The Ultimate List of NYC Dog Runs
Dogs are great, happy dogs are greater. We have compiled a list of our favorite on- and off-leash dog runs in the five boroughs. Things change so check ahead for closures. Please be responsible by keeping your dog's license and vaccination current as required by law and your canine companion leashed if required. All non-aggressive dogs are welcome to come out and play but is recommended to keep young puppies at home.
MANHATTAN
Carl Schurz Park Dog Run (2 runs)
Address: East End Avenue to East River from Gracie Square (East 84th Street) to 89th Street
Type: Run
Central Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Though there are no enclosed dog runs, there are 23 particularly dog-friendly areas scattered throughout the Park.
Type: Off-Leash
Notes: Please see Central Park Conservancy's Dog-Friendly Areas [PDF] document for details.
Chelsea Waterside Park Dog Run
Address: 11th Ave and 22nd Street
Type: Run
Notes: *Please note: this dog run is administered by the Hudson River Park Trust.
Coleman Oval Park Dog Run
Address: Pike and Monroe streets
Type: Run
Corlears Hook Park Dog Run
Address: Cherry Street and Jackson Street (on the north side of the park building)
Type: Run
De Witt Clinton Park Dog Run (2 runs)
Address: West 52nd Street & West 54th Street, between 10th & 11th avenues
Type: Run
East River Esplanade at 63rd Street Dog Run
Address: East River at 63rd Street
Type: Run
East River Park Off-Leash Area
Address: In the sunken circle area only (between Delancey and Houston Streets next to tennis courts).
Type: Off-Leash
Fish Bridge Park Dog Run
Address: Dover Street, between Pearl & Water Street
Type: Run
Fort Tryon Park Dog Run
Address: Margaret Corbin Drive
Type: Run
Notes: More information.
Ft. Washington Park Dog Run
Address: 165th Street & Riverside Drive
Type: Run
Highbridge Park Dog Run
Address: Amsterdam and Fort George avenues
Type: Run
Hudson River Park Dog Run (Greenwich Village)
Address: Leroy Street at the northeast corner of Pier 40
Type: Run
Notes: More information.
Hudson River Park Dog Run (North Chelsea)
Address: Pier 84 at West 44th Street
Type: Run
Inwood Hill Park Dog Run: Homer's Run
Address: Seaman Avenue & Isham Street
Type: Run
Notes: Seaman Avenue & Isham Street, just north of the flagpole. More information at www.inwoof.com .
J. Hood Wright Park Dog Run
Address: Fort Washington & Haven Avenues, West 173rd Street
Type: Run
Madison Square Park Dog Run
Address: Madison Avenue to 5th Avenue between East 23rd Street & East 26th Street
Type: Run
Marcus Garvey Park Dog Run
Address: Madison Avenue and East 120th Street
Type: Run
Morningside Park Dog Run
Address: Morningside Avenue between 114th and 119th streets
Type: Run
Peter Detmold Park Dog Run
Address: West of FDR Drive, between East 49th & East 51st streets
Type: Run
Randalls Island Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Except for areas where dogs are expressly prohibited via signage, all areas of the park are off-leash during designated hours.
Type: Off-Leash
Notes: Off-leash hours for the island are before 9:00 a.m. and after 9:00 p.m.
Riverside Park Dog Run (3 runs)
Address: Riverside Drive at West 72nd, West 87th, West 105th
Type: Run
Notes: Dog Owners' Guide to Riverside Park [PDF]
Robert Moses Park Dog Run
Address: 41st & 42nd streets at 1st Avenue
Type: Run
St. Nicholas Park Dog Run
Address: St Nicholas Avenue to St. Nicholas Terrace, West 128th to West 141 streets
Type: Run
Theodore Roosevelt Park Dog Run
Address: Central Park West at West 81st Street
Type: Run
Thomas Jefferson Park Dog Run
Address: East 112th Street and FDR Drive
Type: Run
Tompkins Square Park Dog Run
Address: 1st Avenue to Avenue B, from East 7th to East 10th streets
Type: Run
Union Square Dog Run
Address: 15th Street & Union Square West
Type: Run
Washington Square Park Dog Run
Address: 5th Avenue, Waverly Place, West 4th Street, between McDougal & Thompson streets, south side of the park (behind building)
Type: Run
BROOKLYN
Adam Yauch Park Dog Run
Address: Columbia Place & State Street
Type: Run
Asser Levy Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Surf Avenue, Sea Breeze Avenue, West 5th Street, Ocean Parkway
Type: Off-Leash
Breukelen Park Off-Leash Area
Address: All areas excluding the playground and ballfields
Type: Off-Leash
Brooklyn Bridge Park Dog Run
Address: Pier 6
Type: Run
Brooklyn War Memorial Off-Leash Area
Address: Cadman Plaza Park, Cadman Plaza West & East & Prospect Street
Type: Off-Leash
Brower Park
Address: St. Mark's Ave., Park Pl. bet. Brooklyn Ave. and Kingston Ave.
