The original plan was to head to Seattle for the second part of my birthday excursion. Unfortunately, we were rained out of Washington, so we headed back to Oregon to explore more of the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. On the way, we recalled hearing about what locals call the Thousand Acre Dog Park, formally known as the Sandy River Delta Park. The Sandy River Delta Park, located in Troutdale, Oregon, is a dog’s paradise. The park has 1,400 acres of looping trails to explore, endless open fields to run around in, two rivers to swim and play in, wildflowers to adore, and wetlands to admire. The park, which is part of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, is also very popular for mountain biking, birding, and horseback riding. I have decided that this is my new favorite dog park in Oregon, and I hope to be able to visit often!
Rating for Sandy River Delta Park
I gave this park two paws up because it was lively, scenic, and full of adventure. The trails are very easy, and dogs are allowed off-leash unless they are on the handicap-accessible trail, which is marked throughout the park. Always remember to assess your pup’s health before hiking or swimming, make sure to bring plenty of water, and stay close to your pup on your adventure.
Pin this, pups:
Stay tuned for my next blog post, where I explore the Oregon coast!
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Hi Scarlett. What a wonderful adventure for you and us to see. Can we go there when i come to visit the end of august? You can show me the beautiful state of Oregon, where you live. We will have fun!
Two hands up for this Doggy Blog♡♡♡
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Can’t wait to show you around 🙂 I woof you!
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Looks like a great place for dogs and humans alike!
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You would love it 🙂 definitely check it out one day!
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That is so great that you found such a wonderful place – birthday toys, sticks, mud, friends…. what more could a pup ask fof!?!
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It is my new favorite place in the world 🙂
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Nice post and pictures. The Sandy River Delta Park sounds and looks lovely, as does your dog – I’m a dog lover too – keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, it was a beautiful day! Glad to hear you are a dog lover too, we like those! 🙂
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Such an awesome birthday celebration with plenty of open spaces, fun and cool toys! Glad you enjoyed it – even if mum and dad didn’t for some reason want to jump into the mud (?!)
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Haha, yeah they are big babies 🙂
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Now thats look a great adventure in the mud! Looks like you had a great day out. #feetdotravel
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It was the best day ever! 🙂
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Scarlett love your adventure at the Sandy River Delta Park. What fun to play with others on the trails and in the river! So happy they have dog friendly trails 🙂 #feetdotravel
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Thanks Steph, it was a wonderful time 🙂 glad you loved it!
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Looks like a great afternoon of adventure and the dogs certainly are having fun! God to see you had such a great time!
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Yes, it was a lovely place 🙂 thanks for reading!
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How much fun could one pup have? This looks like the perfect spot for frolicking dogs.
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I get to have too much fun, thanks Shona 🙂
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Looks like Scarlet had a great day. I’m sure you did too. Scenery looks beautiful.
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Yes, it was a wonderful day 🙂 thank you for reading about it!
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Awesome!! You found your new favourite park! Shame you popped your birthday present, I guess your Mum and Dad will just have to get you another lol. Yaaay for 2 paws up for this park! #feetdotravel
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It was so awesome! I can’t wait to get a new soccer ball to pop again 🙂
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Sandy River Delta Park looks like the perfect place to go out with he dog. It’s good there are pet friendly places like this around. Your pictures of other dogs visiting show how popular Sandy River Delta Park is.
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It was a great day and definitely a sweet spot for dogs! Thanks for reading 🙂
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What a great park and so good to see you having so much fun! I think my pups would love to go for hikes like this too! And well done for getting in the water! Isn’t it fun!
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The water is amazing! You should definitely take the pups out 🙂
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Happy birthday! It looks like you found a perfect spot to celebrate. I’m in Washington right now. Thank you for getting all the rain out, so I could enjoy a sunny visit!
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Thank you! Have fun in Washington, can’t wait to read your adventures 🙂
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What a fun adventure, Scarlett! Glad you found somewhere special to go… even though you got rained out of Seattle. I thought the picture of pawprints in the mud was especially cool.
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Thanks April 🙂 it was a beautiful adventure!
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Wow! This place really seems magical. What time of the day would you recommend a hiking at this park?
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We had good luck hiking early afternoon hours (between 1-3) because there were a lot of dogs out and we had fun playing with a big crowd. However, if you want a quiet time with your dog, I would recommend showing up when they open at dawn 🙂 It is a truly magical place.
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That looks like a fun day! 1,400 acres of looping trails! We are there! Haha Cigar like branch! Can we hug you?
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Yes, you can hug me anytime! 🙂 You would love it there!
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