New England
Communities with Off-leash areas
(limited listing as of 12/2006)
Please <<contact us>> if you know of additional places that should be included in our listing.

For a list of local and national off-leash areas and dog owner group websites go to <<links>>

For as comprehensive a listing of off-leash areas nationwide as exists, visit the Dog Fun Directory website.

Connecticut
   Belin
   Bristol
   Branford
   Fairfield
   Glastonbury (in process)
   Granby (in process)
   Hamden
   Milford
   Norfolk
   Norwalk
   Norwitch
   Ridgefield
   Southbury
   Wetherfield
   Wilmington

Maine

Massachusetts
Designted off-leash areas
Belmont - Belmont residents only. Must have Goosebuster
    permit from the Recreation Department.
   - Grove Street Park
   - Pequassette Park
   - BHS ball field to the left of the high school
Boston
   - Peter's Park
   - Boston Common (during designated times)
Brookline - 14 shared parks with designated hours.
   - Map
   - Brochure
Cambridge (legal for Cambridge residents only)
   - Fresh Pond (shared use)
   - Fort Washington (fenced designated area)
   - Pacific Street Park (fenced designated area)
   - Danehy Park (unfenced designated area)
Framingham
   - Callahan DCR State Park
Medway
   - Henry Garnsey Canine Recreation Park
Hamilton
   - Trustrees of Reservation - Appleton Farms Grass Rides
    (Access provided free to TOR members only, no other dogs
    permitted).
Hingham
   - Wompatuck DCR State Park
Somerville
   - Nunziato Off-Leash Recreational Area
Saugus
   - Bark Park in Breakheart DCR Reservation
Sharon
   - Sharon Dog Park

Many MA communities permit dogs under voice control off-leash in all public parks and open spaces at all times (see leashlaws). This is a very limited list of some such MetroWest communities:
   Acton
   Bedford
   Bolton
   Burlington
   Concord
   Harvard
   Lexington
   Lincoln
   - Mt Misery website
   Sudbury
   Wellesly
   Weston

MA State Parks and Reservations
DCR Parks and Reservations regulations permit dogs under voice control to be off-leash on a park-by-park basis. No comprehensive list of where this is permitted is available.

New Hampshire
   Nashua

Rhode Island

Vermont
   Burlington

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Last Updated 2/20/07