Dog-friendly beaches, parks and trails in Essex County
Essex County has 22 places in our guide; 18 of them welcome dogs today, 14 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 parkAndover Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBark PlaceOff-leash
- Dog parkBarkland Avenue Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDanvers Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in AndoverOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in AndoverOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in North AndoverOff-leash
- Dog parkGloucester Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkGroveland Community Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMarblehead Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPartridge Brook Dog Park - Salisbury MAOff-leash
- Dog parkRiverside Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSalem Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSwampscott Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkLynch ParkLeash required
Photo by Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailHigh Ridge TrailLeash required
- ParkNichols FieldLeash required
- BeachDoggie BeachDogs allowedA guess from the name
- ParkBarry ParkNo dogs
- TrailHellcat DikeNo dogs
- TrailNorth Pool DikeNo dogs
- TrailSouth Pool DikeNo dogs
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Towns in Essex 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.21 places here
- Inferred from the place's nameNo source states a rule; the place's name suggests one.1 place 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 This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete.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.