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Parks · Dartmouth
Shubie Park in Dartmouth wraps around Lake Banook and the Shubenacadie Canal, offering wooded trails and a designated off-leash dog area. Halifax lists it among its off-leash parks, open year-round. The canal locks and lakeside paths make it a scenic loop for walkers and their dogs.
A lakeside trail network with a dedicated off-leash zone where well-trained dogs can run while owners enjoy canal history.
Halifax designates an off-leash area within Shubie Park; dogs elsewhere must be leashed, and owners should keep dogs with strong recall only off-leash near the Sunrise Beach boundary per city notices. Off-leash park hours are 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. and access is free.
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