Bayview Dog Beach (on Bayou Texar)

This is a great park for dogs as Florida is so anti dogs on beaches. It's a shame that its so small , that's all Florida could spare on the water? Regardless, its great for the dogs, has a washing station and shaded areas. My only big issue is why people would bring their children. There is wayyyyy too many dogs and minimumly supervised activity ( its pretty much impossible to control a pack of crazy pets letting loose) to have young children playing and trying to get involved with the dog play. It's also impossible to monitor your dog when you're caring for a baby, not to mention the probably profound amount of bacteria around! Someone will get bit I'm sure of it. Overall a great place to let your dogs play, just feels like a bit of a liability.

Be careful at this beach. it was a lot of fun until our dog got mauled by another dog....that also got in to two other fights while we were there, and the owner did not apologize until i walked up to her to make sure it was utd on shots. All i have to say is if your dog is aggressive at all, please have the courtesy to not bring them to a dog park.

We have gone to this park several times. We have never had any trouble from dogs or owners. The dogs love both areas by the water and the one that is strictly land. We will continue to visit and hopefully never have any of the issues we read in other reviews.

a beautiful place, took my 4 month golden retriever and went inside the gate to the water, there were 3 poodles 2 black and 1 white, the two black dogs came over and started to attack my puppy, so sad left right away, the owners seemed to be not to concerned, will not go back , then i took my puppy to the other park and he had a great time, do not want my puppy to get into a brawl and learn bad habits. again a wonderful place but owners seemed to take charge but not of their dogs again will not go back

My Chihuahua has been attacked several times. I called the police and they wouldn't do anything about it.

Great place to let your dog(s) enjoy the beach and play in the water. However, dog park rules are not enforced by the Pensacola Police Dept. Enter at your own risk. Aggressive dogs and dog owners are a threat.

Dog park is nice, please be careful about the other dogs in the park. There is a lady with an aggressive dog. The dog is a pit mix and she attacked my dog without warning. The owner of the dog did not come forward and check on my dog until approached. When I showed her the cut on my dog that would require emergency vet care, she gave me a fake number. Other that the park is a nice place to give your dog exercise.

Good place to take your dog. It's very popular w/ a wide mix of small and big dogs. Check the sign at the parking lot b/f you enter to check the bacteria level in the bayou. It is sometimes yucky and you might not want (you or) your dog in the water. It gets very busy on weekends.

What a great place for the dogs and owners. Friendly people and dogs. From the largest breeds to the smallest Rat Terrier everyone played nice the five evenings we were there. People do swim with their dogs. Our dog does not like to get into the water. It was no problem, he had a great time running on the beach and the grassy area provided. A shower for both dogs and people is provided to get off the sand and water. Bags for cleaning up after the dogs are also available. I saw one person the entire time that did not clean up after her dog.
There is another dog park across the parking lot for people that would not like their dogs to get into the water. The park is also well maintained, however the people were not as friendly and it appeared they did not pick up behind their dogs like in the beach area. We only visited that park one time. I wish we had a wonderful dog park like Bayview available where we live.

Wonderful place. First time my boyfirend and I took our two dogs last weekend, they had so much fun we decided to try and make the trip every week. We mostly go to the beach area so they can become more associated with the water. I love it because there's such a variety of dogs there, ranging from full blooded to crazy mixes.

The dogs are mostly all friendly. They'll come right up to you and want to be petted. If you take toys for your dog be prepared to share!

I'd say my biggest issue going would be, not the park, but some of the dog owners. Especially the ladies with the smaller dogs. They can be too protective of them at times. I've seen one lady slap someone else's dog across the nose because it sniffed at her smaller dog, and another lady kick a few dogs because it wanted to play with her Chihuahua or something.

Other than that though, it's a wonderful little place. There's fresh water, a bathing station on the beach part, trash cans, baggies for the inevitable. Smoker friendly. There's cans for you to stick your cigarette butts in. Overall nice people, lovable dogs, clean areas, and a lot of fun.

Use to be fun for my shepherds, went everyday before the time change. Now it just has a bunch of little spoiled/aggressive lap dogs in the area for larger dogs. I probably won't go back, these people need to socialize their spoiled little dogs....

While vacationing in Navarre we needed a place to let our three dogs let off some steam. We found this park on the internet and we were greatly pleased with the facilities. What a great park!! Having water for them to get into to cool off was wonderful as it was hot. The wash off area was a huge bonus! I wish we had a park like this one in Louisiana! Tippy, Cujo and Lexi say thanks for making their vacation fun too!!

Our dog, Conan, loved this dog beach! It was his first ever trip to the beach. The dog beach and grounds are very big, nicely fenced in, and there is both shoreline and some grass for the dogs to run around in. We will be back again and again!

Bayview Dog Park is a wonderful park for both dogs and people. Our dog, Bella, had a great time running and playing with all the other dogs. The beach area is really nice. Bella ran and played for 2 hours. We were thrilled since she is kind of a scared dog, probably something to do with being abandoned. Since we took her in, we've been working hard to expose her to new things and other dogs. Going to this park really helped her and gave her some new confidence in herself. Only warning, watch where you step, there were a few missed piles.

Renee Lake

Click here for a great review of this dog park with some excellent photos. 

BayView Dog park was alot of fun for our 15 month old German Shepard named Jackie.  This is the first time she EVER was so tired she went to bed early.

The park has 3 main parts.  The largest is the fenced in area for dogs over 25 pounds.  It is fenced in and has a few people picnic tables.  There is a bowl and spigot provided for free water.  Next to that area is another fenced in area for dogs under 25 pounds.  There is ample shaded areas and water for dogs.  The other portion of the park is down by the water.  It too is fenced in and there is access to the water. It is a river area.  There are areas to wash the dogs and again ample water.

Bags are provided to clean up all dog messes.

The area was neat, clean and well maintained.  The atmosphere was busy as it was a Sunday.  A good time was had by all who went!

 The date visited was August 3rd, 2008