Dog-friendly places in New Jersey
New Jersey has 227 places in our guide, in 21 counties; 207 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 parkElmwood Park Dog ParkOff-leash
Photo by Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dog parkNick Mowers Dog ParkOff-leash
Photo by Mr. Matté, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog park2nd & Hudson Street Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog park45th Street Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBark in the ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBarnegat Light Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBow Wow Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBranch Brook Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCameron Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCentral Bark Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Banchoff ParkOff-leash
ParkDelaware and Raritan Canal State ParkLeash required
Counties (21)
- Hudson County37 places
- Bergen County21 places
- Burlington County21 places
- Morris County21 places
- Middlesex County15 places
- Monmouth County12 places
- Atlantic County10 places
- Camden County9 places
- Passaic County9 places
- Somerset County9 places
- Essex County8 places
- Gloucester County8 places
- Hunterdon County8 places
- Mercer County8 places
- Ocean County8 places
- Union County6 places
- Warren County5 places
- Cape May County4 places
- Sussex County4 places
- Cumberland County3 places
- Salem 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 This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete.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.