Dog-Friendly Hikes Near Me
136 trails in 23 states where the land manager or a trail guide says dogs are allowed (usually on a leash), with that rule linked on each trail page. The shortest is Panther Creek Falls (0.16 mi round trip); the longest is Shining Cloud Falls (17 mi). Use your location to see the nearest first.
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Distances are straight-line miles from your point to the trail, not driving distance. Hike length and difficulty appear only where the route is checked against a published source or a verified track. "Dogs allowed" uses the land manager's or guide's stated rule, so trails without a stated rule are left out when it is ticked.
All 136 dog-friendly hikes by state
Shortest first within each state. Distances and ratings appear only where the route is checked.
New Hampshire (18)
- Huntington Cascades · 0.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Triple Falls · 0.4 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Glen Ellis Falls · 0.6 mi round trip · waterfall
- Chesterfield Gorge · 0.7 mi loop · Easy · waterfall
- Crystal Cascade · 0.8 mi round trip · waterfall
- Ripley Falls · 1.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Thompson Falls · 1.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Georgiana Falls · 1.5 mi round trip · waterfall
- Giant Falls · 3 mi round trip · waterfall
- Champney Falls · 3.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Rattle River Falls · 3.4 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- Ammonoosuc Ravine Falls (Gem Pool) · 4.4 mi round trip · Hard · waterfall
- Eagle Cascade · 4.6 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- Bridal Veil Falls · 5 mi round trip · Hard · waterfall
- Franconia Falls · 6.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Thoreau Falls · 9.6 mi round trip · Hard · waterfall
- Dry River Falls · 11 mi round trip · waterfall
- Thirteen Falls · 16 mi round trip · waterfall
Oregon (14)
- Tumalo Falls · 0.5 mi round trip · waterfall
- Ponytail Falls · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Toketee Falls · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Watson Falls · 0.8 mi loop · Easy · waterfall
- Barr Creek Falls · 1.4 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- White River Falls · 1.4 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Elowah Falls · 1.5 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Proxy Falls · 1.5 mi loop · Easy · waterfall
- Multnomah Falls · 2.4 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- Wahclella Falls · 2.4 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Tamanawas Falls · 3.6 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- Punch Bowl Falls · 3.8 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- Wahkeena Falls · 4.6 mi loop · Hard · waterfall
- Tunnel Falls · 12 mi round trip · Strenuous · waterfall
Massachusetts (12)
- Lulu Cascade · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Glendale Falls · 0.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Windsor Jambs · 0.5 mi loop · Easy · waterfall
- Doane's Falls · 0.6 mi round trip · waterfall
- Bash Bish Falls · 0.7 mi round trip · waterfall
- Stevens Glen · 1.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- March Cataract Falls · 1.6 mi round trip · waterfall
- Money Brook Falls · 1.6 mi round trip · waterfall
- Spirit Falls · 1.8 mi round trip · waterfall
- Sanderson Brook Falls · 2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Cascades on Dunbar Brook · 2.2 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Race Brook Falls · 2.2 mi round trip · waterfall
Georgia (10)
- Helton Creek Falls · 0.6 mi round trip · waterfall
- Anna Ruby Falls · 0.8 mi round trip · waterfall
- Dick's Creek Falls (Chattooga) · 1.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Angel Falls · 1.75 mi round trip · waterfall
- Dukes Creek Falls · 2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Amicalola Falls · 2.1 mi loop · Moderate · waterfall
- DeSoto Falls · 2.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Cascade Falls (Pine Mountain) · 3.75 mi round trip · waterfall
- Lula Falls · 4.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Jacks River Falls · 9 mi round trip · waterfall
Virginia (10)
- Lands Run Falls · 1.3 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Great Falls of the Potomac (Virginia) · 3 mi round trip · waterfall
- Jones Run Falls · 3.2 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- Doyles River Falls · 3.3 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- Lewis Falls · 3.3 mi loop · Moderate · waterfall
- South River Falls · 3.3 mi loop · Moderate · waterfall
- Rose River Falls · 4 mi loop · Moderate · waterfall
- Whiteoak Canyon Falls · 4.6 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- Overall Run Falls · 5.1 mi round trip · Hard · waterfall
- Hazel Falls · 5.3 mi round trip · Hard · waterfall
Minnesota (9)
- Cascade River Falls · 0.5 mi loop · waterfall
- Temperance River Falls (Hidden Falls) · 0.5 mi round trip · waterfall
- Minneopa Falls · 0.8 mi round trip · waterfall
- Winnewissa Falls · 0.8 mi loop · Easy · waterfall
