Ithaca Dog Park is an official

dog park A dog park is a park for dogs to exercise and play off-leash in a controlled environment under the supervision of their owners. Description Dog parks have varying features, although they typically offer a 4' to 6' fence, separate double-gated ...

Ithaca, New York Ithaca is a city in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. Situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, Ithaca is the seat of Tompkins County and the largest community in the Ithaca metropolitan statistical area. It is named ...

. The park is part of the New York State park system. The park is located on the Festival Lands, adjacent to the

Allan H. Treman State Marine Park Allan H. Treman State Marine Park is a state park and marina located in the City of Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The park is located at the south end of Cayuga Lake, one of the 11 Finger Lakes of New York. The park's name ...

at the head of

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. Parts of the park are on state parkland and others are on city land. The beach, which is on state land, is used by dogs for swimming. The parkland was created when dredging spoils were dumped there in the 1960s. It is now used by birdwatchers, joggers, skiers, picnickers, and strollers. It also has a relatively undeveloped shoreline. The park is fenced around two separate areas and includes a city water supply, child-sized swimming pools for dogs, shade trees, benches and picnic tables. The park was initially developed by th
Tomkins County Dog Owners Group
the city of Ithaca, and the New York State Parks Commission.

Tompkins County Dog Owners Group

The Tompkins County Dog Owners Group (TCDOG) advocates for and supports the park on behalf of dog owners. The City of Ithaca and the New York State Parks Commission, along with the Town of Ithaca, the Tompkins County Board, and park user groups are in the process of planning a fenced-in, off-leash area for a dog park at the marina. As of February 2008, there is a temporary fenced-in area where Ithacans and others can bring their dogs to exercise. Dogs outside the fenced area are required to be leashed. The officially approved off-leash area was relocated and expanded in May 2008 to straddle both city- and state-owned land.

Temporary park

On December 5, 2007, the Common Council voted unanimously to extend the leash law exemption. This extended the temporary legal dog park within a fenced-in area of the city's Festival Lands until April 3, 2008 and involved constructing a $6,000 temporary fence around the festival lands. Building this fence was expected to mitigate opposition to the park, though opponents argued that it was pointless to erect a fence to keep the dogs away from people when the city had acknowledged that dog walkers are the only ones to use the park in the winter. On December 15, 2007, TCDOG members volunteered to assemble fence posts for a fence to surround the new temporary park. The city allotted $6,000 to construct a temporary fence. Completed in early January 2008, the extended fence is still valid.

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* The Tompkins County Dog Owners Group (TCDOG) website has extensive information on the history of the area and the recent efforts to create a legal off leash dog area
tcdog.org
* Listings of the numerous other legal dog parks in the US
Dogfriendly.com-Off-Leash Dog Parks
* An updates blog
ithacadogpark.wordpress.com

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