Type: Off-Leash
Notes: Except for playgrounds and other areas where dogs are expressly prohibited via signage, all areas of the park are off-leash during designated hours.
Canarsie Park Off-Leash Area
Address: All areas excluding the playground, ballfields, and Natural Areas.
Type: Off-Leash
Coffey Park Off-Leash Area
Address: King Street, Richards Street, and Verona Street at Dwight and Pioneer Streets
Type: Off-Leash
Cooper Park
Address: At the intersection of Morgan Avenue and Sharon Street
Type: Run
Cooper Park Dog Run
Address: Olive Street and Maspeth Avenue
Type: Run
DiMattina Park Dog Run
Address: Hicks & Woodhull streets
Type: Run
Dyker Beach Park Dog Run
Address: 7th Avenue and 86th Street
Type: Run
Dyker Beach Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Cropsey Avenue, Bay 8th Street, and Poly Place
Type: Off-Leash
Fort Greene Park Off-Leash Area
Address: DeKalb Avenue & Washington Park
Type: Off-Leash
Friends Field Park Off-Leash Area
Address: East 4th Street, Avenue L, and McDonald Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
Fulton Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Grand Ferry Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Herbert Von King Park Dog Run
Address: Marcy Avenue & Lafayette Avenue
Type: Run
Herbert Von King Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Marcy Avenue & Lafayette Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
Hillside Park Dog Run
Address: Columbia Heights & Middagh Street
Type: Run
J.J. Byrne Memorial Park Dog Run
Address: 3rd to 4th streets, 4th to 5th avenues
Type: Run
John Paul Jones Park Off-Leash Area
Address: 4th Avenue and 101st Street
Type: Off-Leash
Kaiser Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Neptune Avenue between West 24th Street & Bayview Avenue, Coney Island Creek
Type: Off-Leash
Leif Ericson Park Off-Leash Area
Address: 67th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
Lincoln Terrace Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Eastern Parkway between Buffalo and Rochester avenues
Type: Off-Leash
Macri Square Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Union Turnpike and Metropolitan Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
Notes: Off-leash dogs are permitted throughout this small park.
Manhattan Beach Dog Run
Address: East of Ocean Avenue, North Shore Rockaway inlet
Type: Run
Marine Park Off-Leash Area
Address: All areas excluding the playgrounds, ballfields, and Natural Areas.
Type: Off-Leash
McCarren Park Dog Run
Address: North 12th Street, Driggs Avenue and Union Avenue
Type: Run
McGolrick Park Dog Run
Address: North Henry Street and Driggs Avenue
Type: Run
McKinley Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Fort Hamilton Parkway, 7th Avenue, 73rd Street to 75th Street
Type: Off-Leash
Mount Prospect Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Eastern Parkway between Washington and Underhill avenues
Type: Off-Leash
Owls Head Park Dog Run
Address: 68th Street and Shore Road
Type: Run
Prospect Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Middle & Upper Long Meadow (excludes ballfield area in the Lower Long Meadow), Nethermead, Peninsula.
Type: Off-Leash
Shore Road Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Shore Road, 4th Avenue to 69th Street
Type: Off-Leash
Sunset Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Sunset Park Oval lawn area only, center of park 44th Street, 41st Street, 6th Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
BRONX
Bronx Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Unionport & Sagamore on Bronx Park East to 233rd Street
Type: Off-Leash
Claremont Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Crotona Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Except for playgrounds and other areas where dogs are expressly prohibited via signage, all areas of the park are off-leash during designated hours.
Type: Off-Leash
Devoe Park Off-Leash Area
Address: 192nd & Jerome Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
Ewen Park Dog Run
Address: Riverdale to Johnson avenues, south of West 232nd Street
Type: Run
Frank S. Hackett Park Dog Run
Address: Riverdale Avenue at Henry Hudson Parkway
Type: Run
Franz Sigel Park Dog Run
Address: Center of the park, just north of the ballfields which would line up with around 155th Street.
