Dog-friendly places in Virginia
Virginia has 580 places in our guide, in 77 counties; 554 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 park11 North Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBallentine Bark ParkOff-leash
- BeachDog BeachOff-leash
ParkCherrydale ParkLeash required
Photo by Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkChesapeake City ParkLeash required
Photo by T3hbeowulf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkClaytor Lake State ParkLeash required
Photo by Wikipelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkFairy Stone State ParkLeash required
Photo by Virginia State Parks staff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailGoodwin Lake TrailLeash required
Photo by vastateparksstaff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailLakeview TrailLeash required
Photo by vastateparksstaff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkNewtown CommonsLeash required
Photo by AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailRocky Run Stream Valley TrailLeash required
Photo by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkSeven Bends State ParkLeash required
Photo by vastateparksstaff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Counties (77)
- Fairfax County59 places
- Pulaski County42 places
- Roanoke County40 places
- Prince William County32 places
- Botetourt County31 places
- Franklin County31 places
- Alexandria city24 places
- Prince Edward County22 places
- Arlington County21 places
- Bedford County21 places
- Roanoke city20 places
- Loudoun County18 places
- Patrick County12 places
- Albemarle County11 places
- Richmond city10 places
- Shenandoah County10 places
- Craig County9 places
- Russell County9 places
- Alleghany County8 places
- Henrico County8 places
- Norfolk city8 places
- Stafford County8 places
- Virginia Beach city8 places
- Henry County6 places
- Northumberland County6 places
- Cumberland County5 places
- Spotsylvania County5 places
- Chesapeake city4 places
- Fauquier County4 places
- Floyd County4 places
- Harrisonburg city4 places
- James City County4 places
- Montgomery County4 places
- Page County4 places
- Washington County4 places
- Augusta County3 places
- Chesterfield County3 places
- Grayson County3 places
- Hanover County3 places
- Isle of Wight County3 places
- Northampton County3 places
- Bath County2 places
- Charlottesville city2 places
- Culpeper County2 places
- Fluvanna County2 places
- Frederick County2 places
- Gloucester County2 places
- Goochland County2 places
- Mathews County2 places
- Middlesex County2 places
- New Kent County2 places
- Salem city2 places
- Sussex County2 places
- Accomack County1 place
- Carroll County1 place
- Fairfax city1 place
- Fredericksburg city1 place
- Greensville County1 place
- Hampton city1 place
- Lancaster County1 place
- Lexington city1 place
- Lynchburg city1 place
- Manassas city1 place
- Mecklenburg County1 place
- Nelson County1 place
- Newport News city1 place
- Portsmouth city1 place
- Prince George County1 place
- Radford city1 place
- Rockbridge County1 place
- Rockingham County1 place
- Staunton city1 place
- Suffolk city1 place
- Tazewell County1 place
- Warren County1 place
- Wythe County1 place
- York 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.