North Shore Dog Park

The North Shore Dog Park is open to the public and supported solely by donations. Registration is now required to use - see the information below.

Located in the Wai Koa Plantation in Kilauea, your dogs have a comfortable place to run off-leash, exercise, and socialize at the North Shore Dog Park. The dog park is ADA-accessible, and features double-gated entries into separate play spaces for large and small dogs.

The North Shore Dog Park was built by our community.

The North Shore Dog Park is privately funded, designed, and built by the Kauai North Shore Community Foundation, with no city, county, or government funding. The park was created by a gift from a local anonymous donor who wished to establish a dog park through the Foundation and has been a major supporter since. It is located on land generously donated for use by Bill and Joan Porter, and built and sustained by donors and volunteers. Board member Barbara Cameron oversaw the construction project and it opened in the fall of 2013.

With materials donated by Shawn & Mark Hurt, the North Shore Lions Club worked hard to build two shade structures, providing relief for the dog park guests from the hot sun and frequent rain showers. In 2023, the North Shore Lions Club kindly power washed and repainted both structures, and new Doggie Stations replaced the rusted ones.

We held a PAWS around the Park in 2016 and Strut Your Mutt in 2019, both of which were fun social events for dogs and friends and fundraisers to care for the North Shore Dog Park. Our goal is to raise funds for an entire year and sustain a reserve fund for future repairs of the fences, benches, and shade structures. Maintenance throughout the year at the dog park costs about $10,000 and includes mowing, weed whacking, tree trimming, hedging, property taxes, fence repairs, and more.

Support the North Shore Dog Park

The North Shore Dog Park is sustained entirely by community contributions.

You can help to keep the park a beautiful, safe, and enjoyable place for dogs and their humans. There are a variety of ways you can support the North Shore Dog Park (even if you don’t have dogs). Renew or sign up for the annual Dog Park Membership, donate to the park, and/or sponsor the annual fundraiser Strut Your Mutt. Your donation is tax-deductible.

Sign up or renew your North Shore Dog Park annual membership today.

You may also download the membership form and write a check: payable to the Kauai North Shore Community Foundation, indicate Dog Park Membership on the check memo. Mail to: Kauai North Shore Community Foundation, PO Box 223381, Princeville, HI 96722.