Dogs can hike the forests' trails, including the Interloken Trail in the Finger Lakes and routes through the Green Mountains. Keep your dog leashed in campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads, and under control on general forest trails, where you may share the path with horseback riders and mountain bikers.
Designated swim areas and posted beaches typically bar pets.
During mud season in early spring, warmer temperatures and saturated ground make many trails soft, and the forests ask visitors to avoid damaging them; most forest roads also stay closed until mid-spring.
A 6-foot leash is required in developed recreation areas like campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads. On the general forest and most trails there is no leash law, but your dog must be under control at all times.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.
Dogs are welcome across Vermont's Green Mountain and New York's Finger Lakes National Forests, the only national forests in those two states. Trails range from Vermont's woodland ridges to the Finger Lakes' Interloken Trail through open pastures. Dogs can hike the forests' trails, including the Interloken Trail in the Finger Lakes and routes through the Green Mountains. Keep your dog leashed in campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads, and under control on general forest trails, where you may share the path with horseback riders and mountain bikers.
A 6-foot leash is required in developed recreation areas like campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads. On the general forest and most trails there is no leash law, but your dog must be under control at all times.
During mud season in early spring, warmer temperatures and saturated ground make many trails soft, and the forests ask visitors to avoid damaging them; most forest roads also stay closed until mid-spring.
Designated swim areas and posted beaches typically bar pets.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.