Dog-friendly parks and trails in El Paso County
El Paso County has 84 places in our guide; 71 of them welcome dogs today, 17 of them off-leash. Here are the ones to start with.
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
Dog parkBear Creek Dog ParkOff-leash
Photo by CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog parkAll Breed Rescue & TrainingOff-leash
- Dog parkAntlers Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDargen of the DogsOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Palmer ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Red Rock Canyon Open SpaceOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Colorado SpringsOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Colorado SpringsOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in CragmorOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Middle Shooks RunOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park near FalconOff-leash
- Dog parkFox Run Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkGarden of the DogsOff-leash
- Dog parkPalmer Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRampart Dog ParkOff-leash
TrailRed Rock Canyon TrailLeash required
Photo by LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trail667Leash required
- TrailAcorn Alley - ADA TrailLeash required
- TrailArroyo GrandeLeash required
- TrailBock TrailLeash required
- TrailBuckhorn TrailLeash required
- TrailBuckhorn Trail-776Leash required
- TrailChamberlainLeash required
- TrailChamberlain Trail (Lion Connect)Leash required
- TrailCodell TrailLeash required
- TrailColumbine TrailLeash required
- TrailContemplative TrailLeash required
- TrailCresta TrailLeash required
- ParkFountain Creek Regional ParkLeash required
- TrailFt. Hayes TrailLeash required
- TrailGold Camp PathLeash required
- TrailGreenlee TrailLeash required
- TrailHogback ValleyLeash required
- ParkJames H. Smith ParkLeash required
- ParkKane Ranch Open SpaceLeash required
- TrailLaddersLeash required
- TrailLake MoraineLeash required
- TrailLariat LoopLeash required
- ParkLimbach ParkLeash required
- TrailLion TrailLeash required
- TrailLower HodgebackLeash required
- TrailMeadow TrailLeash required
- TrailMeadows to Ridge ConnectorLeash required
- TrailMeadows TrailLeash required
- TrailMesa TrailLeash required
- TrailNew Santa Fe Regional TrailLeash required
- TrailOld Quarry TrailLeash required
- TrailPalmer TrailLeash required
- TrailPikes Peak GreenwayLeash required
- TrailPonderosaLeash required
- TrailRidge TrailLeash required
- TrailRim TrailLeash required
- TrailRoundup TrailLeash required
- TrailSand Canyon TrailLeash required
- TrailSeven Bridges TrailLeash required
- TrailStetson TrailLeash required
- TrailStratton Springs TrailLeash required
- TrailSweetwater Canyon TrailLeash required
- TrailUpper HodgebackLeash required
- TrailUte Pass TrailLeash required
- TrailUte Valley Regional Trail UpperLeash required
- ParkWagner ParkLeash required
- TrailWildflower PathLeash required
- ParkAshmore ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailConnectorDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailLovell Gulch TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailRimwood RidgeDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailSection 16Dogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailSection 16 TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- Dog parkDog walk areaOff-leashA guess from the name
- Dog parkFalcon Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
- TrailBear Track TrailNo dogs
- TrailCaptain Jacks Trail 667No dogs
- TrailDixon TrailNo dogs
- TrailDragon's Backbone TrailNo dogs
- TrailLa Deux Réservoirs TrailNo dogs
- TrailLadders to Chutes ConnectorNo dogs
- TrailMountain LoopNo dogs
- TrailNorth Talon TrailNo dogs
- TrailSouth Talon TrailNo dogs
- TrailSundance TrailNo dogs
- TrailTalon TrailNo dogs
- TrailThe ChutesNo dogs
- TrailUpper ChutesNo dogs
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Towns in El Paso County
How we knowThe agencies that set dog rules here, and what each one says
- OpenStreetMapWhere no agency rule is on file, the dog tags people add to the map.82 places here
- Inferred from the place's nameNo source states a rule; the place's name suggests one.2 places here
Check posted signs. They are the rule on site. This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete. It is not legal advice.
County boundary: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, 2025 (public domain). A place belongs to the county that holds its point on the map.