After hitting the dog park after work today, I decided to take the dogs for a walk down to Waterfront Park on the Charleston Peninsula. It was a very nice evening for a walk
Stanley at the Pineapple fountain.
Then we headed out onto the boardwalk to enjoy the view and some of the orange-y-ness of the sunset
Stanley visits the dog park
Stanley came out with us to hit the next stop on my Lowcountry Dog Park Tour series: the dog park in Palmetto Islands County Park.
Simba was really intent on playing with Stanley at the park
but for the most part he was pretty content to sit on the bleachers and watch the action
At one point just before it was time for us to leave, I tried to get a picture of Nala, Simba and Stanley sitting together. I had them all sitting nicely and was just about to take the picture when Nala got up, grabbed Stanley and took off running.
Managed to get Stanley back and got this picture
Lowcountry dog park tour: Palmetto Islands County Park
The next stop on the dog park tour takes us to the second of three dog parks located in a Charleston County Park: Palmetto Islands County Park in Mt. Pleasant. The dog park here is relatively new, having opened in 2007. It’s a fairly large fenced in dog park located next to the fenced in area used by the Lowcountry Dog Agility group (this area is not part of the dog park). Dual dog lock type gates provide good flow for dogs entering and leaving the park. The park is somewhat narrow but very long giving you plenty of room for long ball throws and lots of room for dogs to run around in.
For people, a couple of bleachers provide plenty of seating space as do several picnic benches around the perimeter.
Two sandy areas serve as nice soft spots for dogs to wrestle, dig or plop down to rest.
The park is pretty near to the marshes, so as a result the water table is pretty close to the surface. This means when the ground gets wet, it tends to stay that way for a while and things can get a little muddy in spots, especially near the fence. Fortunately there’s a hose positioned near the water fountain so you can hose off muddy dogs if necessary.
Admission to Palmetto Islands County Park is $1/person. Frequent visitors to the park (or any of the other county parks) will want to consider purchasing a park pass for unlimited admissions. Since the dog park is within the park, once you’re in you also have access to the rest of Palmetto Islands County Park, which is quite large and has plenty of walking trails.
See the rest of my pictures of the dog park here.
Here’s a Google Map to Palmetto Islands County Park. The dog park is just inside the entrance to the park. Take the first right after you get past the admission booth and you’ll see the dog park in front of you.
View Palmetto Islands County Park dog park in a larger map
Stanley tours Charleston
Stanley came along with me for my volunteer shift at the SC Aquarium this morning. He watched me prepare the bird diets for the next day and after I was done with my shift, we took some pictures around the aquarium
Stanley’s visit to the hospital
Stanley came with me to work today so I showed him around the department.
He got to meet my other stuffed office mates, Pinky, Brain and Dogbert. They spent some time plotting their next scheme to rule the world.
Then it was off on a tour of the department.