Dog-friendly places in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 424 places in our guide, in 13 counties; 360 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 parkDog park at Boston CommonOff-leash
Photo by Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog parkActon Community Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkAgawam Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkAmherst Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBarnstable Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCaptain Jack Peterson Memorial Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCedarville Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Green River ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkFrench Dog ParkOff-leash
TrailBlue TrailLeash required
Photo by Peter Cooper Jr, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkLynch ParkLeash required
Photo by Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkGriggs ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Arnab Majumdar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Counties (13)
- Middlesex County98 places
- Worcester County66 places
- Suffolk County63 places
- Plymouth County39 places
- Hampshire County33 places
- Hampden County26 places
- Barnstable County23 places
- Essex County22 places
- Norfolk County22 places
- Berkshire County16 places
- Bristol County9 places
- Franklin County7 places
- Dukes County1 place
How we knowThe agencies that set dog rules here, and what each one says
- No dogs, Memorial Day to Labor Day (Memorial Day to Labor Day)
- Dogs allowed, Sep 16 – Apr 30 (Sep 16 – Apr 30)
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 This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete.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.