Macleod Park Fenced Dog Park

Macleod Park Fenced Dog Park on Ulladulla Drive in Prestons is a fully fenced, 24-hour off-leash area managed by Liverpool City Council, with a double-gated entry and floodlighting that make it one of the few local options for a secure run after dark. It sits inside a bigger community park with a playground, sports facilities and lit walking paths, so it fits neatly into a family outing or an evening exercise loop.

The dog setup

Secure perimeter fencing and a double-gated airlock entry do the heavy lifting here. Inside you'll find a dog water station, sheltered seating under a steel-roofed gazebo, picnic tables, and a handful of agility obstacles to give the run some structure. There is no separate small-dog or large-dog zone, just one shared enclosure, which suits confident, social dogs more than nervous or reactive ones.

Council's off-leash conditions apply: dogs stay on-lead until both gates are closed behind you, handlers stay inside and keep their dogs under effective voice control, waste is bagged and binned immediately (bring your own bags, as dispensers aren't guaranteed to be stocked), declared dangerous or restricted dogs are prohibited, and children who come along stay supervised inside the fence line.

Worth knowing

Pepsi: the floodlights make this one of the few local parks worth a play session after work in winter, when it's already dark by 5pm.

Weekend mornings draw the biggest crowd from the surrounding streets. Weeknights, especially after dinner, are noticeably quieter and are the better window for a dog still learning to share space with others. If the single shared enclosure doesn't suit your dog, the Shale Hills Fenced Dog Park at West Hoxton is the nearby alternative.

Getting there and parking

The park is on Ulladulla Drive, just off Cowpasture Road, with free street parking generally available around the park. There's no train station nearby, though local bus routes run along the main roads through Prestons.

Close by with the dogs

Piccolo Me Prestons is a short drive for the post-run coffee, and the Cirillo Reserve Fenced Dog Park at Middleton Grange gives you a second fenced option in the area. More options are listed under NSW dog parks, and there's more around Prestons.