Dog-friendly parks and trails in Montgomery County
Montgomery County has 60 places in our guide; 51 of them welcome dogs today, 22 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 parkBlack Hills Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCabin John Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCamden Bark ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Dewey ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog Park at King FarmOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Ridge Road Recreational ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Blair Circle, Silver SpringOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in North PotomacOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in RockvilleOff-leash
- Dog parkEllsworth Urban Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkGaithersburg Dog Exercise AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkHunt Club Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkKensington Dog RunOff-leash
- Dog parkKimco Realty Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkOlney Manor Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPoolesville Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRandolph Square Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkTakoma Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkThe Point at Silver Spring Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkWheaton Dog ParkOff-leash
TrailCommunity Center TrailLeash required
Photo by G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailFleming TrailLeash required
Photo by Sadads, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailAnglers SpurLeash required
- TrailBethesda Church TrailLeash required
- TrailBilly Goat Trail Section BLeash required
- TrailBilly Goat Trail Section CLeash required
- TrailCampground Loop TrailLeash required
- TrailConnection to Goldmine SpurLeash required
- TrailFalls Road SpurLeash required
- TrailGold Mine LoopLeash required
- TrailGold Mine SpurLeash required
- TrailLock 16 SpurLeash required
- TrailLock 19 SpurLeash required
- TrailOak Drive TrailLeash required
- TrailOak Ridge ConnectorLeash required
- TrailOak Ridge Loop TrailLeash required
- TrailOverlook TrailLeash required
- ParkPleasant View Local ParkLeash required
- TrailRiver TrailLeash required
- TrailRockwood SpurLeash required
- TrailValley TrailLeash required
- TrailVFW SpurLeash required
- TrailWoodland TrailLeash required
ParkSt. Paul ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ParkCapitol View – Homewood ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkJoseph's ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailMuddy Branch Greenway TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkPark in Blair Circle, Silver SpringDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkWhittier Woods Local ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- Dog parkWestside Dog Park - NorthOff-leashA guess from the name
- Dog parkWestside Dog Park - SouthOff-leashA guess from the name
- TrailBeginner Bike TrailNo dogs
- TrailBilly Goat Trail Section ANo dogs
- TrailDragonfly BridgeNo dogs
- TrailExit TrailNo dogs
- TrailGreat Falls Overlook TrailNo dogs
- TrailIntermediate Bike TrailNo dogs
- TrailMuddy Branch Greenway TrailNo dogs
- TrailReturn TrailNo dogs
- TrailWoods TrailNo dogs
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Towns in Montgomery 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.58 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.