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Off-Leash Dog Areas

Off-Leash Dog Area Daily Permits | Pay by Phone

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No need for cash | Pay on the go | Secure payment

When visiting our Off-Leash Dog Areas you have the option to purchase a daily permit using your mobile phone. By calling, downloading the app, or visiting the website ppprk.com, Passport Parking makes it easy to purchase a daily permit. An annual or daily permit and a dog are required for entry.


A daily permit allows you and your canine companion one day's access to all five Off-Leash Dog Areas.

Daily Permit Fee

  • $15 per dog (up to 3), Lake County residents
  • $30 per dog (up to 3), nonresidents

Pay by App

Download the Passport Parking application in the App Store or Google Play Store.

app-store     play-store

Pay by Web

Visit ppprk.com.

Pay by Phone

No smartphone? Dial 708-716-0716 and follow the prompts.

Instructions

  • Sign up for a new account or log into your existing account. If creating a new account, you will need to complete a short verification process and selecet a PIN.
  • Enter the "zone" number for your location. Daily permits allow you and your canine companion one day's access to all five Off-Leash Dog Areas.

Zone Numbers

Location Lake County Residents    Nonresidents  
Duck Farm Off-Leash Dog Area       84701 84705
Independence Grove Off-Leash Dog Area     84702 84706
Lakewood Off-Leash Dog Area 84703 84707
Prairie Wolf Off-Leash Dog Area 84704 84708
Waukegan Savanna Off-Leash Dog Area 84709 84710

  • Add vehicle information. License plate number of the car that will visit the Off-Leash Dog Area is required.
  • Add payment information. Credit or debit card required. Please note: a 35 cent convenience fee will be added to all purchases made via Passport Parking.
  • Confirm your information to complete your purchase. There is no need to display a receipt in your windshield.

By purchasing a permit, you are agreeing to abide by all restrictions and rules.

Purchase Annual Off-Leash Dog Area Permit

An annual permit allows access to all five of our popular Off-Leash Dog Areas. Annual permits for the next calendar year go on sale in early December.

Annual permits are valid for the calendar year only, and are not prorated. Fees are reduced when purchased from September 1 through early December.

During our busiest sales months of December and January processing times are a bit longer. Use your temporary pass as you await a permanent vehicle sticker in the mail.

Annual Permit Fee

  • $50 for the first dog, $20 each additional (up to 2 additional), Lake County residents
  • $150 for the first dog, $75 each additional (up to 2 additional), nonresidents

Reduced fees September 1 through early December:

  • $25 for the first dog, $15 each additional (up to 2 additional), Lake County residents
  • $75 for the first dog, $30 each additional (up to 2 additional), nonresidents

Purchase Online

Call or visit our General Office in Libertyville, 847-367-6640, 8 am-4:30 pm, weekdays, or our Operations and Public Safety Facility in Lake Villa, 847-968-3404, 6:30 am-3 pm, weekdays.

To purchase a $5 replacement sticker, call or visit our General Offices in Libertyville, 847-367-6640, 8 am-4:30 pm, weekdays, or Operations and Public Safety in Lake Villa, 847-968-3404, 6:30 am-3 pm, weekdays.


Having Trouble?

  • Contact our Public Safety Office at 847-968-3404, 6:30 am–3 pm, weekdays. Evening and weekends, call 847-549-5200 and ask to speak to a Lake County Forest Preserve Ranger.