East Dallas has several dog parks and many outdoor patios that cater to furry friends, but Deep Ellum Bark Park, with a view of downtown, is a unique urban park. Not only is it a great use of space beneath Good Latimer Expressway (between Canton Street and Commerce Street) it’s a dog art gallery. Twenty-five Dallas mural artists provided eleven foot high paintings on each of the TXDOT pillars beneath the freeway. All dog related of course.
The Bark Park is clean, bags are plentiful for poop scooping, and there is wide open space for dogs to romp and run.
The drawbacks: parking is metered (bring change) and there is no separate space for small dogs. Since this park is rarely crowded, neither issue has been a problem for me.
City dogs need space to burn off energy, a place to feel free. Deep Ellum Bark Park provides it, along with a dose of art for the humans.
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Musical Pairing:
I Feel Free, Cream
Colene says
Great idea!
Colene says
Great idea!
The Geezer says
Bark Park. Too funny, Love the artwork.
Dorothy Johnson says
What a fun place to take the girls to play! Latimer is my maiden name. Do you know the history the expressway name?