• Cleghorn Street
• Doctors Point
• Evansdale Glen
• Huriawa Pa (DOC)
• Karitane Esplanade Reserve
• Long Beach Recreation Reserve
• Mapoutahi Pa (DOC)
• Purakanui Recreation Reserve
• Ravensbourne
• Signal Hill
• Scott Memorial
• Truby King Reserve (on a leash)
• Waikouaiti Recreation Reserve
• Waikouaiti River Foreshore and Duncansby Street River Reserve (on a leash)
• Warrington Recreation Reserve

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Peninsula

• Bacon Street to Highcliff Road
• Camp Road
• Greenacres Street
• Karetai Road

Silverstream

• Racemans

South of Dunedin

• Brighton Recreation Reserve
• Island Park Recreation Reserve
• Ocean View Recreation Reserve
• Westwood Recreation Reserve