Would you PAY to enter a dog park?

I absolutely would, yes. 

Yep I'd pay.  If it ensured that those who were there would follow the rules.  Plus the paying is indicative of a membership, and memberships can be revoked!!

There is one near me that charges $15 a month.  I considered it but I wondered if there wouldnt be many other dogs there which would defeat some of the purpose.  Luckily we have a choice of nearby free parks. 
 
For $25 a month, garcon better be scooping the poops for me.  And I agree with other posters - there had better be some good features and some accountability.

No, that sounds really high to me.  I would pay $25 for a yearly pass, but certainly not per month. 

Heck no, who makes the profit? I would however make donations to keep the park nice but anyone can call a friend, take the dogs to the beach and have as good of a time with less stress then have to pay to go to a dog park.
Unless they have employee's who pick up after your dog, dole out doggy treats and wash them when they are done playing, that would be awesome!

I'd pay per month for a park like Mookie's mom described, but not for the pay one here; all it is is a 3.5 acre fenced area w/ a gated entry and 3 divisions (2 1.5 acre areas for lg dogs and a .5 acre area for small dogs); the water supply is even shut off in the winter and you have to bring your own bowls year round. Dogs don't need to have any health checks other than a rabies vaccine (i.e. nothing required for distemper, parvo, or parasites) and no temperament testing is done.

It really burns me that the board won't let the campus groups' dogs play for a group rate even for a day; our requirements for membership are higher than their's! And finding out about unvaxed shelter dogs having access...well that added fuel to the fire.

I have little problem paying if that was my only choice and there were amenities, but just can't justify it for the basic thing when I can take my dog out on a long line in the field near my house for free. [8|]

This reminds me a little of our situation. We had a lovely patch of bush that was owned by a local mental hospital and kept as well-maintained reserve to provide a buffer between escaped patients and the danger of roads and the public. It had nice paths and a park-like area by the lake and people from miles around would bring their dogs over for an offlead run. There were no other places to let your dogs off nearby, and this was perfect.

The hospital downsized and their management strategies changed so that they no longer needed all the buffer land. They covenated it to National Parks and Wildlife to be kept as reserve, and they turned it into a State Recreation Area and promptly banned dogs, horses, trailbikes and camping, which were all the things people had been using the place for for many years. The amenities have been shut down and the tracks are in disrepair, so camping and trailbiking have stopped. The horse people were few to begin with and go elsewhere, now. But the dog walkers cheerfully ignored the new restrictions. The no dogs sign was vandalised 3 or 4 times before they managed to find a sign that was harder to destroy. They started out warning people they saw with dogs that it was illegal and they should leave, but when that made no impression, they started fining dog walkers. So now everyone walks their dogs early in the morning before administration arrives.

So my point is, it's a bit much to expect people to accept something so different from what they're used to. If they tried to charge local dog walkers to take their dogs into our new State Recreation Area, no one would pay. They'd be outraged at the suggestion. We don't have any dog parks you have to pay to use and I'm pretty sure the idea would go down like a lead balloon. But I'd pay if I could be sure every dog at the park was vaccinated and trained and there were staff to maintain grounds and help sort out any trouble. Unstaffed.... nope.

Gina- is this a local park? Am curious!

I pay $40 per year for legal access to Mpls' 4 Off Leash parks, $25 for first dog and $15 for the second.  You also must have Mpls dog licenses to get the permit (or, if not a resident, there is some other provision and more $).  Licenses come to $30 for the dogs per year. 
 
To me it is well worth it and I would pay a bit more, especially if given key card access only.  I'm guessing that usually about 50% of people have not paid and do not have the permits.  Fine if you get caught is stiff, but it is rare. 
 
One of the parks is very, very large with trails and a long, long stretch of beach on the Mississippi.  VERY worth the $. I also bought Patron parking permits for our vehicles and a friend's to further support the upkeep of the parks.
 
Only two of the parks are lit - the one in my neighborhood was promised to be lighted last year and it didn't happen. This is my biggest beef.

A customer was just asking me about pay to play dog parks..wanted to know what I knew about them and would I do it. I don't know much about them. I sent him here to ask =)
The only one of my dogs I can take to a dog park is Dooley..he has an excellent recall and doesn't care about the other dogs, he just wants to chase the ball.
I would maybe pay $25-50 a year..but the park would have to have some cool stuff. My biggest hang up is that the one he was asking me about requires vaccinations including kennel cough. I titer my dogs for rabies and I do not give them bordatella vaccinations. I do minimal vaccination and am not going to give it to them just to belong to a dog park. This would not be an issue with Dooley..but I'd like to know who does the temperment testing at that dog park and exactly what it entails.

No.  Maybe, if it means that the park is cleaner than most parks or something special like that.

I just remembered, there is a dog park near me, it has a lake and trails and everything, but you need to buy like a special pass or something.  It would be a waste for me because Riley does not like larger dogs, especially off-leash.  I went there with my friend once, though.  We brought her Weimaraner because they have a pass for her.  It's really cool, but there are like a million larger dogs that Riley is sure to start fighting with. 
 
Oh yeah, and while we were there, it was very cold.  And the lake was frozen, and my friend's Weimaraner (Ella) went on the ice, and wouldn't come back when we called!

I'd pay a membership fee, especially if the money was going toward park improvements such as permanent seating, shade, lighting, etc.  I think $25 a month is a little high and would exclude a lot of low income people and students from using the park.  $25 a year is a lot more reasonable but I think it should be a voluntary thing.  Nobody or their dog should be excluded from a dog park because of an inability to cough up $25. To me, that's like not being able to take your kids to the local park/playground because you can't afford it.
 
Joyce

Forgot to say that, ultimately, I think $25 per month is a bit high and definitely prohibitively scaled for a lot of people.  That would dissuade me.  I'd pay a bit more then I'm paying now, but not that much.

I would, most likely. I probably wouldn't be able to coucgh up the money every month though..and like veryone else has said it better be specoal! But..I'd be happy with a dog park at all.[8|]