Dog exercise areas

Mosman has areas where dogs may be exercised either on or off the leash:

Whilst off the leash the dog must at all times be under the effective control of a competent person. Always keep watch on your animal.

Mosman Council has prohibited dogs from all other parks, reserves, ovals and beaches. A dog must be on the leash at all other times whilst outside your property.

Areas for unleashed dogs

Dogs are prohibited from being exercised off the leash in all parks, reserves and on all footpaths and roads in Mosman with the exception of the areas listed below:

  • Rawson Park (excepting netball courts and inside fenced oval)
  • Lawry Plunkett Reserve (top of Plunkett Rd)
  • Reid Park
  • Spit Reserve (West)

In the following grassed areas of reserves, the times for exercising dogs off the leash are all day Monday to Friday and Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays before 9am and after 4pm:

  • Clifton Gardens Reserve
  • Sirius Park
  • Rosherville Reserve

Unleashed dogs are permitted on the beach and in the water all day Monday to Friday and prior to 9am and after 4pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays in the following areas:

  • Sirius Cove
  • Spit West and Spit East Reserves

Dogs must be under the effective control of a competent person at all times.

Areas for leashed dogs

Dogs must be under the effective control of a competent person by means of an adequate chain, cord or leash in the following parks:

  • Hunter Park
  • Countess Park
  • Memory Park
  • Curraghbeena Park
  • Mosman Park
  • Bay Street/Lane M90
  • Orlando Avenue Park
  • The Esplanade Reserve
  • The Rawson Oval car park and the area south surrounding Rawson Oval including the road from the car park to the ‘old netball courts’

Dogs are not permitted within 10 metres of children’s playground equipment or tables in all reserves.

Faeces must be removed from reserves, parks and all footpaths and roads immediately.

Whilst off the leash the dog must at all times be under the effective control of a competent person. Always keep watch on your animal.

Prohibited areas for all dogs

  • Mosman Park Oval (Allan Border Oval)
  • Rawson Oval
  • The Drill Hall Common and adjacent netball courts
  • Middle Head Oval
  • Balmoral Oval
  • Georges Heights Oval
  • Chinaman’s Beach
  • All public beaches and swimming enclosures, and Sydney Harbour National Park