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    Hinckley Park

    Hinckley Park is a pet-friendly 40-acre recreation area in South Portland, ME. Dogs must be leashed between the hours of 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM year-round. The park includes two scenic ponds surrounded by a 3/4 mile walking trail and additional wooded trails nearby to explore. Visit Website

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    Hinckley Park has received a rating of 4.0 out of 5 bones by 8 canine critics on BringFido.

    Visitors generally find Hinckley Park to be a pleasant, dog-friendly destination with scenic trails and ponds suitable for swimming, though some recent policy changes have led to concerns about leash requirements. They note that while the park was previously an off-leash haven, dogs must now be leashed during certain hours, which has disappointed some pet owners.

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    • Heather
      Aug 19, 2023
      Convenient

      This trail is located pretty close to Fort Williams and other things. Its a good option for a short walk. The trail did get very muddy in some spots, and proximity to water makes it mosquito city. Make sure you go on a hot day to avoid the wet trails. Check your dog for ticks since there is lots of tall grass.

    • Daniel
      Sep 20, 2022
      dogs must be leashed between 10am and 3pm

      Unfortunately over the last year a bunch of bird watchers complained about dogs being off leash so now all dogs must be leashed between 10am and 3pm. Rangers are there giving people 35$ tickets. RIDICULOUS

    • Leslie
      Aug 3, 2021
      Pretty walk, NOT off-leash anymore

      We came looking for an off-leash place for our dog to run around. There was a bunch of (presumably new) signage saying dogs must remain on leash at all times. We still enjoyed the walk but it was not what we expected.

    • J
      Aug 2, 2020
      Charlie loves it, and so do we!

      We've been coming here for a while now, and with the expansion it just keeps getting better!

    • Robin
      Jul 13, 2019
      Off-leash heaven

      Lots of windy paths, two ponds for swimming, open fields: this is dog heaven and yes, off-leash is permitted. Go!

    • Michelle
      May 29, 2018
      Great Walk

      Lots of trails. 2 ponds to let dogs swim. Not fenced, but dogs can run off leash. People and dogs friendly here.

    • Bee
      More than a year ago
      dog-love!

      Most dogs were off-leash and bounding around the pond, plenty of squirrels and ducks to keep our Henry happy, even had a swim! Not too crowded and really quite beautiful.

    • Chad
      More than a year ago
      best park for swimmers

      It's like a huge dog run. I don't know whether off-leash Is technically permitted, but the dogs seem to think it is. Wonderful time, we've been three times.

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