Dog-friendly places in Iowa
Iowa has 75 places in our guide, in 32 counties; 75 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 parkAmes Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCheyenne Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCrow Creek Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Ahrens/Paschall Memorial ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Bacon Creek ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Outlet Recreation ComplexOff-leash
- Dog parkDog Park at the CascadesOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in TamaOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in WilliamsburgOff-leash
- Dog parkKen & Jan Kistenmacher Dog ParkOff-leash
TrailDunleith and Dubuque BridgeLeash required
Photo by Kevin Schuchmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkGray's Lake ParkLeash required
Photo by Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Counties (32)
- Polk County12 places
- Linn County8 places
- Johnson County4 places
- Scott County4 places
- Benton County3 places
- Black Hawk County3 places
- Dallas County3 places
- Dubuque County3 places
- Harrison County3 places
- Story County3 places
- Woodbury County3 places
- Bremer County2 places
- Cerro Gordo County2 places
- Clay County2 places
- Jackson County2 places
- Jasper County2 places
- Cedar County1 place
- Cherokee County1 place
- Clarke County1 place
- Delaware County1 place
- Floyd County1 place
- Hamilton County1 place
- Iowa County1 place
- Mills County1 place
- Mitchell County1 place
- Plymouth County1 place
- Pottawattamie County1 place
- Poweshiek County1 place
- Sioux County1 place
- Tama County1 place
- Wapello County1 place
- Warren 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 This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete.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.