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Parks · South End Halifax
Point Pleasant Park is a historic 75-hectare wooded peninsula at Halifax's south end, criss-crossed by 39 kilometres of easy trails with ocean views, ruins of early fortifications and a Martello tower. The majority of the park is off-leash for dogs, with wheelchair-accessible sections and shoreline paths. Shakespeare by the Sea performs here in summer.
One of Canada's great urban dog parks — seaside forests where most trails allow off-leash walking with ocean breezes and swim spots.
Per Halifax, most of the park is off-leash except Sailors Memorial Way (no dogs after 10 a.m.), Cambridge Drive and parking lots (on-leash). Park hours are 5 a.m. to midnight and entry is free; lower parking lot gates close at 10 p.m. Leash up on Black Rock Beach area per signage.
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