Dog off-leash areas
Key points
- A number of dog off-leash areas are located around Cardinia Shire, including the new fully fenced off-leash dog park at Don Jackson Reserve in Pakenham
- When you visit, please follow the rules and remember to clean up after your dog.

Marshmallow enjoying the agility equipment at Don Jackson Reserve dog park.
Locations of dog off-leash areas
Park or reserve |
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Regional dog off-leash areas |
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Far end of Ahern Road, Pakenham (between Ahern Road and Shetland Court)
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Toomuc Creek Linear Reserve |
South of Princes Highway and east of Warwick Bayley Oval, Pakenham |
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Alma Treloar Reserve |
Corner Bailey and Pakenham roads, Cockatoo |
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Cochrane Park |
Western fringe of Koo Wee Rup township |
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District dog off-leash areas |
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Garfield Recreation Reserve |
Fourteen Mile Road, Garfield (South of the sports oval) |
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Tantallon Bvd Detention Basin Reserve |
Tantalon Bvd, Beaconsfield |
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Pepi's Land |
Puffing Billy Walking Track, Kilvington Drive, Emerald |
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Cockatoo Road Reserve |
Cockatoo Rd, Pakenham |
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Neighbourhood dog-off leash areas |
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Simon Drive Reserve |
Simon Drive, Pakenham |
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Bob Burgess Reserve |
Princes Hwy, Beaconsfield |
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Vantage Drive Reserve |
Vantage Drive, Pakenham |
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Ray Canobie Reserve |
Duncan Drive, Pakenham |
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Onyx Reserve |
Onyx Crescent, Officer |
Rules
- Dogs can run freely and play without restriction in an off-lead park, however they must remain under the owner's control at all times.
- Owners must be within 50 metres of their pet.
- Make sure any dogs using dog parks are registered with Council.
- If your dog starts to become aggressive towards either people or other dogs you must put it on a leash.
- While in a dog park, dog owners must remove their dog's waste.