Best Dog Friendly National Parks
What you can do with your dog varies a lot at National Parks in the US. Most National Parks allow dogs in some capacity, but at many of them, you’ll be missing some of the main attractions if you bring your dog. There are, however, some very dog friendly parks where you and your dog can share in most of the experiences together.
Below, we list out the most dog-friendly national parks. If you’d rather see individual dog policies at every national park, we have a list of all parks here, or you can use our navigation above to see the parks included in Destinations by State.
Acadia National Park
MaineAcadia is a beautiful and dramatic park that encompasses granite mountains, rocky coastlines, beaches, forests, and lakes. It covers much of...
Dog FriendlyCongaree National Park
South CarolinaThis park is located on the north bank of the Congaree River and boasts the largest setion of old growth lowland forest remaining in the southeast...
Very Dog FriendlyCuyahoga Valley National Park
OhioHome to many species of plants and wildlife in its forests, hills, and rivers, this park is still close to teh metro areas of Cleveland and Akron....
Dog FriendlyGreat Sand Dunes National Park
ColoradoGreat Sand Dunes National Park is famous for being home to the largest sand dunes in North America. However, this large park also hosts a varying...
Dog Friendly
Hot Springs National Park
ArkansasHot Springs National Park is a unique National Park that hosts historic bathhouses and natural beauty. The thermal (hot) springs here are natural,...
Dog FriendlyIndiana Dunes National Park
IndianaLocated on the shores of Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes is highlighted by 15 miles of coastline with large sections of sandy beaches and large...
Dog Friendly
New River Gorge National Park
West VirginiaNew River Gorge is a deep, whitewhater river that flows through the canyons here. New River Gorge National Park is quite large at over 70,000...
Dog FriendlyPetrified Forest National Park
ArizonaPetrified National Forest gets its name from impressively large formations of petrified wood that date from around 225 million years ago. Howeve,...
Dog Friendly
Shenandoah National Park
VirginiaShenandoah National Park mainly runs along a ridge of mountains and overlooks of the surrounding area including the Shenandoah River. The over...
Dog Friendly
White Sands National Park
New MexicoWhite Sands is inside the Tularosa Basin, and consists of a huge white sand dune field. The sands are made of gypsum crystals, and this is the...
Dog Friendly