- Hidden Falls (Nerstrand) · 1 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- High Falls (Pigeon River) · 1.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Devil's Kettle · 2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Manitou Cascades · 2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Wolf Creek Falls · 4 mi loop · waterfall
Washington (9)
- Panther Creek Falls · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Tumwater Falls · 0.5 mi loop · Easy · waterfall
- Palouse Falls · 1 mi round trip · waterfall
- Snoqualmie Falls · 1.4 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Murhut Falls · 1.6 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Franklin Falls · 2 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Twin Falls · 2.5 mi round trip · waterfall
- Falls Creek Falls · 3.4 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- Bridal Veil Falls · 4 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
North Carolina (8)
- Hooker Falls · 0.6 mi round trip · waterfall
- Hickory Nut Falls · 1.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Roaring Fork Falls · 1.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Glen Falls · 1.7 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- High Falls · 2.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Triple Falls · 2.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Graveyard Fields Upper Falls · 3.3 mi round trip · waterfall
- Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont) · 4.6 mi round trip · waterfall
Vermont (8)
- Warren Falls · 0.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Sterling Falls Gorge · 0.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Thundering Falls · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Texas Falls · 1 mi loop · Easy · waterfall
- Cascades at the Equinox Preserve · 2 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Falls on the Waterbury Trail · 2.8 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- West River Trail Cascades · 3 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Hamilton Falls · 6 mi round trip · waterfall
Maine (7)
- Mother Walker Falls · 0.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Pierce Pond Stream Falls · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Mariaville Falls · 1.3 mi round trip · waterfall
- Orris Falls · 1.5 mi round trip · waterfall
- Little Wilson Falls · 2.4 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Dunn Falls · 2.5 mi loop · waterfall
- Orin Falls · 6 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
Michigan (6)
- Sable Falls · 0.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Bond Falls · 1 mi loop · waterfall
- Miners Falls · 1.2 mi round trip · waterfall
- Piers Gorge (Misicot Falls) · 3 mi round trip · waterfall
- Trap Falls · 4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Shining Cloud Falls · 17 mi round trip · waterfall
New York (6)
- Salmon River Falls · 0.4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Tinker Falls · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Awosting Falls · 1.1 mi round trip · waterfall
- Chittenango Falls · 1.1 mi loop · waterfall
- Eternal Flame Falls · 1.12 mi round trip · waterfall
- Lucifer Falls · 2.2 mi one way · Moderate · waterfall
California (3)
- Sturtevant Falls · 3.3 mi round trip · Moderate · waterfall
- McCloud Falls · 4 mi round trip · waterfall
- Rainbow Falls · 5.1 mi round trip · waterfall
Connecticut (3)
- Cotton Hollow Cascades · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
- Kent Falls · 0.84 mi round trip · waterfall
- Blackledge Falls · 1 mi round trip · waterfall
Ohio (3)
- Great Falls of Tinkers Creek · 0.4 mi loop · waterfall
- Brandywine Falls · 1.5 mi loop · waterfall
- Blue Hen Falls · 3 mi round trip · waterfall
New Jersey (2)
- Laurel Falls · 0.3 mi round trip · waterfall
- Schooley's Mountain Falls · 0.8 mi round trip · waterfall
South Carolina (2)
- Carrick Creek Falls · 2 mi loop · waterfall
- Raven Cliff Falls · 4.4 mi round trip · waterfall
Colorado (1)
- Zapata Falls · 0.9 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
Idaho (1)
- Grouse Creek Falls · 1 mi round trip · Easy · waterfall
Kentucky (1)
- Yahoo Falls · 1.1 mi loop · Easy · waterfall
Maryland (1)
- Kilgore Falls · 1 mi round trip · waterfall
Rhode Island (1)
- Stepstone Falls · 3.4 mi loop · waterfall
Wisconsin (1)
- Red Granite Falls · 2.5 mi round trip · waterfall
Dog-Friendly Hikes near me: common questions
- How do I find dog-friendly hikes near me?
- Press "Use my location" (or choose a city) above and the 136 dog-friendly hikes on Summit Seeker are ranked by straight-line distance from you, nearest first. Your location stays in your browser.
- What is the shortest dog-friendly hike on the list?
- Panther Creek Falls in Washington: 0.16 miles round trip.
- Which state has the most dog-friendly hikes here?
- New Hampshire, with 18. The full list by state is below.
- Are dogs allowed on every trail listed?
- Every trail on this page has a published rule saying dogs are allowed, usually on a leash of 6 feet or less. Rules change and some parks close sections seasonally, so check the linked source on the trail page before you go.