Note: Dogs are allowed off-leash in all parks in Banyule except for some designated areas where restrictions have been imposed for environmental reasons such as near wetlands.
Alma Play Park Dog Off Leash Area (Lower Plenty)The reserve has a playground, Scout Hall, table, shaded and unshaded seats, bin and water tap without a bowl. There is some grassy areas plus a shady area with trees. However, one side of the reserve borders a busy road.(03)
Anthony Beale Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (St Helena)There is a fenced oval on the east side which is off leash. When we were there hundreds of galahs and cockatoos were on the oval but the birds seemed to be used to dogs. The fence has a couple of gaps for entrances.
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Anthony Beale Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (St Helena)
Banyule Flats Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Viewbank)Reserve Features: BBQ, Bicycle Trail, Bushland, Carpark, Cricket, Lake, River / Creek, Pavilion / Hall, Picnic Table, Playground, Soccer, Wetland (03)
Banyule Flats Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Viewbank)
Banyule Northern Grassland Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)There is an entrance to the grasslands at the corner of Liberty Parade and Dougharty Road. The track to the north initially passes ugly and noisy industrial properties. After 150m the Grassland Reserve is reached which i(03)
Banyule Northern Grassland Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)
Belmont Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)There are two places along Belmont Crescent which provide access to the park. There is an access path beside #25 and #49. The reserve is grassy and dotted with trees. There are clumps of wildflowers in spring. No bins or(03)
Bolton Street Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)A small reserve with a basic playground at the top of a hill, a section of cut grass which merges into a bushland area with longer uncut grass. There is no water tap or bin. There are cut areas to wander through all the (03)
Bolton Street Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)
Briar Valley Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Briar Hill)A large grassy suburban block which has a playground in the middle with a shaded table and seats. There is no bin or water tap. Dogs are not permitted within 5m of the playground.
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Briar Valley Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Briar Hill)
Buna Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)A small grassy area which is only 65m square and surrounded on all sides by roads. A playground runs along the west side. There are some unshaded seats and table beside the playground, cricket net and basketball half cou(03)
Burke Road North Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)Reserve Features: BBQ, Bicycle Trail, BMX Jumps, Bushland, Carpark, Lake, River/Creek, Picnic Table, Playground, Tennis (03)
Burke Road North Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)
Chelsworth Park Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)The park is massive and has six unfenced ovals, tennis courts, two pavilions, toilets (in the south east corner), stormwater harvesting system (in the north west corner) and many bins and water taps (without bowls) scatt(03)
Cheverton Valley Park Dog Off Leash Area (Lower Plenty)A big park which has two sides running beside fairly quiet roads and two sides with fences of neighbouring houses. In the middle is a big playground, basketball court, tables and seats. There is a bin near the playground(03)
Cheverton Valley Park Dog Off Leash Area (Lower Plenty)
Delta Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Watsonia)Very little space for a dog away from the playground and bike area. The reserve has some trees and water tap with a bowl.
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Donaldsons Creek Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)Reserve Features: Bicycle Trail, Playground.
The off leash area is between Ford Street and Banksia Street.(03)
Donaldsons Creek Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)
E J Andrew Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Briar Hill)A big grassy reserve with fairly quiet roads on three sides. The east end has a playground with unshaded table and seats plus a bin and water tap without a bowl. Trees line the borders of the reserve and there is a train(03)
E J Andrew Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Briar Hill)
Fernside Play Park Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)A long sloping area which is 85m long with access to roads at the north and south ends. The northern part is occupied by a playground. There are some trees but no water tap or bin. A path runs the length of the park and (03)
Fernside Play Park Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)
Ford Park Dog Off Leash Area (Bellfield)Ford Park is a huge park and has both a fenced dog park (in south west corner) and an off-leash area. It has an oval with a grandstand on the northern half, another oval on the southern half, playground, nice grassy area(03)
Ford Park Fenced Dog Park (Bellfield)The fenced dog park is in the south west corner of Ford Park.
The fenced area is about 130m x 35m in size, has a thick row of trees on the western side, a path running down the middle and more trees and bushes on the(03)
Glendale Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (St Helena)A rectangular shaped area which is surrounded on three sides by quiet roads. In the south west corner is a playground, three unshaded tables, basketball court, water tap without a bowl and bin. In the south east corner i(03)
Greensborough Park Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)Reserve Features: Bicycle Trail, Carpark, Cricket, Football, Lake, River/Creek, Pavilion/Hall, Tennis, Toilets(03)
Greensborough Park Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)
Greensborough War Memorial Park Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)Reserve Features: BBQ, Carpark, Cricket, Football, Pavilion/Hall, Picnic Table, Playground, Toilets (03)
Greensborough War Memorial Park Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)
Harringtons Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)A good sized reserve which has a basic playground under shade sails, basketball court, unshaded table and seats and a water tap with a bowl.
