Parks in Shanghai where you can bring your pet

In recent years, pets have become part of young people’s lives, and Shanghai, an international metropolis, has increasingly accepted pets in more and more places. In addition to cafes and shopping malls, some parks and public spaces are also open to pets. Let’s take a look!

1、DogGO Paradise in Expo Culture Park

DogGO Paradise, which just opened on New Year’s Day this year, is probably one of the hottest dog walking areas recently.

DogGO Paradise is located in the North District of Expo Culture Park, between the L6 pier and the Reed Platform on the Houtan Binjiang, covering an area of about 10,000 square meters. It is a venue for dog exercise, socialization and pet owner leisure activities. DogGO Paradise has a human-pet interaction area, a dog exercise area and a leisure walking area, as well as supporting facilities such as dog bins, flushing area and drinking water points.

Within the dog exercise area, leashes can be untied, but owners still need to keep an eye on their furry children. Other areas in the park require leashes. Here, you can enjoy the scenery of both sides of the Huangpu River, and you can also take photos with dog sculptures.

You can make an appointment to enter the park through the “Shanghai Expo Culture Park” mini program, and you need to bring your dog’s certificate. DogGO Paradise is open from 8:00 to 17:30, and implements online real-name registration for time-slot booking, with booking time slots of 8:00 to 12:30 and 13:00 to 17:30. Entrance fees are charged according to booking rules. It should be noted that the exclusive parking lot for DogGO Paradise is only open to tourists who have successfully booked DogGO Paradise, with booking time slots of 8:00 to 12:30 and 13:00 to 17:30, and the parking fee is 20 yuan/time. If the actual parking time exceeds 4.5 hours, the exceeding time will be charged according to the actual time (currently, parking is free during the new opening period).

Address: Houtan Binjiang L6 pier and Reed Platform, North District of Expo Culture Park

Ticket price: During the opening period, the preferential price is 30 yuan/dog/time (including insurance fees)

2、Xuhui Binjiang

Across the river from Expo Culture Park is Xuhui Binjiang, which can be said to be one of the oldest dog walking spots in Shanghai. There is a dedicated pet paradise here, which is not large, but it has all the necessary facilities. There are many furry friends playing here, which is suitable for sociable dogs.

After taking your dog out of the pet paradise, you can enjoy the scenery along the river all the way, and you can pass a Manner coffee shop. It is a pet-friendly coffee shop, so many people bring their dogs to socialize in the outdoor pet activity area. Thoughtfully, the coffee shop also prepares pet goat milk for dogs and cats. There is also a hidden menu – Paw-ccino, the staff will free of charge give pets a cup of pet cream, as a reward for dog exercise. Manner also has leash hooks and small bowl placements at the outdoor seating on the first floor, and the large lawn outdoors can also be used for dogs to play freely.

Walking all the way down, you can also visit the recently opened AI PLAZA West Bund Phoenix Nest, this mall is also very pet-friendly, on the third floor is a dedicated dog walking area, with all kinds of facilities for dogs to play, under each bench there are rings to tie dogs, there are also high, medium and low different heights of water dispensers, super thoughtful.

Address: Longteng Avenue, Xuhui District

Ticket price: Free

3、Pet Season Theme Park in Longkou Country Park

Pet Season Theme Park is located in Longkou Country Park, with a Ferris wheel, a small train, a swimming pool, you can also bring your dog camping and boating. The lawn inside is dense and neat, divided into six areas for dogs to play.

Address: No. 9133 Caolang Highway (inside Longkou Ecological Garden), Jinshan District

Ticket price: Free

4、Changxing Island Country Park

Changxing Island Country Park has a first-class ecological environment, and the park is very large. The “Sunshine Lawn” is one of the main attractions of the park, you can take your pet to frolic on the lawn, you can also take your pet on a boat trip, which is not allowed in many urban parks. Pet owners must sign a relevant responsibility letter and consciously ensure that they do not interfere with other tourists’ play. In addition, large dogs over 30 kilograms are not allowed to enter the park.

Address: No. 199 Qiugang Road East, Phoenix Highway, Changxing Island, Chongming District

Ticket price: 40 yuan/pet to enter the park, an annual card can be purchased for 150 yuan/card, unlimited use within one year

5、Guangfulin Country Park

Guangfulin Country Park is truly a hidden treasure for dog walking. Forests, lawns, rivers, farmland, and vegetable gardens complement each other. Cats and dogs can run and play freely on the large lawn, and shovelers can also have picnics and set up tents in the forest or on the lawn. There are many people having picnics and camping on weekends, so if you bring your furry child, be sure to avoid peak times.

