Waggin' Ways

Dog parks · Ohio first

Find a dog park

Dog parks, one state at a time, starting with Ohio: 97 parks run by 85 cities, townships and park districts. Fencing, small-dog areas, water, hours and rules are quoted from each agency's own page.

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Before your first visit

Our suggestions. The agency's posted rules always come first.

  • Read the park's rules before you go. 16 of the agency pages here mention vaccinations or rabies shots in their rules, and 27 mention leashes, often keeping your dog leashed until it's inside the gate.
  • Check for a permit or tag. Six parks here state a permit, membership, registration or license requirement. Some passes take time to get.
  • Know your dog's size group. Small-dog areas set their own weight limits, from 20 to 35 pounds on the pages here.
  • Bring water and bags. Water at the gate isn't a given, and some parks turn it off in winter.
  • Go at a quiet time first. A calm first visit is easier on a dog that hasn't been to a dog park before.
  • Watch the play, not your phone. Step in early if play gets rough, and leave if your dog isn't enjoying it.

Where the facts come from

We found dog parks through OpenStreetMap and the websites of Ohio cities, townships and park districts. A park is listed only if a public agency's own page names it (the managing agency's, or where noted, a partner or listing agency's), and every detail is quoted from an agency page. County and map point come from the U.S. Census Bureau. How we built this.