Another's Audience Blog

The city calls this Coxwell Ravine Dog Park, but Google maps plots it as Taylor Creek Dog Park. Taylor Creek is a busy ravine, https://didyousaywalk.com/dog-walking-taylor-creek-park/. However, the number of people using this dog park on a weekend (long weekend) day surprised me — which is to say that there were two or three other owners who very briefly stopped by while we were there (rather than zero). It seems like a completely pointless dog park – it is, after all, in the middle of a long ravine walking trail. The city webpage shows that this park allows commercial dog walkers, which is probably the primary use for this dog park during the regular working-day hours.

This is a pretty lonely park. Reminds me a bit of the Warden Woods Dog Park ( https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/441/index.html ). Both dog parks allow commercial dog walkers, both are pea gravel and fenced, and both are located in along a very nice walking trail portion of Taylor Creek.

As can be seen in the picture below, there was some city construction buildings present during our visit. I am not sure what is being built here. The split rail fence feels out-of-place against the pea gravel and concrete ground cover, and then even more out-of-place against the construction backdrop. By contrast, have a look at https://anothersaudience.vanderhoek.ca/2022/07/31/stan-wadlow-dog-park/ for nice usage of split-rail fencing.

There is no shade or water, so you will not want to stay here long. However, if you happen to be walking through the Taylor Creek ravine trail and pass by, then it is certainly reasonable to take a short break! I wouldn’t consider this to be a destination on its own, however. I admit that I am curious to know how busy this is on weekdays when commercial dog walkers are potentially using the park — perhaps that is its main raison d’etre?

Summary Table for Coxwell Ravine Dog Park