Sep 3, 2026

Park City's Own Dog Areas: Three Sites, Two Addresses

Library Field, Round Valley and the Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park. Three addresses, no hours, no acreages, and a map link that returns an error. Here is what actually applies.

Luis ZamoraCo-founder of PetCompass; Dog Dad to Banzo and Tuck

Park City, Utah10 min readThings to Do

Park City designates three places where your dog can be off the lead. It publishes their addresses and nothing else: no hours, no acreages, no rules, and a map link that does not open.

That is not a criticism so much as a warning. The rules that apply at these three sites come from Summit County, not from the city, and you need to know them before you arrive.

The three sites, as the city lists them

Verbatim from the city's dog parks and off-leash areas page:

"Designated Off-Leash Areas"

"Library Field - 1255 Park Avenue" "Round Valley - accessible from the Park City Sports Complex, 600 Gillmor Way"

"Dog Parks"

"Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park - at the Park City Sports Complex, 600 Gillmor Way"

Note the city's own distinction. Two are "designated off-leash areas" and one is a "dog park", which in every other city in this series means the difference between unfenced ground and a fenced run. The city does not say which of these are fenced, so we are not going to tell you.

Here is everything the city publishes about the three sites, side by side.

Site	City's own label	Address	What else the city publishes
Library Field	Designated off-leash area	1255 Park Avenue	Nothing beyond the name and address
Round Valley	Designated off-leash area	Accessible from the Park City Sports Complex, 600 Gillmor Way	An access point, no boundary
Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park	Dog park	Park City Sports Complex, 600 Gillmor Way	No hours, amenities or rules, and fencing not stated

Library Field, 1255 Park Avenue

An off-leash area on Park Avenue, in town, beside the library.

What the city publishes about it: the name and the address. That is the whole entry.

What follows from its location: it is walkable from Old Town and Main Street, which makes it the practical choice if you are staying in town without a car. Our visiting Park City with a dog guide covers the rest of a dog-friendly trip.

And what you should assume in the absence of published rules: that the county's rules apply, including sight and voice control at all times and a leash carried. More on that below.

Round Valley, via the Sports Complex

The largest of the three by any reasonable reading, since Round Valley is a substantial open space east of town rather than a field.

The city's entry gives an access point rather than a boundary, verbatim: "Round Valley - accessible from the Park City Sports Complex, 600 Gillmor Way".

That matters. Round Valley is criss-crossed with trails and adjoins land managed by other bodies. The city tells you where the off-leash designation is reached from, not where it ends. We are not going to draw a boundary the city has not published, and this is exactly the situation where trailhead signage is the operative instruction.

One practical note about the terrain. Round Valley is exposed, rolling sage country with long sightlines and very little shade. In July that is a heat problem at 6,500 feet, and in January it is a wind problem. Our summer heat safety for pets and cold weather pet safety guides cover both ends.

Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park, 600 Gillmor Way

The city's only site labelled a dog park, at the Park City Sports Complex, sharing the same address as the Round Valley access.

So one trip can serve two purposes, a fenced-style session at the dog park and open ground in Round Valley, if the fenced reading is right.

The city publishes no amenities, no hours and no rules for it. We could not find a page describing the park beyond its listing, and the link the city offers to a dog area map returns a not-found error to us, so we could not check it there either.

On the name: the city lists the park as the Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park, and links to a local newspaper article about the renaming. We are not summarising a news source we have not verified, so the batch says only what the city says.

The rules that actually apply

None of them come from the city's dog page. They come from Summit County, and they apply at all three sites and everywhere else off your own property.

Verbatim from the county's animal control FAQ:

"When your dog is not on your property, they must be on a leash or lead or have an electronic collar with a leash on your person at all times." "Dogs must stay within the owner's voice and sight command at all times." "Additionally, dogs are not allowed to charge, chase, or otherwise display aggression toward any person or animal."

Three consequences for a visit to any of these three sites.

Sight and voice control is required at all times, off lead or not. That is a control standard, not a location permission.

Carry a leash. The county's e-collar option still requires a leash on your person, and every off-leash system in this area asks the same.

And chasing is prohibited outright, which in a town surrounded by deer, elk and moose is the rule most likely to be broken by an otherwise well-behaved dog.

Your dog also needs to be licensed and wearing its tag. Verbatim from the same source: "All dogs living in Summit County MUST be licensed" and owners should "make sure that the collar and the tags are constantly worn." Our Summit County dog licence guide covers the $12 and $20 options.

What it costs to get this wrong

The county publishes the numbers, which is unusual and useful. From its citation fee schedule: running at large is $100, then $150, then $200. "Dog in prohibited place" is $100. "Dog attacking chase, worry" is $300. A first bite is $500.

