Dog-friendly places in North Carolina
North Carolina has 485 places in our guide, in 63 counties; 457 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 park5401 North Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog park9th Street Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkArko Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkAviation Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBeech Mountain Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBradley Station Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCampus Walk Dog ParkOff-leash
TrailBalsam Nature TrailLeash required
Photo by Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailFolk Art CenterLeash required
Photo by pquan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailHanging Rock TrailLeash required
Photo by Myoder006, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailMount Pisgah TrailLeash required
Photo by w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkSouth Mountains State ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by 5minutes at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Counties (63)
- Wake County61 places
- Mecklenburg County48 places
- Stokes County45 places
- Buncombe County36 places
- Durham County19 places
- Granville County19 places
- Stanly County18 places
- Caldwell County16 places
- Forsyth County16 places
- Orange County16 places
- Surry County16 places
- Yancey County16 places
- Wilkes County14 places
- New Hanover County10 places
- Iredell County8 places
- Cabarrus County7 places
- Yadkin County7 places
- Alamance County6 places
- Guilford County6 places
- Burke County5 places
- Davidson County5 places
- Johnston County5 places
- McDowell County5 places
- Dare County4 places
- Gaston County4 places
- Henderson County4 places
- Jackson County4 places
- Madison County4 places
- Onslow County4 places
- Chatham County3 places
- Graham County3 places
- Macon County3 places
- Moore County3 places
- Rutherford County3 places
- Union County3 places
- Wilson County3 places
- Avery County2 places
- Brunswick County2 places
- Carteret County2 places
- Craven County2 places
- Haywood County2 places
- Watauga County2 places
- Wayne County2 places
- Alleghany County1 place
- Ashe County1 place
- Beaufort County1 place
- Catawba County1 place
- Cherokee County1 place
- Cumberland County1 place
- Currituck County1 place
- Harnett County1 place
- Hoke County1 place
- Lee County1 place
- Lenoir County1 place
- Nash County1 place
- Pamlico County1 place
- Pitt County1 place
- Polk County1 place
- Randolph County1 place
- Richmond County1 place
- Rockingham County1 place
- Rowan County1 place
- Warren 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.