Nortons Park - Wantirna South (VIC)

5 /5 Maddy Wong: The best off-lead dog park - love taking my dog here! during the weekdays, it’s quiet and peaceful. After 5pm, there’ll be more dogs, good for socialising. Water and agility play for dogs available, but no bins.

5 /5 Michael Shamgar: Fantastic slice of heaven in suburbia for open space and nature lovers. Lots of paths and tracks, a walk around and back through shepherds Bush is around 1.5hrs. multiple parking locations, and it connects up to Jells Park (30-45 min walk in total, one way)

4 /5 Silvia Ercole: This is a nice and convenient park to meet up with people and bring dogs. You can a take a walk, have a picnic or a barbecue, while your dogs enjoy off-leash time. Amenities include heaps of parking, a serviceable public toilet, drinking fountains for people and pooches, a barbecue, several picnic tables, and a dog playground area. There is lots of grass and shade under the pine trees. It’s close to Jells Park and you get some nice views towards Glen Waverley and Mulgrave. A few slight cons: the facilities are a bit tired, (but nothing appears to be broken); no undercover area (so no shelter from rain); no rubbish bins - signs clearly ask you to take your rubbish home. Unfortunately lots of people seem to think this does not apply to them. Make sure you take your doggy-doo/rubbish bags in and out! And BYO coffee etc - there is no cafe within walking distance. NB This park caters for people with fur-babies, not so much for human ones. Older kids who are confident and well-behaved around dogs will be fine. Just keep in mind that there is no children’s play equipment and there are always dogs of all sizes off-leash here.

5 /5 Jennifer Ward: Best off leash dog park in the area of Glen Waverley

5 /5 Jacob Cybulski: Great place for people exercising their dogs, fantastic views of the City on the horizon, plenty of walk ways in the bush and along the rivers, park your car here, take a stroll to Jells Park, around the lake and back, all in just 7.7 km.