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Latest Dog Park NewsClick here for the latest dog park news, including scheduled interested parties meetings, proposed planning for the Twin Lakes Dog Park, proposed Dog Park Etiquette signs, and more! |
Dogs must be on a leash in all city parks and on walking trails. Listed below are the only areas approved by the City Council for running of dogs off leash. Dogs off leash must be under the control of the owner. Dogs on a trail shall be on a leash and reined in to within four feet of the responsible person whenever approaching or being approached by another trail user. Areas described below are approved as leash-free areas except on established walking trails. |
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Off-Leash Areas:Grindstone Nature Area Twin Lakes Recreation Area Garth Nature Area |
Dog owners are required by city ordinance to remove droppings from any area visited. See related article: |
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Woods Conservation Area (map) 2701 Forum Blvd. or 2500 Chapel Hill Road To access this area, park either at the MKT Forum Blvd trail access or at the Twin Lakes Recreational Area. Follow the MKT Trail west of Twin Lakes to Hinkson Woods sign. The MKT Trail can be accessed from Twin Lakes by following the trail around fishing lake. Individuals should keep their dogs on leashes until entering Hinkson Woods Area. |
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Fenced Dog Park at Garth Nature Area
Latest Dog Park NewsNovember 2, 2010The Park Sales Tax passed with 64% voting in favor. Included in the 2010 Park Sales Tax funding is $250,000 for improvements to Twin Lakes Park and $215,000 for trailhead restrooms that serve the leash-free areas at Garth and Grindstone Nature Areas. October 14, 2010About 30 people gathered for the Twin Lakes Recreation Area interested parties meeting held on October 14. Park users viewed plan proposals and offered their input. Funding for improvements to the park is identified as one of the 2010 Parks Sales Tax projects. The proposed improvements to Twin Lakes Recreation Area will go through the City Council process, which will also include a public hearing on the project. September 30, 2010Parks and Recreation will host an interested parties meeting at Twin Lakes Recreation Area to discuss future improvements to the dog park, as well as improvements to Little Mates Cove. The meeting will be held at 6:00pm, October 14, at the Twin Lakes Shelter, Twin Lakes Recreation Area, 2500 Chapel Hill Road, Columbia, MO. Click here to view the draft plan. April 13, 2010On Tuesday, April 13, at the Twin Lakes Shelter, park planners held a meeting to evaluate how the winter dog park worked and discussed long range improvements. Approximately 12 people were in attendance. Topics that were brought up included improvements to the winter dog park area including grading, turf establishment, "mud free" entry ways and the inclusion of other amenities such as benches and shade for park users. Other than that, most users felt that the winter dog park accomplished the established goals of providing a safe winter place for dogs. Park staff is currently working on many of the suggested improvements. Other concerns expressed by those that attended the meeting were that the original dog park is getting such high use that it is destroying the turf. Park planners discussed the only way to improve the turf is by closing the original dog park in either late September or early October so that turf establishment would have appropriate weather to germinate. The current original dog park is only closed December, January and February and it is impossible to establish turf during this time period. The discussion was to close it earlier in 2010 so that new seeding would have a chance to establish prior to the winter. This is a temporary solution only to be considered due to the request of dog owners. Other discussion included the future of the Little Mates Cove swimming lake and it's impact on the winter dog park; increasing the size of the dog park, capturing more land to the east; a perimeter lake trail and impact on the original dog park; lake improvements ranging from dredging to even draining and changing the size and shape of the large fishing lake. These topics were explored only as a brainstorming session and not to indicate any plans whatsoever. There are not any attempts to close or restrict use other than the short term plans to help improve the turf. Prior to any changes being made, many more public planning meetings will be held. On any major physical improvements to parks and facilities, the Parks & Recreation Department prides itself on public input and responding to the concerns of the citizens, plus prior to any funds being spent on capital improvements, a public hearing before the City Council must occur and these are usually preceded by many public meetings. Finally a list of proposed "Dog Park Etiquette" was presented to those in attendance. These rules were supported and even some comments about making them official rules and regulations were discussed. The proposed rules as presented at the April 13 meeting included: Park planning staff will continue to accept additional comments on the rules. It is anticipated that a final decision on the rules and regulations for the dog park will be made following the completion of the Indian Hills Dog Park, later this summer or early fall. November 16, 2009 Modifications to the Twin Lakes Dog Park Operations (Implemented after 10/28/ 09 mtg): October 28, 2009The following items were discussed at the dog park public planning meeting held on October 28, 2009.
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