Dog-friendly parks and trails in Suffolk County
Suffolk County has 63 places in our guide; 57 of them welcome dogs today, 25 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 parkDog park at Boston CommonOff-leash
Photo by Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dog parkJoe Wex Dog Recreation SpaceOff-leash
Photo by John Phelan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog parkBay Village Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBeecher St Play AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkBremen Street Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCarleton Court Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog Park @ The TrackOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Caldwell Street Play AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Dorchester Shores ReservationOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Elliot Norton ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Richmond & North Streets ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Smith PlaygroundOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at The Yard @ Beachmont SquareOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in CharlestownOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in East BostonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Jamaica PlainOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in South EndOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in WaterfrontOff-leash
- Dog parkFitzhenry Square Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMansfield Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkOak Square Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPaws N Play Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPuddingstone Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRUFF North EndOff-leash
ParkBelle Isle Marsh ReservationLeash required
Photo by Alcinoe at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
ParkBinford Street ParkLeash required
Photo by Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailBoston HarborWalkLeash required
Photo by NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkBoston Public GardenLeash required
Photo by Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkCharles River EsplanadeLeash required
- TrailArlington PathLeash required
- TrailBeacon PathLeash required
- TrailBoston HarborWalk North EndLeash required
- TrailBoylston PathLeash required
- TrailCharles PathLeash required
- ParkElliot Norton ParkLeash required
- TrailHaffenreffer WalkLeash required
- TrailLagoon PathLeash required
- TrailMill Creek RiverwalkLeash required
- TrailPublic Garden Foot BridgeLeash required
- ParkReggie Wong Memorial ParkLeash required
- ParkStatler ParkLeash required
TrailBoylston StreetDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Boston Transit Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
ParkCharlesgate ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Detroit Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
ParkChristopher Columbus Waterfront ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailDalton StreetDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailFrances Appleton BridgeDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Ahecht, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailNewbury StreetDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkNorth Bank Bridge ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by RL0919, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ParkCommonwealth Ave MallDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkGarden of PeaceDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailMassachusetts AvenueDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkPark in Dorchester HeightsDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkPeters ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkPhillips Square Tactical PlazaDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkSymphony Community ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkUnderground at Ink BlockDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- Dog parkEast First Street Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
ParkBlackstone SquareNo dogs
Photo by christophergsmith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ParkBay Village Neighborhood ParkNo dogs
- ParkBradford Street ParkNo dogs
- ParkElmhurst ParkNo dogs
- ParkFrieda Garcia ParkNo dogs
- ParkHarriet Tubman SquareNo dogs
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Towns in Suffolk 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.62 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.