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In 2005, this suburban gem of a pup playland was voted one of the best dog parks in the nation by Dog Fancy magazine.
Nicely sized and dotted with seating for people, this park also has a doggie drinking fountain.
Bring your dog to frolic, socialize and run at this popular St. Paul off-leash area.
Open during the same hours as the regional park, the dog park at Battle Creek is a delightful way to spend an afternoon walking, romping and enjoying Minnesota with your best four-legged buddy.
Bloomington’s oasis of doggie delights offers hills, ponds, woods and open areas to run.
This fenced area is part of Brookdale Park and has benches and tables for people.
This open, spacious park has a nifty rain garden and a special area for small dogs to play.
This popular South Metro park has more than 5 miles of walking trails.
This tidy, newly opened park is a sweet haven for area peeps and their pups, and is designed to please both.
This popular park is lauded for its super-accessible location, and those who frequent it say they appreciate how well it’s maintained.
Open areas, walking trails and 16 acres of fenced off-leash fun.
Not only does Maple Grove’s Elm Creek Park Reserve boast a dog park, but it also has 20 miles of walking trails.
This 6+ acre off-leash area is located in Maple Grove and is part of the Three Rivers Park District.
Ideal for socializing and pup play, this area provides ample space for you to throw the ball for Fido after work, or for him to enjoy chasing his other 4-legged pals.
Ideally-sized for games of doggie chase or a post-work toss of the Frisbee, this park in the heart of Minneapolis is located just off HWY 94.
Gateway bills itself as a play area rather than a park, and the dogs who frequent this small but artfully designed downtown space seem to have gotten that memo.
Large and well-kept, this spacious park has plenty to offer.
Minnewashta packs a lot of pooch-friendly amenities into a less-than-colossal footprint.
Minneapolitans love their lakes as much as their dogs: Here they get ‘em both.
The first off-leash park in Anoka county, this park has a long stretch of land ideal for playing fetch, a larger running-and-romping area as well and a small wooded space that seems nearly irresistible to doggies of all shapes and sizes.
Located in historic Loring Park, this play area is compact yet highly appealing.
Affectionately called the “Airport Dog Park” by those who adore it, this popular park (voted “Best of the Twin Cities” by City Pages readers in 2010) is so near the airport that you often hear and see planes landing and taking off.
This is it: Doggie Nirvana. If you haven’t been to what the locals call the “River Dog Park,” what are you waiting for?
Designed in response to the urban pooches making their homes in nearby condos, this modest play area in downtown Minneapolis is undergoing plans for improvement.
This lovely, rustic park is set within ten acres of land irresistible to most doggies.
Part of A.P. Anderson Park, this off-leash area offers lots of open space for running.
Featuring almost 13 acres of fenced play area.
Open 24/7, this members-only indoor dog park has 7,000 sq. ft. of play space.
This long, narrow dog park in Columbia Park seems made for dogs who love to fetch.
Your pups will be treated like family at this kennel-free daycare and indoor dog park in Minnetonka.
This fenced park in Coon Rapids offers several amenities for people and pooches.
At this lively, still fairly new off-leash area in Edina’s Van Valkenburg Park, amenities such as restrooms, benches, etc. are all outside of the dog park itself.
After opening in the summer of 2010, this grassy escape quickly gained a loyal neighborhood following.
Pups large and small will enjoy 14 acres of varied terrain in this volunteer-run off-leash park.
