Dog-friendly beaches, parks and trails in Dane County
Dane County has 40 places in our guide; 37 of them welcome dogs today, 27 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 parkAnderson Farm Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBadger Prairie Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBrittingham Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCapital Springs Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCrescent Crossing Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDemetral Park Dog Off-Leash ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Sun PrairieOff-leash
- Dog parkIndian Lake Dog Exercise AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkMadison BoneyardOff-leash
- Dog parkMarshall Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMarvin and Marie Schweers Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMcFarland Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMiddleton Dog Exercise AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkMonona Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkNorth Star Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkOdana School Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPenni Klein Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPrairie Moraine Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkQuann Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRipp Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSunnyside ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSycamore Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkToken Creek Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkWalnut Grove Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkWarner Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkYahara Heights County Park Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkGiddings ParkLeash required
Photo by BrianStanding, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkStone Bridge ParkLeash required
Photo by Alexsuchy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailCarriage Hills Estate Park PathLeash required
- TrailCrestwood School PathLeash required
- TrailIce Age TrailLeash required
- TrailIce Age Trail - Side TrailLeash required
- TrailOld Knoll TrailLeash required
- TrailOuter LimitsLeash required
- ParkIsthmus Path Prairie GardenDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- BeachPet Swim AreaDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- Dog parkOpen Space Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
- ParkAlumni ParkNo dogs
- ParkKnollwood Conservation ParkNo dogs
- TrailWhite Oak Nature TrailNo dogs
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Towns in Dane 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.39 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.