The new off-leash area at Plummer Park opens at 8 a.m. By then, the dog parks at West Hollywood Park and William S. Hart Park have been open for two hours. At 10 p.m. the Plummer gates close, and the other two stay open until midnight.
That gap is the most useful thing to know about the Eastside's long-awaited dog park. The City soft-opened it on Friday, October 9, and held the official ribbon-cutting on Saturday, October 17. For Eastside owners who used to walk or drive west for off-leash time, most of the day now has a closer option. Early mornings and late nights still belong to the parks on the other side of the city.
Three parks, three schedules
Here is how West Hollywood's three off-leash areas compare, using the hours the City currently lists.
| Dog park | Address | Posted hours | Posted maintenance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer Park | 7377 Santa Monica Blvd., entry on the N. Vista Street side | Daily, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. | None listed in the opening announcement |
| West Hollywood Park | 647 N. San Vicente Blvd. | Daily, 6 a.m. to midnight | Small- and large-dog areas close separately for weekday windows between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. |
| William S. Hart Park | 8341 De Longpre Ave. | Daily, 6 a.m. to midnight | Serviced every morning, stays open during cleaning |
Plummer's hours are also shorter than the park around it. The City lists Plummer Park itself as open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. So a 7 a.m. walk through the park passes a dog area that won't open for another hour.
The late-morning hours at West Hollywood Park's dog park work differently. The City closes each side on its own schedule for routine maintenance:
- Small-dog area: closed daily from 10 to 10:45 a.m., and on Tuesdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- Large-dog area: closed from 11 to 11:45 a.m. on most days, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, and from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Hart Park's off-leash area is the only one of the three whose posted schedule says it stays open during cleaning.
How the hours sort the day
Combined, the three schedules split a WeHo dog's day into fairly clean blocks:
- 6 to 8 a.m.: West Hollywood Park and Hart Park are open. Plummer isn't.
- 8 a.m. to late morning: All three are open. For Eastside owners, this is when Plummer saves the trip across town.
- 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: West Hollywood Park closes one side at a time for maintenance, on a schedule that changes by weekday. Plummer and Hart don't post closures for these hours.
- Afternoon to 10 p.m.: All three are open, and Plummer's perimeter lighting covers it after dark.
- 10 p.m. to midnight: Only West Hollywood Park and Hart Park are open.
For dogs that walk early or late, the new park changes less than its location might suggest. For midday and early-evening walks, it shifts the Eastside's options entirely.
Why the Eastside waited 12 years
WEHOonline traced the idea back to Plummer Park renovation talks in 2014. A December council agenda that year already called it a "previously considered dog park." When the City restarted Plummer Park renovation talks in 2019, Principal Planner Joanna Hankamer suggested tackling smaller projects first, and WEHOonline noted that a dog park was something Eastside residents had long wanted.
The project that actually got built started in January 2021. Lauren Meister, then Mayor Pro Tempore, and Councilmember John Erickson proposed a temporary off-leash area so the Eastside wouldn't have to wait for the larger Plummer redesign. Beverly Press reported at the time that the Council unanimously approved a preliminary pilot plan on January 19, 2021. Early estimates were $100,000 to $250,000 for construction, possibly $50,000 to $200,000 more for environmental review, and about $4,000 a month for maintenance. Those were 2021 estimates for a pilot, not the cost of the park that opened in October.
In October 2022, the Council decided on a permanent dog park with turf, drainage and shade instead of a simpler temporary area with wood chips. According to WEHOonline, fitting the park to the street and to Plummer's existing infrastructure kept pushing the completion date back. Final plans weren't approved until June 2024. Construction began on September 15, 2025, and both the City and Beverly Press gave an estimated finish in the first quarter of 2026. The park opened in October instead.
Over that stretch, the project grew from a quick fix into a permanent facility built into an older park. It shares a block with tennis and pickleball courts, a Monday market and a street entrance, and its schedule ends with the park's own 10 p.m. close.
What's inside the fence
The off-leash area sits on the Vista Street side of the park, just west of the tennis and pickleball courts. WEHOonline points out that the park's address is 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard, but people walking over from the neighborhood will find it on Vista.
According to the City's opening announcement, the area is fully enclosed and split into small-dog and large-dog sides by a durable fence. Laser-cut art panels mark the entries and other key spots. Double-gate entries on the west and south sides give owners a protected space to take leashes on and off. Shade sails cover parts of both sides, and low up-lighting along the fence lights the space at night and shows off the decorative panels.
Each side has a two-level water fountain, with an accessible fountain on top for people and one at the base for dogs. Each also has waste stations and seating in both sun and shade. The perimeter is planted with non-toxic, drought-resistant landscaping, and a new tree at the northwest corner adds shade. The project also replaced the old ramp from Vista Street to the tennis courts with a fully accessible sloped walkway, which serves anyone heading to the courts, with or without a dog.
The rest of the Plummer week
A dog park at Plummer shares its block with the rest of the park's regular schedule, and Monday is the busiest example. The Helen Albert Certified Farmers' Market runs every Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the north parking lot at 1200 N. Vista Street, year-round, rain or shine, including most holidays. The City said in 2025 that the dog park construction would not affect the market. On market days, the north lot offers one-hour parking for market customers only, and three-hour parking is available in the south lot at 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard.
On Saturdays, the City runs free drop-in ping pong at Plummer Park from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 5 p.m. On Saturday, November 14, the Great Hall Courtyard hosts a one-time succulent workshop. The same day, the 2026 Next Chapter Writers' Summit & Book Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. across the West Hollywood Library, West Hollywood Park and the Aquatic and Recreation Center, so both of the city's main parks will have programming that Saturday.
The park has already held a pet event alongside its new dog area. After the October 17 ribbon-cutting, the City's Recreation Services Division ran a free "Fang-tastic" Pet Zone on Plummer's Vista Lawn, with paw-print keepsakes, pet tarot readings and a Pet Costume Showcase. It ran alongside the Youth Halloween Carnival.
One more detail applies at all three parks. A City of West Hollywood notice says dogs and cats in the city must be licensed, and that the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control handles pet licensing. This is general information, not legal advice. Owners should check the details of their own situation with the County directly.
Daily routines like these, from a walk to Plummer's Vista Street gate to a Monday market down the block, are worth weighing as seriously as square footage. If the walk to a dog park matters in your search, Nichole Shanfeld can help you compare West Hollywood homes by how close they are to these three parks. Request Private Access.
