Iluma Dog Park

Iluma Dog Park is a small, open grassed exercise space inside the Iluma estate in Bennett Springs, a few minutes off Lord Street near the Reid Highway interchange. Despite the name, it is an unfenced community space rather than a dedicated off-leash run, so treat it as a place to stretch legs on a lead, not a fenced dog park.

The dog setup

There is no council listing confirming this patch as a designated off-leash area, so City of Swan's standard rule applies: dogs must be leashed unless you are in a signed off-leash zone. Owners must carry a lead and remove waste immediately, and anyone exercising three or more dogs needs a City of Swan permit. The space itself is open lawn and landscaped paths shared with the wider estate, with benches nearby but no on-site toilets and no fencing, so it suits a short on-lead walk and a sniff around rather than a proper off-leash session.

Max: don't assume off-leash just because the name says dog park. Keep a lead on here and save the free-running for a fenced ground.

The vibe

Quiet and local. Early morning or late afternoon keeps things calm, since the estate's park areas get busy with families after school and on weekend afternoons. This is a quick on-lead stretch between errands, not a destination run, and dogs with poor recall or a habit of bolting towards streets need a lead the whole time.

Getting there and parking

The space sits within the Iluma estate in Bennett Springs, reached off Lord Street with street parking on the surrounding estate roads. It is about 15 minutes north-east of the Perth CBD via Reid Highway.

More off-leash nearby

For genuine off-leash time, Whiteman Park Fenced Dog Park offers 2.5 hectares of fully fenced ground with separate big and small dog enclosures, and Annies Landing in Ellenbrook is another secure option to the north-east. For a coffee stop after your walk, Young Mugs Cafe in Ballajura and Muzz Buzz in Malaga are both close.

More options are on the Western Australia dog friendly parks guide and the Bennett Springs destination page.