LOCAL OFF-LEASH DOG PARKS

Washington, D.C.

Congressional Cemetery

Located at 18th and Potomac Ave, SE.
Permit required. $125/year plus $40/per dog. Open anytime.

Lincoln Park

Located at Capital Hill, 11th/N.Carolina at Massachusetts Ave.
Popular from 6-9 am and 5-7 pm.
Walter Pierce Park
Located at 1967 Calvert Street NW, Washington DC.
All dogs must be licensed and current on vaccinations.

Alexandria, VA

Grist Mill Dog Park

Located at 4710 Mt. Vernon Memorial Hwy. Turn onto Mt. Vernon Memorial Hwy from Rt. 1 (Richmond Hwy) and continue just past Rt. 623 to park entrance on left. Off Leash Dog Area is to right, past barn and garden plots on asphalt trail along front of park.All dogs must be legally licensed and vaccinated, and shall wear a visible dog license.Open dawn to dusk.

Annandale, VA

Mason District Dog Park

Located at 6621 Columbia Pike. Take Beltway exit 52B east 3 miles and turn left on Robert Avenue and then go right on Alpine Drive and then left into the parking lot entrance.All dogs must be legally licensed and vaccinated, and shall wear a visible dog license. Open dawn to dusk.

Arlington, VA

Benjamin Banneker Dog Exercise Area

Located at 1701 North Van Buren Street. Take I-66 West to Sycamore St. Exit 69. Turn left on Sycamore past East Falls Church Metro Station. Turn right on North 16th St. Then take first right on N. Sycamore, which dead ends at the dog exercise area.All dogs must be legally licensed, vaccinated and at least 16 weeks old before entering the DEA.Sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset except on lighted facilities.

Fort Ethan Allen Park

Located at 3829 North Stafford Street. All dogs must be legally licensed, vaccinated and at least 16 weeks old before entering the DEA.
Sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset except on lighted facilities.

Fort Barnard

Located at 2060 South Walter Reed Drive at the corner of South Pollard Street. Rabies license and County Dog tags must appear on collar at all times. All dogs must be legally licensed, vaccinated and at least 16 weeks old before entering the DEA. Open sunrise to ½ hour after sunset except on lighted facilities.

Glencarlyn Park

301 South Harrison Street
All dogs must be legally licensed, vaccinated and at least 16 weeks old before entering the DEA. Sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset except on lighted facilities.

Shirlington Park

2601 South Arlington Mill Drive
All dogs must be legally licensed, vaccinated and at least 16 weeks old before entering the DEA. Sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset except on lighted facilities.

Towers Park

801 South Scott Street
All dogs must be legally licensed, vaccinated and at least 16 weeks old before entering the DEA. Sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset except on lighted facilities.

Utah Park

Located at 3191 South Utah Street.
All dogs must be legally licensed, vaccinated and at least 16 weeks old before entering the DEA.
Open sunrise to ½ hour after sunset except on lighted facilities.

Chantilly, VA

Quinn Farm

15150 Old Lee Rd. From North Route 28 turn left onto Braddock Road (Rt. 620). Follow Braddock Road about 3 miles to intersection of Braddock and Old Lee Road. Turn right onto Old Lee Road. Make your first left into Quinn Farm Park. Follow drive up to top of hill. Dog park will be at the end.
All dogs must be legally licensed and vaccinated, and shall wear a visible dog license. Open dawn to dusk.
Misc: Park can accommodate 90 dogs including a separate area for small dogs.

Herndon, VA

Chandon

900 Palmer Drive. Take I-66 West to Rt. 7100 (Fairfax County Parkway) North. Follow approx. 6 miles to a Left onto Fox Mill Rd., follow approx. .7 miles to a Right on Monroe St. then turn Left at Herndon Parkway to Left at Palmer Drive. All dogs must be legally licensed and vaccinated, and shall wear a visible dog license. Open dawn to dusk.
Misc: Park can accommodate 42 dogs.

Oakton, VA

Blake Lane

10033 Blake Lane. Take I-66 to Exit 60 (123 north). Right onto Jermantown Rd., which turns into Blake Ln. at the Trevor House traffic light. Proceed straight through the traffic light and take the 2nd right onto Bushman Dr. The Recycling Center Parking Area is just past Bushman Dr. on the right.
All dogs must be legally licensed and vaccinated, and shall wear a visible dog license. Open dawn to dusk.
Misc: Park can accommodate 25 dogs.

Reston, VA

Baron Cameron Park

Located at 11300 Baron Cameron Avenue. Take Reston Parkway north. Turn right onto Baron Cameron Avenue; continue on Baron Cameron Ave to the intersection with Wiehle Ave. Turn left onto Wiehle Ave and then turn left into Baron Cameron Park. The Off Leash Dog Area is on your right.
All dogs must be legally licensed and vaccinated, and shall wear a visible dog license. Open dawn to dusk.

Springfield, VA

South Run
7550 Reservation Drive. Take Beltway Exit 54A (Braddock Rd.) west and go left onto Burke Lake Rd. Then left on Lee Chapel Rd. to left on Fairfax County Pkwy. Entrance is on right.
All dogs must be legally licensed and vaccinated, and shall wear a visible dog license. Open dawn to dusk.

Vienna, VA

Vienna Dog Park

Located on Courthouse Road off of Nutley or 123 in Vienna next to Nottoway Park. All dogs must be legally licensed and vaccinated, and shall wear a visible dog license. Open dawn to dusk.

Maryland

Annapolis

Quiet Waters Dog Park & Dog Beach

600 Quiet Waters Park Road
Open 7am-dusk. Closed on Tuesdays.

Bowie

Bowie Dog Park

Northview Dr and Enfield Dr
Open 8am to dusk.
Misc: Has two areas, one for larger dogs and one for small or shy dogs.

Boyds

Black Hill Regional Park

20926 Lake Ridge Dr
Open sunrise to sunset.

College Park

in Acredale Park, near the University of Maryland College Park campus.
Open to residents of Prince George's and Montgomery Counties, registration required. $40/year for the first dog, $30 for other dogs in the same household.

Gaithersburg

Gaithersburg Dog Exercise Area

151 Bickerstaff Way (Bickerstaff and I-370), in Green Park
$50 membership fee per dog (annually) for non-residents.

Germantown

Ridge Road Recreational Dog Park
21155 Frederick Rd. Open sunrise to sunset.

Greenbelt

Greenbelt Dog Park

Hanover Pkwy and Greenbelt Rd.
Open only to Greenbelt residents. Permit required. $5 per dog and available at 15 Crescent Rd.

Laurel

Maryland City Park

565 Brock Bridge Rd

Waldorf

White Plains Dog Park

At White Plains Regional Park at the intersection of St. Charles Pkwy and DeMarr Rd (1015 St. Charles Pkwy).
Open 7 days a week, 8am-dusk.

Turkey Hill Dog Park

Located in Turkey Hill Park, just north of La Plata (9430 Turkey Hill Rd). From Waldorf: travel south approximately 5 miles on U.S. 301, turn right on Turkey Hill Rd. The park is the first entrance on the right. The dog park is directly on the left once you enter the park. From La Plata, travel North on U.S. 301, approximately 2 miles, turning left on Turkey Hill Rd.
Open 7 days a week, 8am-dusk.

Wheaton

Wheaton Regional Park Dog Exercise Area

11717 Orebaugh Ave
This fenced off-leash dog park is located in Wheaton Regional Park. Use the Orebaugh Ave entrance to the park.
Open sunrise to sunset.