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Dog-Friendly Running Trails in District of Columbia

District of Columbia has 7 trails with dogs allowed in this directory, across 1 city or town — Washington. Trails where dogs are welcome, with leash rules, bags and water still on you.

Labels come from each trail's own listing, its website and runners' reviews. Conditions change with the weather and the season, and gates and lights follow the park's own hours, so check a recent review before you drive out.

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Use the filters to narrow these by surface, loop, distance, shade, lighting, restrooms, water and parking.

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Meridian Hill Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 3,417 reviews

Washington, DC

ShadedLitScenicDog-friendly

Leafy city park offering a cascading fountain, statues & a tradition of Sunday drum circles.

Roosevelt lsland Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 1,222 reviews

Washington, DC

LoopMixedShadedScenic

This island boasting miles of wooded trails is a living memorial to President Theodore Roosevelt.

Kingman And Heritage Islands Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 305 reviews

Washington, DC

MixedScenicDog-friendly

Man-made island in the Anacostia River offering rustic trails & an annual bluegrass festival.

Glover Archbold Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 273 reviews

Washington, DC

2.5 miNatural surfaceShadedScenic

Forest parkland offering miles of trails for runners & walkers through canopied trees.

Rock Creek Trail Juniper Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 154 reviews

Washington, DC

Natural surfaceDog-friendly

Dog-friendly, scenic park featuring well-kept trails for walking and hiking as well as a river and a beach.

Battery Kemble Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 147 reviews

Washington, DC

Dog-friendly

This 1861 park has remnants of a Civil War battery that held a parapet & 100-pound Parrott rifles.

Whitehaven Trail

5 ★★★★★ 7 reviews

Washington, DC

27 miLoopMixedDog-friendly

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