Like most off-leash dog parks in Toronto, Withrow Park's off-leash area has no actual fence to keep the dogs contained. Instead the Withrow dog park is bordered by naturalized areas, a small hill, the south end of the ice rink, and a semi-circle of large logs that divide the off-leash area from the nearby baseball diamond.
A fair size, the dog park might not have the straight-away room for larger, faster dogs to get to their full speed, but there's enough room for your average game of fetch and for socializing. Oh, and there's a picnic table to help humans with their socializing while they're there.
A garbage can and a green bin just for dog waste are right at the edge of the area, so it's easy to clean up after yourself and your pet. Just up the hill towards the soccer field there's a water fountain with a dog bowl feature at the bottom.
Because the area has no actual fence and is so close to where someone could easily be hitting a baseball around - a tasty, tasty baseball - it's important to have verbal control of your dog if you're going to let them off lead. But the proximity really shouldn't be too much of a problem, and in all Withrow's off-leash area is a great place to spend time with your canine companion in the Riverdale area.
