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Dog-friendly trails, by state.

One guide per state that pulls together the national parks, forests, BLM land, and state parks, with the dog-friendly ones up front and the closures called out. Pick your state and plan the day.

50state guides
1293places mapped
1page per state
Colored Greyhound mural with historical information about the Freedom RidersALDog-friendly

Alabama

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
22 verified areas
a white colored sheep standing on a mountainside overlooking a green valleyAKDog-friendly

Alaska

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
26 verified areas
At Sunset, swirling rain clouds above a vast canyon filled with colorful peaks and cliff walls.AZDog-friendly

Arizona

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
50 verified areas
A pink sky above gentle white buildingsARDog-friendly

Arkansas

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
16 verified areas
Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.CALimited access

California

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
111 verified areas
Black Canyon near Tomichi PointCODog-friendly

Colorado

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
39 verified areas
A view of the south side of the Weir House with porch visable, showing a fence in front of the homeCTDog-friendly

Connecticut

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
14 verified areas
Red, yellow, and green leaves lay on the grass in front of a colonial building.DEDog-friendly

Delaware

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
11 verified areas
Coral reef with two snorkelers diving below the surfaceFLDog-friendly

Florida

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
36 verified areas
A cannon sits out in front of a replica of part of the wooden stockade walls once at AndersonvilleGADog-friendly

Georgia

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
26 verified areas
'Ahinahina blooms in Haleakala craterHIDog-friendly

Hawaii

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
22 verified areas
Snow dusted granite formations jut up from a mountainous juniper covered landscape.IDDog-friendly

Idaho

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
27 verified areas
2 story tan house with green shutters. Red, white, and blue striped bunting draped below its fenceILDog-friendly

Illinois

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
18 verified areas
Michigan Lake beach with green grassy dunes in the background, under a blue sky.INDog-friendly

Indiana

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
16 verified areas
Bear Effigy Mounds with visitor walking nearby.IADog-friendly

Iowa

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
13 verified areas
Brown v Board National Historical ParkKSDog-friendly

Kansas

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
17 verified areas
A cascade of water pours over a rock ledge. Green foliage is in the background.KYDog-friendly

Kentucky

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
19 verified areas
A small cabin sits beneath the branches of a Live Oak in the Oakland Plantation Quarters.LADog-friendly

Louisiana

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
14 verified areas
Acadia National ParkMEDog-friendly

Maine

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
19 verified areas
luminaries placed by Maryland Monument with dramatic orange red cloudsMDDog-friendly

Maryland

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
26 verified areas
The Birthplaces of Presidents John Adams (right) and John Quincy Adams (left)MADog-friendly

Massachusetts

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
28 verified areas
Aerial View of Belle HarborMIDog-friendly

Michigan

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
27 verified areas
Photograph of granite cliffs topped with trees alongside a blue lake.MNDog-friendly

Minnesota

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
23 verified areas
Two large trees and a flagpole flying an American flag overlooking a stone monument and cannonsMSDog-friendly

Mississippi

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
18 verified areas
fireworks in the sky over the Arch and city buildings with the river in the backgroundMODog-friendly

Missouri

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
17 verified areas
Jagged peaks rise out of a forested valley and an empty road curves off into the distance.MTDog-friendly

Montana

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
27 verified areas
The visitor center sits in the middle of mixed grass prairie.NEDog-friendly

Nebraska

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
18 verified areas
blue sky with green trees in mountain cirqueNVDog-friendly

Nevada

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
26 verified areas
Looking toward Aspet from the Pan GardenNHDog-friendly

New Hampshire

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
14 verified areas
The Wick House surrounded by colorful fall leavesNJDog-friendly

New Jersey

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
21 verified areas
Photo of Giant Dome and Twin Domes in the Big Room.NMDog-friendly

New Mexico

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
41 verified areas
Castle Clinton NM EntranceNYDog-friendly

New York

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
37 verified areas
The first-order Fresnel lens is visible in the lantern room of the Bodie Island Lighthouse.NCDog-friendly

North Carolina

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
27 verified areas
A colorfully striped butte in the foreground overlooks a dark green badlands landscapeNDDog-friendly

North Dakota

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
15 verified areas
People in bright orange kayaks paddle around a bend in a river, past green trees and a rocky shore.OHDog-friendly

Ohio

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
22 verified areas
Lincoln Bridge with Travertine Creek flowing belowOKDog-friendly

Oklahoma

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
17 verified areas
A view of Crater Lake and Wizard IslandORDog-friendly

Oregon

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
42 verified areas
Engine House and tavernPADog-friendly

Pennsylvania

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
29 verified areas
Image of Touro SynagogueRIDog-friendly

Rhode Island

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
15 verified areas
View of the Congaree River during the FallSCDog-friendly

South Carolina

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
24 verified areas
Layered badlands formations behind fields of green grass under cloudy and billowing clouds.SDDog-friendly

South Dakota

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
19 verified areas
Andrew Johnson Homestead with snowTNDog-friendly

Tennessee

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
23 verified areas
Blooming CenizoTXDog-friendly

Texas

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
32 verified areas
A crowd of people sit and watch the sunset at delicate arch.UTDog-friendly

Utah

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
41 verified areas
large red brick mansion with white lattice porch and lush green lawnVTDog-friendly

Vermont

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
13 verified areas
A man stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking the receding mountains.VADog-friendly

Virginia

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
37 verified areas
A purple and pink streaked sky over a mountain peak and forested valley.WADog-friendly

Washington

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
37 verified areas
sun rising over the New River GorgeWVDog-friendly

West Virginia

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
15 verified areas
Photograph of Lake Superior sandstone rock stack under a blue sky.WIDog-friendly

Wisconsin

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
20 verified areas
Backpackers in North Fork Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton behindWYDog-friendly

Wyoming

Every dog-friendly park, forest, and trail area.
26 verified areas