Dog-friendly parks and trails in Hennepin County
Hennepin County has 56 places in our guide; 50 of them welcome dogs today, 42 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 parkFish Lake Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
Photo by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dog parkLake of the Isles Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
Photo by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog parkAirport Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBassett Creek Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBrew ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBrookdale Off Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBryant Lake Dog Off-leash AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkCrow Hassan Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDakota Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Cedar Knoll ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Dinky ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Midtown GreenwayOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Mississippi Gateway Regional ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Sochacki ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in BloomingtonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Downtown EastOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Downtown EastOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Eden PrairieOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in EdinaOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in EdinaOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Elmwood, Saint Louis ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Elmwood, Saint Louis ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Golden ValleyOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Marcy-HolmesOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in North LoopOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Whispering MeadowsOff-leash
- Dog parkEgan ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkElm Creek Dog Off-Leash AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkFlying Cloud Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkFranklin Terrace Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkGateway Play AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkLake Sarah Dog Off-leash AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkLoring Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkLyndale Farmstead Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMinnehaha Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkNicollet Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkNorth Loop Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSt. Anthony Parkway Off-Leash Recreation AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkStaring Lake Park Off-Leash Dog Exercise AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkSusan E. Lurton Nature and Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkVictory Prairie Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkThomas Lowry ParkLeash required
Photo by SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkWaveland TriangleLeash required
Photo by Cfeast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ParkArneson Acres ParkLeash required
- ParkDell ParkLeash required
- ParkMarket SquareLeash required
- ParkAnderson LakesDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkCommunity Commons ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkCrestwood ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- Dog parkBloomington Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
ParkWood Lake Nature CenterNo dogs
Photo by Joe Passe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailForest TrailNo dogs
- TrailPerimeter TrailNo dogs
- ParkTierney's WoodsNo dogs
- TrailWoodland TrailNo dogs
- TrailY-DockNo dogs
Nearby counties
Towns in Hennepin 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.55 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.