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Dike East Walking Trail
4.4 ★★★★☆ 99 Google reviews · Running trail in Fargo, North Dakota · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Dike East Walking Trail's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Fenced-in dog park for big and small breeds featuring trees, shade and picnic tables.
What runners say about Dike East Walking Trail
“Near the entrance you'll find a plastic bag dispenser to aid in clean-up after your precious puppers drops a mammoth-sized deuce.”
“There are trees, a picnic table and beautiful scenery at this dog park.”
“Both areas have shade trees and picnic tables.”
I don't really like dogs much.... But dogs like this park. I walk past it a lot. Google said I should review it... So here I am, reviewing this park.
Stopped in Fargo on a cross country trip. This was the park I brought my pup to. There was a meet up of about 10 other dogs that happened to be there too. Everyone was super friendly and the dogs were all well behaved and had fun running around.
The Dike East Dog Park is great! It consists of two separate fenced in area with lots of room for your puppers to run free. One area is for big puppers, the other is for ankle-bitter-puppers. Both areas have shade trees and picnic tables.
This walking path connects with the next park south. Then you can even go across the walking bridge to gooseberry in MN. Very neat and clean area.
Trail conditions & character
“It's is physical a very nice dog park, but, being this close to the river, there's no water services.”
“There are trees, a picnic table and beautiful scenery at this dog park.”
“Both areas have shade trees and picnic tables.”
Plan your run at Dike East Walking Trail
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
Hours
| Monday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Tuesday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Wednesday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Thursday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Friday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Saturday | 6 am–10 pm |
| Sunday | 1–3 am, 5:30 am–10 pm |
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