Orpheus park is located in Encinitas, a Northern neighbor of San
Diego, California. Although we are more fortunate than many parks around the Country, having a panoramic ocean view and year-round temperate climate, there are some who would trade either of these benefits for longer park hours... Obviously, the four-legged visitors are almost unanimous in this view! |
| |  | | | | Orpheus park was created from a vacant land area in 1990 and became a dog park in 1995.
The birth was not easy! In 1991 Encinitas Mayor Gail Hano foresaw the impending city development and crowding with no plans for pet areas. By 1993 she began pushing hard in City Council for leash free parks, particularly at the B Street (Viewpoint) and Orpheus Parks. She also tried for beach access for dogs, but both proposals failed to pass. She believed that the pet and people socialization process might help to re-establish old fashioned neighborhood rapport. By 1994 a leash free trial period at the park was authorized. With growing public support, in 1995 Mayor Hano finally saw her cause passed into law. Off leash hours: 6-7:30 AM and 4-6 PM M, W, F. |
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Union
Take 5 North from San Diego, exit west at Encinitas Blvd., right on Vulcan, continue for 1/2 mile and take the second right (Orpheus Ave.) The park is 1/2 mile up on the left. Facilities include: Picnic kiosk, sand/play equipment area, benches, tables, trees, parking, water (humans only!), mutt mitts, trash bins, beautiful ocean sunsets and... Nice people!) e-mail: larry@thedogpark.com
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Today, the park is a mecca for local owners and visitors alike, providing one of the liveliest social environments in sleepy Encinitas for humans... And of course, their dogs. | | | News! | | | Just like the park, the Orpheus park website is getting visitors, now would appreciate your involvement.
Send us details of all the day's exciting events...And gossip! Larry, pictured at right in classic dog-park pose, will have final veto on all submissions!! | | | Sponsor Links | | | | Equip yourself for your next visit to the park... DogThings.com. Find somewhere to stay on your travels with your pet... InterPetExplorer.com
Also, we are happy to publish personal web pages for regular visitors, such as: Denruth Lougeay, Ph.D.
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