Westgrove Dog Park
​Welcomes You!

​Your source for news and information about Westgrove Dog Park, Alexandria, VA.

Please take a few minutes to look around and learn more about how we are making Westgrove the best dog park in Fairfax County and how to help. 
For information about maintenance closures, click here.
​​OPERATING HOURS: 

​Monday-Friday:
 7a.m. until 1/2-hour after sunset 

​​Weekend and holidays:
​8.a.m. until 1/2-hour after sunset

Special announcement

The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) has received a complaint about accessibility at Westgrove Dog Park. To address this complaint, several actions are being taken at Westgrove Dog Park:
  1. FCPA has already installed a new handicap parking sign near the north-end entrance. Authorized patrons can pull up and into the walkway by this sign; please do not block it.
  2. The Westgrove PACK is removing the portable restroom because it doesn’t meet accessibility requirements. The board is considering a replacement compliant with ADA laws, but wants to hear from the community. If you’d like to keep the portable bathroom, please email the board at westgrovepack@gmail.com
  3. Work will commence on Thursday, May 16 to install ADA compliant walkways, improvements to the gates, and additional parking spaces.  This work may involve temporary closures of all or part of the park.
 
To learn more these improvements, contact westgrovepack@gmail.com. 

Click here for the Latest Chairman's letter

Park Improvement Plan
The plan for new projects in the park is posted here.  To share your comments with the Board, email westgrovepack@gmail.com.

Grass area opening

The South (grass) end of the Park opened for the spring on Friday afternoon, March 29.   

This decision was made by the Fairfax County Park Authority against the recommendation of the Westgrove PACK board.  The board believed that the grass planted last fall needed a couple more weeks to establish.  We expect that this premature opening will cause turf conditions to deteriorate.

Park users with concerns are encouraged to contact the Park Authority directly.  Their Online Citizen Feedback Form is at:

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/contact-us

Please come to the next general meeting for more detailed information about why the gates were opened early and upcoming changes to the park.

Also, our famous Hot Dog Friday Nights will resume on May 31.  
POOP! 

​EVERY DOG DOES IT AND ​IT NEEDS ​TO BE PICKED UP.
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Please "Doo" your part and pick up your dog's poop at Westgrove.
  • Dog Poop is NOT Fertilizer. ​
  • Parasites from dog waste can be passed on other dogs and even themselves. ​
  • One pile of pet waste can take a year or more to fully breakdown. ​​​
HELP KEEP WESTGROVE GREEN
​For as little as $10 a month, you will help insure funding ​for annual turf rejuvenation and maintenance.
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​Contributions to Westgrove P.A.C.K. are deductible under ​section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.