And a note beneath the table doubles fines for an unsterilised dog.

Our Summit County dog fines guide sets out the whole schedule, including the hearing route that can get a citation dismissed on proof of compliance.

Why the documentation is this thin, and what to do about it

Not a scandal, and worth understanding so you know where to look instead.

Park City is a small city with a very large recreational hinterland. Its own parks department publishes pool hours, field rentals and ice arena times in detail, and treats dog areas as three lines on a page. Meanwhile the enforceable rules sit with Summit County and most of the off-leash acreage sits with a separate recreation district, both of which publish more.

So the city page is a directory, not a rulebook. Use it for the three addresses and go elsewhere for everything else.

Three places to look instead. The county, for licensing, restraint, fines and the shelter. Basin Recreation, for documented off-leash areas with acreages, amenities and a published buffer rule. And the signage at the site itself, which is the only source that reflects a temporary closure or a seasonal change.

One thing the city does publish that is worth carrying: its trail etiquette page, which puts the expectation in a sentence, verbatim: "You are responsible for your dog- Park City loves dogs! Leash where required, stay in control, clean up waste, and respect others, wildlife, and nearby land."

The city's three sites versus the district's four

Most of the off-leash acreage near Park City is not the city's. Snyderville Basin Recreation District, a separate special district covering the Basin outside city limits, runs four dog areas including a 43-acre off-leash open space at Run-A-Muk.

And the district publishes what the city does not: acreages, amenities, fencing, prohibited areas, ranger hours and a 150-foot leash buffer around every off-leash area, explicitly including car parks and trailheads.

If you want documented rules, go to the district's sites. Our Basin Recreation dog parks guide covers all four, and our Park City dog rules guide explains why three separate authorities govern the same dog.

What to do on a first visit to each

Library Field. Walk it on a lead first, once, and look for signage at the edges. It is a town field beside a public building, which means people, bikes and a road nearby.

Round Valley. Start from the Sports Complex access rather than from a side trail, because that is the access point the city names and therefore the one most likely to be signed. Note where the signage stops.

The Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park. Look at the fence line before you unclip. The city calls it a dog park rather than an off-leash area, which in every comparable city means a fence, but the city does not say so and we will not either.

And in all three cases, treat the county's rules as the operative ones. Restraint off your own property, a leash carried, voice and sight control at all times, and no chasing. Our Park City leash law guide covers the conditions.

Two broken links worth knowing about

Both are on the city's dog page, and both matter if you were relying on it.

The dog area map does not open. The city links to a PDF map of its dog park and off-leash areas hosted on a second city domain, and that link returns a not-found error to us, as does an invented filename on the same host. So we cannot tell you what the map shows.

And the link to Basin Recreation is stale. The live site is basinrecreationutah.gov.

Neither is a reason to distrust the three addresses, which are plainly published. It is a reason to read signage on site rather than planning from the city's page alone.

Before you go

Licence and tag on. Required county-wide, and cheap.

Leash in hand, even if you use an e-collar.

Water for two. Round Valley in particular has little shade and thin air at altitude.

Check the signage at the access point, because the city publishes no site rules and the boundary of the Round Valley designation is not stated.

And know your vet plan. There is no 24-hour hospital we could verify in Park City itself, and our emergency vets in Park City guide explains what that means for an evening injury.

Frequently asked questions

Where can dogs go off leash in Park City itself? The city designates Library Field at 1255 Park Avenue and Round Valley, accessible from the Park City Sports Complex at 600 Gillmor Way, as off-leash areas, plus the Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park at the same Sports Complex address.

Is the Ian Weinman Legacy Dog Park fenced? The city lists it under the heading "Dog Parks" rather than "Designated Off-Leash Areas", but it does not state whether the park is fenced, so we are not asserting that it is.

What are the hours of Park City's dog areas? The city does not publish hours for any of the three sites.

Where does the Round Valley off-leash designation begin and end? The city gives only an access point, at the Park City Sports Complex, and does not publish a boundary. Read the signage at the access point.

What rules apply at Park City's off-leash areas? Summit County's rules. A dog off your property must be on a leash or lead, or have an electronic collar with a leash on your person at all times, and must stay within the owner's voice and sight command at all times. Charging, chasing or aggression toward any person or animal is prohibited.

Do I need to carry a leash in an off-leash area? Yes. The county's rule requires a leash on your person even when using an electronic collar, and Basin Recreation requires a leash on hand in its own off-leash areas.

Sources

The city publishes addresses but no site rules or hours, and its own map link is broken. Check the signage on site.