Dog Bark Park is home to Toby and Sweet Willy, the World’s Two Biggest Beagles. Toby, a 12-foot-tall beagle statue, was built by Dog Bark Park artists Dennis Sullivan and Frances Conklin.
Sweet Willy, officially known as Dog Bark, is one of America’s latest additions to the type of roadside architecture popular in the early days of automobile vacation travel when travelers would often buy gas, eat meals or stay overnight in a building that looked like something else. Remember coffee pot or teacup gas stations, milk bottle shaped restaurants or the shoe and duck houses? For today’s travelers Dog Bark Park offers a glimpse into those bygone days. The big dog opened as in inn in 2003 and ceased being an inn in 2025.
Come Experience the Dog!
Now that we have retired, please respect our privacy by taking photos from a distance. All structures are private property with permission needed to enter or touch them. Thank you for your understanding & interest.
c.2006 Whimsical chainsaw art by Dennis & Frances
