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State of US Dog Parks 2026

First-of-its-kind percentages of which US dog parks actually have the amenities you want. From 2,285 outdoor parks across 50 states. Updated May 2026.

Overall amenity availability

  • Shade81.5% 1863 of 2285
  • Water on-site88.1% 2014 of 2285
  • Fenced25.0% 572 of 2285
  • Off-leash zones29.5% 674 of 2285
  • Small-dog areas14.0% 319 of 2285
  • Benches41.3% 943 of 2285
  • Restrooms59.7% 1364 of 2285
  • Parking92.5% 2114 of 2285
  • Indoor / climate-controlled0.3% 7 of 2285

Source: Dog Parks Hub directory analysis, 2026. Methodology: /methodology. Cite as "Dog Parks Hub 2026".

Per-state breakdown (top 10 by park count)

StateParks% Shade% Water% Off-leash% Fenced
Ohio22186%78%49%48%
Utah8162%75%25%14%
New Hampshire8089%81%13%13%
Virginia7891%91%26%24%
Iowa7699%88%25%25%
Arkansas72100%97%19%18%
Maine7077%81%13%7%
Nebraska6990%88%16%16%
South Carolina6885%94%35%28%
Kansas6899%93%34%31%

Top 10 highest-Vibe parks in the country

Average Vibe Score across all outdoor parks: 7.21 / 10.

  1. 1
    Mill Creek Park
    Youngstown, Ohio
    9.7
    vibe
  2. 2
    Mt. Airy Forest
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    9.6
    vibe
  3. 3
    Miami Whitewater Forest
    Harrison, Ohio
    9.6
    vibe
  4. 4
    Sharon Woods
    Sharonville, Ohio
    9.5
    vibe
  5. 5
    Alum Creek State Park
    Delaware, Ohio
    9.5
    vibe
  6. 6
    Kensington Metropark
    Milford, Michigan
    9.5
    vibe
  7. 7
    Rocky Fork Metro Park
    Westerville, Ohio
    9.4
    vibe
  8. 8
    Stony Creek Metropark
    Shelby Township, Michigan
    9.4
    vibe
  9. 9
    South Mountain Reservation
    West Orange, New Jersey
    9.4
    vibe
  10. 10
    Loantaka Brook Reservation
    Morristown, New Jersey
    9.4
    vibe

Methodology

Stats computed from the live Dog Parks Hub directory (2,285 outdoor parks across 50 states). Amenity flags are derived from a combination of LLM-extracted visitor reviews, public park websites, OpenStreetMap features, and our editorial review. Records lacking enough signal are flagged unknown rather than inferred — never counted as either yes or no. Full methodology: /methodology. Raw data: /data.

Use this data

Free under CC BY 4.0. Cite as "Dog Parks Hub 2026" with a link to dogparkshub.com. Pull the raw numbers via /api/parks.json or /api/parks.csv.