Methodology
How the Dog Park Data Is Built
This site lists dog parks from OpenStreetMap, a free map database that volunteers edit, and, for New York City, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Denver, Phoenix, Tucson, Seattle and Boise, Franklin County, Allegheny County and Raleigh, from open data sets that each city or county publishes. This page explains each step between those sources and the pages you see, so you can judge how far to trust a listing.
On this page
Sources and links
Every park page names the sources that confirm it, with a link to the record at its source and the date of that source. These are all sources used on this site:
OpenStreetMap
7,581 recordsOpenStreetMap contributors. Data as of 2026-10-17, 2026-10-18. License: ODbL 1.0.
Attribution: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
NYC Dog Runs
95 recordsNYC Department of Parks and Recreation, via NYC Open Data. Data as of 2026-10-15. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: none stated on the dataset page.
Attribution: NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), NYC Open Data, dataset hxx3-bwgv
Austin Off-Leash Areas
12 recordsCity of Austin, via Austin Open Data. Data as of 2026-04-06. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: Public Domain (as stated in the City of Austin catalog).
Attribution: City of Austin, Austin Open Data, dataset ui24-emge (APR Off-Leash Areas)
Dallas Dog Parks
10 recordsCity of Dallas GIS, via ArcGIS Online. Data as of 2024-06-03. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: none stated (disclaimer only: informational purposes).
Attribution: City of Dallas GIS, Dog_Parks layer (ArcGIS Online)
El Paso Dog Parks
7 recordsCity of El Paso GIS, via ArcGIS Online. Data as of 2026-09-17. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: none stated on the item page.
Attribution: City of El Paso GIS, DogPark layer (ArcGIS Online)
Denver Dog Parks
18 recordsCity and County of Denver, via data.colorado.gov. Data as of 2026-10-18. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: Public Domain (as stated in the Socrata catalog).
Attribution: City and County of Denver, Dog Parks dataset 74qa-79bk (data.colorado.gov)
Phoenix Dog Parks
13 recordsCity of Phoenix, via maps.phoenix.gov. Data as of 2018-10-09. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: Phoenix Open Data Terms of Use.
Attribution: City of Phoenix, Parks Open Data, Dog Parks layer (MapServer/2)
Seattle Dog Off-Leash Areas
17 recordsSeattle Parks and Recreation, via ArcGIS Online. Data as of 2026-10-12. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: none stated (disclaimer only: no warranty as to accuracy).
Attribution: Seattle Parks and Recreation, Dog Off-Leash Areas layer (ArcGIS Online)
Boise Off-Leash Areas
18 recordsCity of Boise, via ArcGIS Online. Data as of 2026-10-05. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: none stated (disclaimer only: no warranty as to accuracy).
Attribution: City of Boise, Dogs Off-Leash Areas layer (ArcGIS Online)
Tucson Dog Parks
15 recordsCity of Tucson, via ArcGIS Online. Data as of 2026-10-18. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: none stated (provided 'as is' by the City of Tucson, areas approximate).
Attribution: City of Tucson, TPRD dog park facilities layer (ArcGIS Online)
Franklin County Dog Parks
28 recordsFranklin County, Ohio, via ArcGIS Online. Data as of 2022-09-20. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: none stated in the layer metadata.
Attribution: Franklin County, Ohio, Dog Parks layer (ArcGIS Online)
Allegheny County Dog Off-Leash Areas
18 recordsAllegheny County, Pennsylvania, via ArcGIS Online. Data as of 2025-04-25. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: none stated in the layer metadata.
Attribution: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Dog Off-Leash Areas layer, DogParks (ArcGIS Online)
Raleigh Dog Parks
9 recordsCity of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources, via ArcGIS Online. Data as of 2024-11-12. Downloaded 2026-10-18. License: none stated in the layer metadata.
