Off-leash dog parks in Inner West Council
Inner West Council has one of Sydney's longest lists of off-leash areas – including several fully fenced dog parks (Enmore, GreenWay in Lewisham, O'Dea Reserve, Tempe) and many sports grounds that are off-leash when no organised sport is on. Several parks use timed hours that shift with daylight saving.
Council rules to know
- Dogs are not allowed in children's play areas or within 10 metres of one, or within 10 metres of food preparation/consumption areas.
- Some areas are time-shared: off-leash only during set hours or when organised sport isn't on.
- Blackmore Park, Leichhardt is on-leash only from 7 August 2026 – council suggests nearby Hawthorne Canal Reserve instead.
Source: Inner West Council official page · last checked 23 October 2026
Annandale
- Cohen Park 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
- Smith Hogan and Spindlers Park 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
- Whites Creek Valley Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Balmain
- Ann Cashman Reserve 🕒 Timed – see details
- Birrung Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- Elkington Park 🕒 Timed – see details
- Ewenton Park 🕒 Timed – see details
- Illoura Reserve 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- Paringa Reserve 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- Punch Park and Vanardi Green 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
Balmain East
- Lookes Avenue Reserve 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- Propeller Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Birchgrove
- Ballast Point Park 🕒 Not stated by council (managed by Placemaking NSW) – check signage
- Birchgrove Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- Mort Bay Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Camperdown
- O'Dea Reserve 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Croydon
- Bede Spillane Reserve (next to Centenary Sports Field) 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Dulwich Hill
- Johnson Park 🕒 Timed – see details
Enmore
- Enmore Fenced Dog Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Leichhardt
- 36th Battalion Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- Hawthorne Canal Reserve 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- Pioneers Memorial Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- War Memorial Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Lewisham
- GreenWay Dog Park 🕒 Not stated – check signage
- Morton Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Lilyfield
- Balmain Road Sporting Ground, Callan Park 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
- Glover Street Sporting Ground, Callan Park 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
- Leichhardt Oval No. 2 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
- Leichhardt Oval No.3 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
- Waterfront Oval, Callan Park 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
Marrickville
- Enmore Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- HJ Mahoney Reserve 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
- Henson Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- Marrickville Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
- McNeilly Park 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Newtown
- Camperdown Memorial Rest Park 🕒 Timed – see details
Petersham
- Petersham Park 🕒 Timed – see details
Rozelle
- Bridgewater Park 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
- Easton Park 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
- Elliott Park and Balmain Cove 🕒 Timed – times not stated on council page, check signage
- King George Park 🕒 At all times except during organised sport
Stanmore
- Weekley Park 🕒 Timed – see details
Sydenham
- Sydenham Green 🕒 At all times (designated area)
Tempe
- Tempe Lands Temporary Dog Off-leash Area 🕒 Not stated – check signage