Dog-friendly places in Illinois
Illinois has 455 places in our guide, in 48 counties; 425 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 parkAledo Bark ParkOff-leash
ParkBeattie ParkLeash required
Photo by IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkBlair ParkLeash required
Photo by Mahir256, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkBloomingdale Trail ParkLeash required
Photo by Victor Grigas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkChautauqua National Wildlife RefugeLeash required
Photo by Jacob Randa/USFWS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
ParkChautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach UnitLeash required
Photo by Jacob Randa/USFWS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
ParkH & B Bremer Wildlife SanctuaryLeash required
Photo by Coalfather, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailKaskaskia Canyon TrailLeash required
Photo by Peterupton99, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkLaura Bradley ParkLeash required
Photo by NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailRocky Glen TrailLeash required
Photo by Annie Gavin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkSchwiebert Riverfront ParkLeash required
Photo by Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkWashington ParkLeash required
Counties (48)
- Cook County108 places
- Champaign County98 places
- Winnebago County21 places
- Lake County19 places
- Peoria County18 places
- Tazewell County18 places
- DuPage County17 places
- Kane County17 places
- Will County15 places
- McHenry County12 places
- Sangamon County10 places
- Madison County9 places
- McLean County7 places
- St. Clair County7 places
- Ford County6 places
- Woodford County6 places
- DeKalb County5 places
- Grundy County5 places
- Effingham County4 places
- Ogle County4 places
- Rock Island County4 places
- Boone County3 places
- Henry County3 places
- Macon County3 places
- Morgan County3 places
- Vermilion County3 places
- Williamson County3 places
- Douglas County2 places
- Kendall County2 places
- LaSalle County2 places
- Lee County2 places
- Marion County2 places
- Marshall County2 places
- Bond County1 place
- Christian County1 place
- De Witt County1 place
- Fulton County1 place
- Jackson County1 place
- Jefferson County1 place
- Kankakee County1 place
- Knox County1 place
- Mason County1 place
- Mercer County1 place
- Monroe County1 place
- Montgomery County1 place
- Richland County1 place
- Warren County1 place
- Whiteside County1 place
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.