Attribution: City of Raleigh, Dog Parks layer (ArcGIS Online)
OpenStreetMap extract dates
Each state uses a regional extract from Geofabrik, a download service for OpenStreetMap data. The download is checked against the MD5 checksum that Geofabrik publishes. The extracts used are:
Show the extract date for all 51 regions
- California2026-10-18
- Texas2026-10-17
- Florida2026-10-17
- New York2026-10-17
- Arizona2026-10-18
- Colorado2026-10-18
- Washington2026-10-18
- Idaho2026-10-18
- Ohio2026-10-17
- Michigan2026-10-17
- Illinois2026-10-17
- Pennsylvania2026-10-17
- Georgia2026-10-17
- North Carolina2026-10-17
- New Jersey2026-10-17
- Virginia2026-10-17
- Massachusetts2026-10-17
- Tennessee2026-10-17
- Maryland2026-10-17
- Minnesota2026-10-17
- Missouri2026-10-17
- Wisconsin2026-10-17
- Alabama2026-10-17
- Indiana2026-10-17
- Kentucky2026-10-17
- Oklahoma2026-10-17
- Oregon2026-10-18
- South Carolina2026-10-17
- Utah2026-10-18
- Louisiana2026-10-17
- Connecticut2026-10-17
- Iowa2026-10-17
- Kansas2026-10-17
- Nebraska2026-10-17
- Arkansas2026-10-17
- New Mexico2026-10-18
- Nevada2026-10-18
- Mississippi2026-10-17
- Alaska2026-10-17
- Delaware2026-10-17
- Hawaii2026-10-17
- Maine2026-10-17
- Montana2026-10-18
- New Hampshire2026-10-17
- North Dakota2026-10-17
- Rhode Island2026-10-17
- South Dakota2026-10-17
- Vermont2026-10-17
- West Virginia2026-10-17
- Wyoming2026-10-18
- District of Columbia2026-10-17
Edits made in OpenStreetMap after an extract date appear here only after the data is rebuilt, so a recent change may not show yet.
Which places are included
Every OpenStreetMap object tagged leisure=dog_park is a candidate: points, areas and multipolygon relations. An area is shown as one point at its centre. Parks with a restricted access tag (private, customers, residents, members or no) are not listed.
City datasets: every NYC Dog Runs row with status Active and type Dog Run is a candidate, and so is every point in the Austin Off-Leash Areas, Dallas Dog Parks, El Paso Dog Park, Denver Dog Parks, Phoenix Dog Parks, Tucson Dog Parks, Seattle Dog Off-Leash Areas, Boise Off-Leash Areas, Franklin County Dog Parks, Allegheny County Dog Off-Leash Areas and Raleigh Dog Parks datasets. A city point whose centre lies within 100 meters of an OpenStreetMap park is merged into that park, which then names both sources. A point without such a match becomes its own park. A NYC Dog Run is one enclosure inside a park, so its point is the centre of the enclosure.
Venues that OpenStreetMap tags as commercial are left out too, for example bars, restaurants, hotels, breweries or veterinary clinics. The same goes for names such as "Brewing" or "Resort". A park is kept when its own tags say it is publicly accessible. A few legitimate parks may be left out this way; correcting the tags in OpenStreetMap brings them back.
Cities
A park takes the city from its addr:city tag. If it has none, it takes the addr:city of the nearest place in OpenStreetMap, provided that place is within 100 meters (about 330 feet). A NYC Dog Run takes the city from its borough: Manhattan is listed as New York, and Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island keep their names. A point from the Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Denver, Phoenix, Tucson, Seattle, Boise or Raleigh dataset takes the name of its city. A Franklin County point takes the city named in its address. The Allegheny County dataset names no city, so an area takes a city only from the OpenStreetMap park it is merged with; other areas have no city and no park page. The Raleigh dataset belongs to the city, so each Raleigh park takes Raleigh; rows marked Temporary are left out, as NYC rows that are not Active are.
A city gets its own indexed page once it has 10 or more parks. Smaller cities are listed on the state page, and their page is marked so that search engines do not index it. Parks without a name or without a city stay on the map and in the state totals, but get no park page.
Features
A feature is shown only when a source states it:
- Off-leash: OpenStreetMap dog=unleashed; NYC Dog Runs and the Austin Off-Leash Areas dataset (see below); the Seattle Dog Off-Leash Areas dataset, the Allegheny County Dog Off-Leash Areas layer, the Boise records whose comment names off-leash use, and the Dallas record whose class is "Off Lease Dog Park"
- Fenced: OpenStreetMap barrier=fence, fenced=yes or a fence_type tag; NYC Dog Runs, the Denver and Boise datasets (see below)
- Water: water=yes or drinking_water=yes; the Denver dataset's water field and the Raleigh dataset's dog water fountain field
- Small-dog area: small_dog=designated or small_dog=separate; NYC only if the run's name says Small Dog, Tucson for each area named Small Dog Area, Allegheny County for each area sized Small, and Raleigh for each park with a small-dog area
- Free entry: fee=no
The NYC Dog Runs dataset describes each run as a fenced-in area where dogs can run unleashed during park hours. That is why NYC runs show Fenced and Off-leash, each with that dataset as its source. Opening times are not part of the dataset, so NYC runs show no hours unless a source records them.