The area away from the playground is fairly steep and dotted with trees. Th(03)
Harringtons Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)
Heidelberg Park and Heidelberg Park Rotunda Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg)Reserve Features: BBQ, Carpark, Cricket, Football, Lake, River/Creek, Pavilion/Hall, Picnic Table, Playground, Toilets (03)
Heidelberg Park and Heidelberg Park Rotunda Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg)
Ivanhoe Park Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)Reserve Features: BBQ, Bowls, Carpark, Cricket, Croquet, Football, Lake, River/Creek, Pavilion/Hall, Playground, Tennis(03)
James Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg Heights)A square shaped reserve with sides 120m long which has soccer goals at each end and is home to the Heidelberg Eagles Soccer Club. At the west end is a pavilion with bins, locked toilets and seats while the northern side (03)
James Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg Heights)
John McRobbie Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Macleod)This reserve is also named Bruce Kingsbury Reserve. I'll let John and Bruce battle that one out - maybe poop bag slingshots at dawn?
The reserve is hidden behind houses but there is access from near 22A Grieve Street(03)
John McRobbie Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Macleod)
Johnson Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg Heights)A small reserve which is only 60m x 40m of which half is occupied by a playground. The reserve is grassy with a few trees in a line on one side. There is a water tap but no bowl. A shelter next to the playground with a t(03)
Johnson Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg Heights)
Kalparrin Gardens Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)Reserve Features: BBQ, Bicycle Trail, BMX Jumps, Lake, River/Creek, Picnic Table, Playground, Skate Park, Tennis, Toilets (03)
Kalparrin Gardens Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)
Kirwana Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)The reserve has a few grassy areas but is mostly bushland with long grass. The reserve has regionally threatened Box Stringy Bark Woodland. During spring there are lots of wildflowers. The reserve is steep. No bins or wa(03)
Loyola Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Bundoora)Most of the reserve is taken up by a baseball field. There is a playground and basketball court on the east side, an area of pine trees in the south east corner and an area of fairly bare ground on the west side with tre(03)
Malahang Reserve Fenced Dog Park (Heidelberg West)A long thin fenced area which is 150m long and about 25m wide. The surface is generally grassy and dotted with shady trees but there are significant areas which were lacking in grass and quite muddy after rain.
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Malahang Reserve Fenced Dog Park (Heidelberg West)
Cnr Oriel Road and Southern Road,Heidelberg West,
Victoria
Malcolm Blair Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)A lot of the reserve is located in a flood retarding basin and water may rise suddenly after heavy rain. There is car parking and big drains near the Kindergarten. Below the car park is a big depression with grassy banks(03)
Malcolm Blair Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)
Malcolm Blair Reserve Fenced Dog Park (Eltham North)A good sized fenced area with double gates in two places. When we visited there were large areas of gravel and dirt which created dust when it was windy.
There was limited seating unless you like sitting on rocks. Fo(03)
Malcolm Blair Reserve Fenced Dog Park (Eltham North)
Montmorency Park Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)There is an oval on the south side and another oval on the north side where the grass was being regenerated when we visited. There are separate entrances and car parks for the two ovals. Between the ovals is a playground(03)
Nellie Ibbott Park Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)Good sized grassy park dotted with trees. At one end is a playground and in the middle is a basketball court, toilets, unshaded table, BBQ, bin and water tap with bowl. A bitumen path runs through the park.
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Olympic Avenue Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)There is a path on the eastern side of the reserve. The central part is thick bushland and the grass has been cut around the outside areas of the reserve. There is a playground in the north west corner which has a table (03)
Olympic Avenue Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)
Olympic Park Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)A huge reserve which has Olympic Park at the southern end which is the home of Heidelberg United Football Club and is fenced off.
To the north are two ovals with soccer goal posts, a playground on the eastern side an(03)
Olympic Village Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)A tiny grassed area surrounded by busy car parking area. There is a basic fenced playground, an extravagant seat, water tap without a bowl, unshaded table and a shelter with seats in the reserve. Located next to a shoppi(03)
Olympic Village Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)
Palara Court Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)At the end of the court is a smallish grassy area surrounding some interesting equipment for the control and guidance of aircraft which is fenced off and has a warning sign on the fence "non-ionizing radiation". Maybe av(03)
Palara Court Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)
Pecks Dam Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)An odd shaped area with a number of distinct parts. In the middle is a former farm dam excavated by horse and plough with steep banks and a track around it. To the south is a smallish grassy area between houses. The area(03)
Pecks Dam Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)
Poulter Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)There is an unfenced oval with a playground at the northern end. Next to the playground are toilets, bin and water tap with bowl. The reserve is located next up to a thickly vegetated creek and this area is a snake hazar(03)
Poulter Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)
Price Park Fenced Dog Park (Viewbank)The fenced park is located at the top of a hill and overlooks a very nice playground area which has a shelter with a BBQ, unshaded tables, water tap and toilets.
