Dog-friendly parks in Arlington County
Arlington County has 21 places in our guide, and all of them welcome dogs today, 15 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 parkBanneker Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCanine CardioOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Metropolitan ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Arlington Forest, ArlingtonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Lyon Park, ArlingtonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in National Landing, ArlingtonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in National Landing, ArlingtonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Virginia Highlands, ArlingtonOff-leash
- Dog parkFort Barnard Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkGlencarlyn Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkJames Hunter ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMadison Community Canine AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkShirlington Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkTowers Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkUtah Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkCherrydale ParkLeash required
Photo by Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkLacey Woods ParkLeash required
Photo by Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkMosaic ParkLeash required
Photo by Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ParkDonaldson Run ParkLeash required
- ParkPowhatan Springs ParkLeash required
- ParkZachary Taylor ParkLeash required
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How we knowWhere the dog rules here come from
- OpenStreetMapWhere no agency rule is on file, the dog tags people add to the map.21 places 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 This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete.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.