The Groynes dog park is off Johns Road (State Highway 1), Christchurch, New Zealand.
Quick Info
- Purpose-made dog park
- Secure, fenced and double-gated areas
- Large with half a dozen spaces separated with fences
- Flat and grassy
- Dedicated barbecue area with electric barbecue, picnic tables, drinking fountain with dog bowls
- Free poop bags
- Numerous rubbish bins
- Off-street car park
Access for wheelchairs, and pushchairs
- Access direct from the car park to several flat, grassy areas and a longer, flat walk where dogs are to be on-leash. Requires passing through double gates.
Facilities
- Rubbish bins: yes
- Toilets: nearby
- Seats: yes
- Lighting at night: no. The park closes in the evenings. See the park closing times.
- Dog agility courses for large and small dogs.
- See also Quick Info above.
Description
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The Groynes is dog park ‘heaven’. It’s a large area, properly fenced, and divided into half a dozen separate sections: a barbecue and picnic area (with an electric barbecue), a couple of open spaces, several spaces with concrete or tree-trunk based dog agility courses, large and small.
Double gates allow a safety zone for entering and leaving with your dog.
There are cylinders attached to many posts where you can grab a free poop bag, and numerous rubbish bins — many shaped like dogs.
A drinking fountain for people includes a bowl near the ground for the dogs. There are plenty of benches and picnic tables.
Signage is very clear, so you know where you can have your dog off-leash and where it must be on-leash again. A long walk along the Otukaikino track is available for dogs on-leash.
There’s access to the Otukaikino river, though that’s not totally fenced in.
On our visit we did see a very small dog pop through the fence between off-leash areas, but the off-leash area is very secure.
This is area #02 on the City Council map (warning: huge file): Groynes – Waimairi Walkway (17.7Mb PDF).
Terrain
- Road to flat off-leash area
- Grassy, with some trees
- Water: Otukaikino river is accessible through a dog-proof gate.
Delights
- Total confidence that your dog is safe.
Dangers
- None: this park is designed for dogs.
Cautions
- Very small dogs could get through the larger mesh of the fences between off-leash areas.
Road access
Road access with parking for many cars is off Johns Road (State Highway 1).
Geolocation (see the map)
- Latitude: -43° 26′ 58.84″ (-43.449679)
- Longitude: +172° 36′ 35.61″ (172.609892)
Map
See The Groynes on Google Maps.
Photo album
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