I'm not talking about parks that allow dogs, I'm talking about parks specifically designed for dogs. The Spark in 1979: Ohlone Dog Park in BerkeleyCredited as the first official public dog park in the United States, Ohlone Dog Park in Berkeley, California started as a community-led experiment on an open lot. Genesee County’s First Dog Park in 2006The first dog park/kennel/grooming combo opened in Genesee County in 2006 on Gillette Road in Davison. Free Public Options Begin in 2011Opened in 2011, the Davison Area Dog Park is Genesee County's first free-to-the-public dog park. The only other park in Genesee County that had fees was the Grand Blanc Dog Park, but they removed that requirement in March of 2020.