Cottonwood Dog Park, Salt Lake City, UT

08/16/2025

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Please spread the word for this lost dog. Apa was LOST on August 13, 2025 in Salt Lake City, UT 84116 near North Temple

Message from Owner: Please he is really special to me he is my emotional support I need him back please 😭

Description: He is a black Chihuahua small

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07/14/2025

Feeling bored? Need some exercise? Grab a few extra dog bags and take a walk around the park. Pick up a few stray dog p**ps while you're walking around. It's our job to keep our dog park clean. No one else will clean up the p**p except us. Everyone misses their dog p**ping once in awhile, so please do your part and pick up a few extra p**ps while you're there. Who knows, maybe this will help boost your karma and you'll avoid scooping hot steaming dog p**p into your flip flop this summer. :)

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07/14/2025

The newly planted trees need water everyone. If you could please fill a jug or two of water and pour at the base of the new trees, that will keep them alive through the summer. If we want lush, full trees with shade in the future, we need to do our part to keep them alive until they're established. Thank you!

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07/14/2025

Recently we'd had a serious increase in people using the water fountain to wash their feet, their clothing, armpits, etc. There were a couple bars of old soap left in the drinking fountain yesterday. While I was removing those and filling water jugs, another patron said they saw someone washing their feet in the dog fountain the day before. I'll make an SLC mobile request to provide fresh water, toilets and showers to the people in the park who need it. It's inhumane to refuse to care for the very people the city administrators have been "building trust with" for the past decade. If they want to build trust, they should provide the basic necessities for survival in the elements when it's almost 100 degrees every day. Humans cannot live without clean water. Our parks should not be used as open-air toilets and our drinking fountains should not be used as baths and laundry facilities.

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07/14/2025

Our plastic water jugs are getting stolen by people using the trail and park illegally. Please bring plastic milk jugs if you have them. We'd like to keep the water bowls at each table full of fresh water. There are some patrons who have limited mobility - dogs and humans alike - and they cannot walk all the way to the north part of the dog park to get to the water fountain. So, it's important we have water jugs to transport the water to the bowls throughout the park. Thank you!

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07/14/2025

The trail has been paved inside the park, as well as the surrounding trails. Please be careful, it's raised 4-6 inches, so watch your step. Also, this new asphalt gets MUCH HOTTER, so please be aware, and walk your dogs on the grass between 10am - 6pm. Also, chemicals from the asphalt can be absorbed through your dogs paws. They can get sick from licking the asphalt chemicals off their paws, so please, wipe down your dog's paws after coming to the dog park to avoid sickness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, licking. Just be aware.

06/29/2025

To the owner of the German Shepard who took off and returned with a dead chicken a few days ago, I picked up the foul-smelling carcass your dog left in front of the gate and threw it away. Maybe next time you could clean up after your dog, and not leave a rotting carcass of bones for other dogs to get into at the entrance of the dog park.

06/25/2025

Does your pet fear the sounds and smells of fireworks? 🎆

There are many things you can do to keep your pet safe and feel a little more comfortable as fireworks time draws nearer.

If you haven’t already, NOW IS THE TIME TO GET THEM MICROCHIPPED! South Salt Lake offers chipping for $50, and many other shelters offer this service as well. Call your vet or local animal shelter to find out what options are available to you!

If your pet is chipped, make sure all your information linked to the chip is up to date and correct! If you aren’t sure who to call, ask your pets veterinarian for help! Now is also a good time to set up appointments for anxiety medications as well!

On the night of fireworks, make sure your pets are secured in a room away from exits, ideally without windows. Get them a thunder shirt, make sure they have taken any meds prescribed to them, and spend time with them to help your dog or cat feel protected.

Finally, there is always the option to donate to your local shelter to help them as the month of July approaches. We are often the most busy handling lost pets post-revelry. You can always check out our Amazon Wishlist or Donation link 😉❤️

Stay safe, and happy summer holidays!

06/25/2025

05/23/2025

Hi everyone! We’ve had such a nice spring with some cooler temps and precipitation. Let’s hope we continue to get rain and cooler summer.
The Mayor has promised to plant 1,000 trees per year on the West side, every year of her term. (Yay!!)
Many of the new trees will have newly installed irrigation to help them get established and keep them healthy during high temps and drought conditions.
Last fall, 8 new trees were planted in our dog park. They do not have irrigation, other than the sprinkler system.
Already this year, they began to wilt when it was quite hot. The best way to keep our new saplings from dying is to voluntarily water them.
It takes some time to fill the gallon jugs at the water fountain, but even a little extra water at the bases of the trees will help them survive this summer.
Use caution not to overwater the new trees, we dont want to rot the root ball, just keep
them hydrated so they can become established.

We’ve lost approx four giant spruce to bark beetle and two giant pine trees to drought in the past few years. They simple don’t get enough water from the sprinklers, become weak and susceptible to disease.
Bark beetle has killed 8 spruce between the dog park and the private yards abutting the park in the last few years. It’s a travesty to lose the shade, habitat, beauty & noise reduction these trees provide.
We have several pine trees in the park that should be healthier, but due to lack of deep watering and scorching summer heat, they’re struggling. The needles are short and sparse, and they really need our help to with extra watering.
Even just pouring a gallon or two of water, slowly, at the base of each of these large pine trees will make all the difference in the world for them.
If you feel inclined, want a bit of exercise, please considering filling and refilling a few gallons of water on your visits, and hydrating the pine trees that need it most. The ones along the path near the concrete picnic table seem to be struggling the most.
The pine trees atop the burm also struggle since they have shallow roots, and the water flows away from them, down from the top of the burm. Deep watering isn’t happening for them, and they need that to survive.
Adopt a few trees, help keep them healthy and alive this summer.

04/16/2025

The season for foxtails and hot pavement is coming up. Please remember to always bring water with you on hikes and never take your dogs out on hikes in the heat. It’s too hard on them. Not worth the risk. Too many dogs die from heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

Planning a Hike with Your Pup this Summer? Learn about the dangers of foxtail seeds for dogs and prevent a potentially serious infection.

04/07/2025

The parking lot on Redwood Rd has been closed for the time being. Parking is available in the lot next to the playground and pavilions at North Star Drive, about a half block south.
There have been reports a security guard for the construction area there has been telling people they can’t park there - he’s incorrect. Parking is available for park-goers. (Part of the lot belonged to the Utah Dept of Agriculture, which has been torn down.)
The walk is a bit farther, but the good news is there is far fewer drug traffic in the area thanks to the trail closure. See you all at the park!