Dog-friendly parks and trails in Fairfax County
Fairfax County has 59 places in our guide; 58 of them welcome dogs today, 32 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 parkBaron Cameron Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCanis Major Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkChandon Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Blake Lane School Site ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Dulles Station Community ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at The Rotonda (Private)Off-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Bailey's CrossroadsOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in CentrevilleOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in CentrevilleOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Fair LakesOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Fair OaksOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in HerndonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in McNairOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in RestonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in RestonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in RestonOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Rose HillOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in SpringfieldOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in SpringfieldOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in SpringfieldOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in TysonsOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in TysonsOff-leash
- Dog parkGrist Mill Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkLee Farnum Johnson Jr. Memorial Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMason District Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRock Hill District Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSouth Run Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkStarbarks Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkVienna Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkWestgrove Dog ParkOff-leash
TrailRocky Run Stream Valley TrailLeash required
Photo by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkTysons Pimmit ParkLeash required
Photo by G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkWakefield ParkLeash required
Photo by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ParkGriffith ParkLeash required
- ParkLake Accotink ParkLeash required
- ParkNorth Hill Community Green SpaceLeash required
- ParkNorth Hill Community GreenspaceLeash required
- ParkNorthhill Townhomes GreenspaceLeash required
- ParkPark in Fox Mill Estates, RestonLeash required
- ParkSkyline ParkLeash required
- ParkStation SidewoodsLeash required
- ParkWakefield ParkLeash required
- ParkWakefield ParkLeash required
- ParkWoodglen BackwoodsLeash required
TrailWolf Trap TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by NASA HQ PHOTO, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailCedar TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailCorvair Connector Trail (Yellow Trail)Dogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailHolly TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailLeehigh Village Pump Station TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailMonroe Manor Walking PathDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkNorth Hill ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkNorth Hill Suburban GreenspaceDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkPiney Branch Stream Valley ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailSkunk Cabbage Cutoff TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailSkunk Cabbage Trail (Blue Trail)Dogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailVillage Loop Trail (White Trail)Dogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- Dog parkHalstead Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
- Dog parkMosaic Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
TrailHeron TrailNo dogs
Photo by Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Towns in Fairfax 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.57 places here
- Inferred from the place's nameNo source states a rule; the place's name suggests one.2 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.