Dog-friendly parks and trails in Whatcom County
Whatcom County has 14 places in our guide; 10 of them welcome dogs today, 9 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 parkDog park at Squalicum Creek ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Whatcom Falls ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in BellinghamOff-leash
- Dog parkHovander Homestead Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkLake Padden Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPaws for a BeerOff-leash
- Dog parkSkallman ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSudden Valley Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkWhatcom Falls ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog parkPost Point Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
- TrailNooksack Cirque TrailNo dogs
- ParkPoint Whitehorn Marine ReserveNo dogs
- TrailPoint Whitehorn Marine Reserve TrailNo dogs
- TrailSourdough Mountain TrailNo dogs
Nearby counties
Towns in Whatcom 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.13 places here
- Inferred from the place's nameNo source states a rule; the place's name suggests one.1 place 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 This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete.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.