Dog-friendly places in Michigan
Michigan has 504 places in our guide, in 57 counties; 446 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 parkBrutus Dog ParkOff-leash
Photo by Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dog parkColdwater dog parkOff-leash
Photo by ymmit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog parkAlgonac Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkArise Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBarkside DetroitOff-leash
- Dog parkBay County Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBehnke Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkAllmendinger ParkLeash required
ParkAverill ReserveLeash required
Photo by Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkBertha Brock ParkLeash required
Photo by Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkCentennial ParkLeash required
Photo by Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkStoney Lakeside ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Counties (57)
- Washtenaw County172 places
- Houghton County38 places
- Oakland County31 places
- Wayne County26 places
- Ingham County21 places
- Kalamazoo County19 places
- Kent County18 places
- Marquette County18 places
- Ottawa County13 places
- Jackson County12 places
- Allegan County10 places
- Saginaw County10 places
- Genesee County9 places
- Clinton County7 places
- Grand Traverse County7 places
- Macomb County7 places
- St. Clair County6 places
- Delta County5 places
- Gogebic County5 places
- Calhoun County4 places
- Midland County4 places
- Barry County3 places
- Berrien County3 places
- Charlevoix County3 places
- Keweenaw County3 places
- Leelanau County3 places
- Mackinac County3 places
- Monroe County3 places
- Muskegon County3 places
- Newaygo County3 places
- Eaton County2 places
- Gratiot County2 places
- Huron County2 places
- Lapeer County2 places
- Livingston County2 places
- Mecosta County2 places
- Montcalm County2 places
- Tuscola County2 places
- Alpena County1 place
- Antrim County1 place
- Bay County1 place
- Benzie County1 place
- Branch County1 place
- Cass County1 place
- Cheboygan County1 place
- Emmet County1 place
- Ionia County1 place
- Iosco County1 place
- Isabella County1 place
- Kalkaska County1 place
- Lenawee County1 place
- Mason County1 place
- Montmorency County1 place
- Otsego County1 place
- Roscommon County1 place
- Sanilac County1 place
- Van Buren 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.