On Legacy Campus • 480 Airport Road • 815-895-3365
- Information to help you decide if dog parks are a good fit for you and your dog.
- Tips on helping to have an enjoyable experience once there
Membership Tags
The following are required at the time of purchase:
- Proof of residency
- A document from your veterinary office showing proof of up-to-date vaccines for Rabies, Distemper, and Bordetella. A Rabies tag number will not be accepted as proof of vaccination.
- Photo of your dog. Feel free to bring your dog into the Community Center or have a clear photo on your phone.
Purchase your dog(s) membership tag at the Community Center.
First Dog: Resident $25 | Nonresident $35
Additional Dog(s): $5
Daily Fee
Daily Passes can be purchased from the Community Center during building hours, with proof of required vaccines of Rabies, Distemper, and Bordetella.
Resident $5 | Nonresident $10
About the Park
The Park District strives to create a facility that meets the safety and cleanliness standards that you and your pet expect and deserve. The membership and daily fee allows the District to directly dedicate staff time to the facility for
- Regular cleanup, mowing, and shelter/fence upkeep.
- Providing services that enhance your membership and experience at the park, including
- Waste bags and a pet drinking fountain
- Free WiFi intent and device charging station
- Email correspondence for important information and notices about the facility
Natural Areas for All to Enjoy
The naturalized areas within the park are planted with a diverse mix of native grasses and flowers including Sand Coreopsis, Purple Prairie Clover, Button Blazingstar, Blackeyed Susan, Little Bluestem, New England Aster, and more! Dogs are welcome to play and explore these high-grass areas. Human traffic, however, should be kept at a minimum and reserved for picking up after your dog.
These natural areas require constant maintenance to remove non-native plants and establish new plants in their place. Throughout this process, there is a possibility of plants growing that could be harmful to your dog.
The Park District is aware of these plants and does its best to manage them, but their invasive nature makes them difficult to control and impossible to fully eradicate. Most of the plants considered to be dangerous have short growth cycles and will be controlled as crews are available (or seem fit). All nonnative plants found within the dog park also occur with great abundance virtually everywhere outside the dog park.
Policing your dog and preventing it from ingesting any plants it encounters within the dog park will help reduce any risks.
For the safety of pets and owners, the park will be closed while crews are on-site working. Whenever possible, the Park District will notify members in advance of these closings. No visitors are allowed during posted closing times even if there is no longer a crew member actively working. This accounts for possible herbicide applications and allowing time for them to dry.