Dog-friendly places in Connecticut
Connecticut has 149 places in our guide, in 9 counties; 136 of them welcome dogs today. Here's where to begin.
Places to start
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
- Dog parkB.A.R.K. Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBailey's Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCourtland Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Nicholas Foran ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Ninety Acres ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in HamdenOff-leash
- Dog parkMitchell D. Phaiah Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkBluff Point State ParkLeash required
Photo by Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ParkBenton Hill PreserveLeash required
Counties (9)
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region30 places
- Northwest Hills Planning Region28 places
- Capitol Planning Region24 places
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region20 places
- Western Connecticut Planning Region20 places
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region11 places
- Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region7 places
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region6 places
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region2 places
How we knowThe agencies that set dog rules here, and what each one says
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 This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete.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.