The fenced area is about 100m by 60m and is dotted with(03)
Ramu Parade Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)A reserve which is mainly dedicated to sport and recreation which has a playground on the south side, cricket nets, grassy area with football / rugby goal posts, basketball / netball court, unshaded tables and water tap (03)
Ramu Parade Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)
Rattray Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)A lightly wooded bushland reserve. After an initial small area of low cut grass, a gravel road leads up the hill through a wooded area with longer grass. There a lots of birds in the reserve and wildflowers in Spring. At(03)
Rosanna Parklands Dog Off Leash Area (Rosanna)Reserve Features: Bicycle Trail, Bushland, Lake, River/Creek, Playground.
Lower Plenty Road to Ruthven Street.
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RW Fell Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)A good sized park which is mostly surrounded by fences of neighbouring houses with an open area on the north side Grimshaw Road. There are asphalt paths running around the reserve through grassy areas dotted with quite a(03)
RW Fell Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)
Sackville Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)A 120m strip of sloping grass dotted with some trees which is only about 20m wide. There is a basic playground at the bottom of the slope. No bins or water tap.
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Sackville Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)
Seddon Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)The reserve has an oval, two basketball courts on the southern side, a pavilion for the West Ivanhoe Sporting Club, fenced playground and bins. There are no other grassy areas beside a smallish triangle in one comer with(03)
Shelley Park Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg Heights)A very large reserve with an oval, playground in the north east corner and quite large grassy areas dotted with trees. There is a water tap near the playground where someone has placed a plastic bowl and a bin on the eas(03)
Shelley Park Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg Heights)
Simms Road Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)There is an oval which is fenced for most of its perimeter to stop cricket balls ending up in the Plenty River. Apart from the oval there is almost no other grassy area in the reserve. The oval has a pavilion where there(03)
Simms Road Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)
Southern Road Wetland Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)A large grassy area south of Southern Road which is dotted with trees and borders the Darebin Creek Trail on the southern side. At this point where it reaches the bike path, a few hundred meters south of Southern Road, t(03)
Southern Road Wetland Dog Off Leash Area (Heidelberg West)
Sparks Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)There is a small carpark near the corner of Lower Heidelberg Road and The Boulevard. A path leads down from the carpark to a playground with a bin, unshaded tables and a water tap where someone has placed a metal bowl.
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St Clems Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Eltham North)An odd shaped area which is dominated by a playground, basketball court and unshaded seat. The rest of the reserve is dotted with some trees. No bin or water tap. There are roads at both the north and south sides.
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St Clems Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Eltham North)
Sylvan Park Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)A smallish grassy area mainly occupied by a playground and basketball court with unshaded seats. There is a water tap with bowl and a bin. The reserve has roads on three sides.
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Tahlee Place Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)A tiny sloping grassy area which ends at Sherbourne Pre-School. There are swings in the middle and an unshaded seat. A narrow strip beside the Pre-School leads to a busy road. There is no water tap or bin.
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Tahlee Place Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Montmorency)
Viewbank Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Viewbank)A large grassy area with a strip of trees on the east side with some shaded seats. At the northern end is a playground with basketball half court. The grassy area has AFL/rugby posts at one end but it's not used for comp(03)
Whatmough Park Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)Reserve Features: Bicycle Trail, Carpark, Cricket, Football, Lake, River/Creek, Pavilion/Hall, Tennis(03)
Willinda Park Dog Off Leash Area (Greensborough)Most of the reserve is occupied by an Athletics Track where dogs are not allowed and a pavilion. There is some grassy area north of the pavilion and long jump area which is bordered on one side by the Plenty River Trail.(03)
Wilson Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Ivanhoe)A small grassy area dotted with trees which has a playground, table and water tap without a bowl. Beware of snakes between October and March. From the carpark a track leads to the Wilson Reserve Trail where dogs must be (03)
Woodlands Park Dog Off Leash Area (Briar Hill)A decent sized corner block with a playground in the centre with an unshaded table and water tap without a bowl. The block is dotted with trees. A mesh fence separates private land with long grass to the north but there (03)
Yallambie Park Dog Off Leash Area (Yallambie)Reserve Features: Bicycle Trail, Bushland, Carpark, Lake, River/Creek, Pavilion/Hall, Playground, Soccer, Tennis, Toilets(03)
Yulong Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Bundoora)On the east side of the reserve is a car park, Bundoora RSL Bowling Centre, playground and toilets (with interesting mural on the walls). The sports field has a baseball field on the east side and a cricket ground on the(03)
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