Dog-friendly beaches, parks and trails in Pierce County
Pierce County has 46 places in our guide; 36 of them welcome dogs today, 28 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 park5100 Summit Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkChambers Creek Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkClark's Creek Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Chambers Creek Regional ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Dacca ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Gateway ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Meridian Habitat ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Point Defiance ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Rainier Woods ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Seibenthaler ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Wapato ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Bonney LakeOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Northeast TacomaOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in PuyallupOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in PuyallupOff-leash
- Dog parkFort Steilacoom Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkHounds HollowOff-leash
- Dog parkLower Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkOrting Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPowderworks Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRogers Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSunrise Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSwan Creek Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkTubby's Trail Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkUpper Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkViking ParkOff-leash
- ParkCross ParkLeash required
- ParkIrving ParkLeash required
- BeachJoemma BeachLeash required
- ParkPrairie Ridge Community ParkLeash required
- ParkPuget ParkLeash required
- TrailThames Creek Beach TrailLeash required
- ParkBankers SpitDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkClark's Creek ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- Dog parkFreddy's Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
- Dog parkRotary Bark ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
TrailSourdough Ridge TrailNo dogs
Photo by NPS Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
TrailSummerland TrailNo dogs
Photo by Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailWonderland TrailNo dogs
Photo by Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailGlacier Basin TrailNo dogs
- ParkMorse Wildlife PreserveNo dogs
- ParkNaches Trail PreserveNo dogs
- TrailOwyhigh Lakes TrailNo dogs
- ParkRoss PlazaNo dogs
- TrailSourdough Ridge Access TrailNo dogs
- TrailSunrise RimNo dogs
Nearby counties
Towns in Pierce County
How we knowThe agencies that set dog rules here, and what each one says
- Washington State ParksLeash 8 ft in state parks. No dogs on designated swimming beaches.1 place here
- OpenStreetMapWhere no agency rule is on file, the dog tags people add to the map.43 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.