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Alga Norte Dog Park
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A 30,000-square-foot fenced off-leash dog park in Alga Norte Community Park with separate small- and large-dog areas, agility equipment, a dog drinking fountain, bag dispensers, benches and shaded picnic tables. Open daily 8 a.m.-10 p.m. It is not reservable.
Published prices
No fees: free to use, first come, first served.
At a glance
- Capacity
- Not published
- Setting
- Outdoor
- Hours
- Open daily, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
- Parking
- Available
- Run by
- City of Carlsbad
Amenities
- Restrooms
- Playground
- Picnic tables
- BBQ grills
- Sports fields
- Beach access (no)
- Dogs allowed
- Accessible (ADA) · not listed
Rules
- Alcohol
- This park isn't on the City's open-container ban list: CMC 8.44.040 bans open containers only in the Village-Barrio public places, Rotary Park, Holiday Park and Pine Avenue Community Park (a permit can waive it). Glass drinking containers are banned in every park (CMC 11.32.040(A)). For a permitted rental, alcohol is limited to the terms of the permit (Use Regulations Summary 9/9/25).
- Bounce houses
- N/A (no reservable area; citywide, inflatables need a park and facility use permit, CMC 11.32.030(29))
- Amplified sound
- N/A (not reservable). County code on the park's rules sign: no owning or harboring an animal so that the peace and quiet of the public is unreasonably disturbed (County Code sec. 62.672).
- Canopies
- N/A
- Other rules
- Dog park rules sign cites San Diego County codes: rabies vaccination and license required, keep your dog under control, curb your dog and remove feces immediately, female dogs in estrus must be confined. Dogs are welcome only at the City's three dog parks and on leash on citywide trails; they are not allowed in any other City park or on the beach (leashed dogs may use the top of the Pine-to-Tamarack seawall). Poinsettia Dog Park closes Wednesdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m. for maintenance; Alga Norte and Ann D. L'Heureux are maintained as needed. Groups of 25+ anywhere in the park need a permit (CMC 11.32.030(18)). No glass (CMC 11.32.040(A)); no smoking (CMC 11.32.110). Phone 442-339-2690.
How to book
Nothing here can be reserved.
Location
6565 Alicante Road, Carlsbad, CA 92009 (corner of Alicante Road and Poinsettia Lane, in Alga Norte Community Park) · Approximate pin: the City's facility map marks Alga Norte Community Park, which has the dog park. Get directions
Nearby
Sources
We checked these pages in September 2026. Prices change; confirm with the venue before you book. Something out of date? Tell us.
- carlsbadca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/14/7400
- carlsbadca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/118/7400
- carlsbadca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/10/7400
- carlsbadca.gov/departments/parks-recreation/parks-community-centers/parks
- carlsbadca.gov/departments/parks-recreation/parks-community-centers/parks/dog-parks
- carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4014/637437210907670000
- carlsbadca.gov/departments/parks-recreation/rentals
- carlsbadca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/2004/637433863363600000
- ecode360.com/44007387
- ecode360.com/44007423
- ecode360.com/44007432
Abbreviations: CMC: Carlsbad Municipal Code (City code)