Address: No. 3488 Chenta Road, Songjiang District

Ticket price: Free

6、Songnan Country Park

Also located in Songjiang, Songnan Country Park is a good choice for dog walking. Whether it is a large dog or a small dog, you can enter, you can also take your dog into the small woods to explore, is also a happy experience.

Address: No. 9535 Songjin Highway, Checun Town, Songjiang District

Ticket price: Free

7、Yuehu Sculpture Park

Yuehu Sculpture Park has tens of thousands of square meters of green space, as well as artificial lakes, beaches, sculptures and art installations. The park also regularly holds pet festivals, pet shows, etc., you can walk with your furry friend, play together, have a picnic together, take pictures together, and participate in activities together.

Address: No. 1158 Linyin New Road, Songjiang District

Ticket price: Adult ticket 100 yuan/ticket, pet ticket 30 yuan/ticket, dog certificate and immunization certificate required

8、Qingxi Country Park

In Qingxi Country Park, dogs can enter all areas except the ecological conservation area (water forest). Dalian Lake can take your dog boating, you can also walk your dog along the lake, enjoy the Jiangnan style villages, there are also tent areas to set up tents.

Address: No. 500 Zilian Road, Jinze Town, Qingpu District

Ticket price: Free

9、Shanghai Haowan National Forest Park

Recently, the redwood forest in Shanghai Haowan National Forest Park has become popular. Videos of people taking their dogs to cruise the lake and admire the redwood trees have made many people want to take their furry children to experience it. The park is densely covered with winding and deep waterways, and there is a lake with a water area of 580 acres – the Hundred Bird Lake, tourists only need to sign the terms at the ticket gate to bring their pets into the park, need to take protective measures (pets do not charge extra). You can also take your pet on a boat trip to enjoy the redwood trees, pay attention to safety.

Address: No. 1677 Suitanghe Road, Fengxian District

Ticket price: 80 yuan/ticket, pets do not charge extra

10、Flower Blooming at Sea Ecological Garden

Flower Blooming at Sea Ecological Garden has plum gardens, maple forests, cherry blossom forests and other large areas of ecological landscapes, basically you can enjoy beautiful flower seas throughout the year. Tourists who bring pet dogs need to make an appointment and register on the official WeChat public account before entering the park, and upon arrival, they need to show relevant documents to the staff, dogs with a shoulder height of 50 cm or more are not allowed to enter the park. Pet dogs with a shoulder height of 35 cm to 50 cm can only enter the park after 14:00 on weekdays, and after 15:00 on weekends and holidays, and must be wearing a muzzle.

Address: No. 6060 Xiujing, Daijing Village, Zhujing Town, Jinshan District

Ticket price: 30 yuan/ticket, pets do not charge extra

11、Xinjiangwan Wetland Ecological Birdwatching and Bird Photography Base

Xinjiangwan Wetland is a famous birdwatching and bird photography base in the urban area, with a wetland ecological corridor, is a natural oxygen bar. Here, although there is no large lawn for dogs to frolic freely, but there are forest paths and rich wetland ecological landscape, bringing your dog here for a walk, there is a quiet feeling of walking in the woods.

Address: 50 meters west of the intersection of Ningcheng Road and Zhengyue Road, Yangpu District

Ticket price: Free

12、Meilan Lake Scenic Area

Meilan Lake has a large lawn, it takes about 40 minutes to walk around the lake, the Starbucks here is also pet-friendly, there are Paw-ccino for furry children, is a great dog walking place. You can also take your “furry children” to sunbathe, take a boat trip.

Address: Luodi Town, Baoshan District

Ticket price: Free

13、Luojing Water Source Conservation Forest

Luojing Water Source Conservation Forest is an open park, there is a large lawn, you can take your “furry children” to camp and have a picnic. Blue sky and white clouds, forest reeds, beautiful.

Address: Chuanji Road, Luojing Town, Baoshan District

Ticket price: Free

14、Shangfang Gardening · Dream Flower Source

This is a small and beautiful garden courtyard with few people, covering an area of 46,000 square meters, the garden is divided into 23 small gardens, with more than 1,000 plant varieties, the whole area is a change of scenery, each with a unique style, is a treasure destination suitable for bringing “furry children” to stroll slowly.

Address: No. 1398 Luheng Road, Minhang District

Ticket price: 35 yuan/ticket, pets 200 yuan/pet, and need to book in advance