Ocean County’s Freedom Fields County Park is going to the dogs – at least partially. The county opened a new 4.5-acre off-leash dog park within that larger park, located on Route 539 in Little Egg Harbor Township, on Tuesday, June 1.

Ocean County Commissioner Virginia E. Haines, chair of the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation, announced the opening of the dog park during a meeting of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners on May 26.