The Austin Off-Leash Areas dataset lists off-leash areas, so each Austin point shows Off-leash with that dataset as its source. The Dallas dataset marks only one park as off-leash, in its class field, and only that park shows Off-leash. The Dallas, El Paso and Phoenix datasets record no fence, water or small-dog information, so their parks show "Not verified" for those features.
The Denver dataset has a fenced field and a water field, and only Yes values are shown. The Phoenix dataset lists each dog park with its address and website, but has no feature fields. The Seattle dataset lists Dog Off-Leash Areas, so each Seattle point shows Off-leash, with the dataset's title as its source. The Boise dataset records off-leash use in each row's comment, a fence in its Fencing field and opening times in its Hours field. Only rows whose comment names off-leash use show Off-leash, so the Treasure Valley Dog Island entry does not. The Tucson dataset lists each dog area with its size, so a park shows Small-dog area when one of its areas is named Small Dog Area, with that dataset as its source. Its other areas record no feature. The Allegheny County layer is titled Dog Off-Leash Areas, so each of its areas shows Off-leash, with that title as its source, and an area sized Small also shows Small-dog area. The Franklin County dataset records no feature, but each park's website is shown when the record gives one. The Raleigh dataset lists each park with its address, hours and facilities. A Raleigh park shows Water when its record has a dog water fountain, and Small-dog area when its record marks a small-dog area. It records no fence or off-leash information.
A missing tag is shown as "Not verified". It is never shown as a "no", because the tag may simply be missing. The counts are therefore minimums.
Best-ranked lists
The ranking per state counts the confirmed features of each park, one point per feature. Parks with the same count are sorted by name. The ranking is not a rating of how a park is kept or used.
Duplicate names
Parks with the same name in one city get their street added to the title. If no street is recorded, their source number is added instead: the OpenStreetMap number, or the record number of the NYC, Dallas, El Paso, Denver, Phoenix, Seattle, Boise, Franklin County, Allegheny County or Raleigh dataset. For Austin and Tucson, which have no object ID, the dataset's park name is used. This keeps each title and heading distinct.
Corrections
This site does not edit its sources. To correct an OpenStreetMap park, change it at openstreetmap.org. Each city or county dataset is maintained by the city or county that publishes it: NYC Parks for NYC Dog Runs, the City of Austin for its Off-Leash Areas, and the City of Dallas and the City of El Paso for their dog park layers, the City and County of Denver for its dog parks, the City of Phoenix for its dog park layer, the City of Tucson for its dog park facilities layer, Franklin County for its dog parks layer, Allegheny County for its dog off-leash areas layer, the City of Raleigh for its dog parks layer, Seattle Parks and Recreation for its off-leash areas, and the City of Boise for its off-leash areas. Either way, the next data update carries the change over.
Limits
OpenStreetMap is incomplete, so every count on this site is a minimum. Rules, hours and facilities change. Check with the park authority before you go.
Reusing the data
This site does not offer its compiled list as a download. Everything on it comes from public sources, and anyone can build the same kind of list from them: the OpenStreetMap data through the Geofabrik extracts for the US or openstreetmap.org, and each city or county dataset through the link in the sources list above.
The sections on this page describe the method used to turn those sources into the listings: which tags and records are taken, which places are left out, how points within 100 meters are merged, and how cities and features are assigned. Applying the same steps to the same extracts gives the same parks.
License and attribution
The OpenStreetMap data is © OpenStreetMap contributors and is available under the OpenStreetMap license terms (ODbL). The NYC Dog Runs data is published by NYC Parks through NYC Open Data. Its dataset page states no license, so check its terms there before you reuse the NYC part beyond this site. The Austin dataset is marked Public Domain in the City's catalog. The Dallas layer carries only a disclaimer, and the El Paso item states no license, so check their terms before you reuse those parts. The Denver dataset is marked Public Domain in the Socrata catalog. The Phoenix data is subject to the City of Phoenix open data terms of use. The Seattle and Boise layers carry only a disclaimer, and the Tucson layer is provided "as is" without a stated licence, so check their terms before you reuse those parts. The Franklin County, Allegheny County and Raleigh layers state no licence in their metadata, so check their terms before you reuse those parts too. This site is not affiliated with OpenStreetMap or any city.