The West Hartford Dog Park Coalition announced Saturday that the dog park at 100 Mayflower Street has reopened.

The West Hartford Dog Park has reopened and is accessible through Beachland Park. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

By Ronni Newton

West Hartford’s dog park at 100 Mayflower Street, which was closed for several weeks while the former St. Brigid’s School building on the property was in the process of being demolished, re-opened for use as of Saturday, Nov. 7.

Access to the dog park has been temporarily shifted, however, and anyone wishing to use the dog park must enter through Beachland Park. Many dogs were already enjoying the reopened facility on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Signage on Mayflower says the dog park is closed – but it has reopened with temporary access through Beachland Park only. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

Direct access from Mayflower will resume once site work is complete. “The Mayflower Street access road to the property will remain closed to vehicles and the public while crews continue restoring the site and removing equipment. All the building debris has been trucked offsite as of Nov. 5, 2026,” Town of West Hartford officials said in an email.

The dog park can currently be reached through the rear of Beachland Park, where a path leads to an opening in the fence that leads to the former St. Brigid School property. Signage is in place directing people to the access path, and parking is available in the upper lot of Beachland Park near the pool where the annual Pooch Plunge is held.

The West Hartford Dog Park has reopened and is accessible through Beachland Park. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

Since November 2022, the town has had a dog park at the former St. Brigid School property at 100 Mayflower Street. The long-term plan, once the new community center is built on the Mayflower Street property, is for the dog park to be situated on a portion of the property near where the basketball courts currently are located.

More details can be found on the West Hartford Dog Park website. You can also join the West Hartford Dog Park Facebook group to stay in front of details and events for even more!

“We really want to see your pup play at the Park – make sure you are posting you come by on our Instagram!” the West Hartford Dog Park Coalition said in an email.

The West Hartford Dog Park has reopened, but is accessible only through Beachland Park right now. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

The West Hartford Dog Park has reopened and is accessible through Beachland Park. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

The West Hartford Dog Park has reopened and is accessible through Beachland Park. Photo credit: Ronni Newton

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