Type: Run
Henry Hudson Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Kappock Street and Independence Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
Hylan Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Except for playgrounds and other areas where dogs are expressly prohibited via signage, all areas of the park are off-leash during designated hours.
Type: Off-Leash
Joseph Rodham Drake Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Mullaly Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Pelham Bay Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Middletown Road & Stadium Avenue, northwest of parking lot.
Type: Off-Leash
Notes: The dog run at Pelham Bay Park is close to Watt Avenue and Middletown Road. Both streets merge at the entrance to the parking lot on Middletown Road. The dog run is about 100 yards east of that point.
Please see this map of permitted on-leash dog areas. [PDF]
Richman (Echo) Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Riverdale Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Palisade Avenue from West 232 Street to West 254 Street
Type: Off-Leash
Seton Park Dog Run
Address: West 232nd Street & Independence Avenue
Type: Run
Siren Slope Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Bailey Avenue and West 230 Street
Type: Off-Leash
Spuyten Duyvil Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Palisade Avenue and Independence Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
St. James Park Off-Leash Area
Address: 92nd & Jerome Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
Notes: St. James closes at 9:00 p.m. and opens at 7:00 a.m. Therefore, the off-leash policy only applies between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
Tremont Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Except for playgrounds and other areas where dogs are expressly prohibited via signage, all areas of the park are off-leash during designated hours.
Type: Off-Leash
University Woods Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Van Cortlandt Park Dog Run
Address: Broadway and 252 Street
Type: Run
Wallenberg Forest Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Palisade Avenue, Douglas Avenue, West 235 Street
Type: Off-Leash
Williamsbridge Oval Dog Run
Address: 3225 Reservoir Oval East
Type: Run
QUEENS
Alley Pond Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Grand Central Parkway/Winchester Boulevard/Kingsbury Avenue
Type: Off-Leash
Astoria Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Baisley Pond Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Between119th and 123rd avenues
Type: Off-Leash
Baisley Pond Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Lakeview Lane between Foch Boulevard and Lakeview Lane East
Type: Off-Leash
Bayswater Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Crocheron Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Cunningham Park Dog Run
Address: 193rd Street between Aberdeen Road & Radnor Road
Type: Run
Flushing Meadows Corona Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Forest Park Dog Run
Address: Park Lane South & 85th Street
Type: Run
Forest Park Off-Leash Area
Address: 85 Street and 84 Street and Park Lane South
Type: Off-Leash
Hunter's Point South Park Dog Run
Type: Run
Juniper Valley Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
La Guardia Landing Lights Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Landing Lights Off-Leash Area
Address: Grand Central Parkway, 81 Street & 82 Street & Astoria Boulevard, 23 Avenue 84, 24 thru 30 Avenues, 77 Street through 81 Street
Type: Off-Leash
Little Bay Park Dog Run
Address: North side of the Cross Island Parkway & Utopia Parkway
Type: Run
MacNeil Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Mainly zone #1
Type: Off-Leash
Murray Playground Dog Run
This facility is currently closed. Details
Address: 21st Street & 45th Road (southeastern side of the park)
Type: Run
Queensbridge Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Rainey Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Ralph DeMarco Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Rockaway Community Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Almeda Avenue between Beach 51st Street and Beach 54th Street
Type: Off-Leash
Rockaway Freeway Dog Park
Address: Rockaway Freeway and Beach 84th Street
Type: Run
Sherry Park Dog Run
Address: Queens Boulevard, 65 Place, and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Type: Run
Springfield Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Torsney/Lou Lodati Playground Dog Run
Address: 43rd Street & Skillman Avenue
Type: Run
Underbridge Playground Dog Run
Address: 64th Avenue/64th Road on Grand Central Parkway service road
Type: Run
Veteran's Grove Dog Run
Address: Judge Street & Whitney Avenue (south side of Park)
Type: Run
Windmuller Park Dog Run (Doughboy Plaza)
Address: Woodside Avenue, 54-56 streets
Type: Run
Yellowstone Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Sitting area located at 68 Road and Yellowstone Boulevard.
Type: Off-Leash
Notes: Hours: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. only
STATEN ISLAND
Allison Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Field at the end of the trail bordered by Prospect Avenue, Sailors Snug Harbor Cemetery, and the pond.
Type: Off-Leash
Amundsen Trail Off-Leash Area
Address: Between Amboy Road and Hylan Boulevard
Type: Off-Leash
Arthur Von Briesen Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Lawn area, mid-park right side
Type: Off-Leash
Bloomingdale Park Dog Run
Address: Maguire Avenue behind athletic fields closer to Romona Avenue
Type: Run
Clove Lakes Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Open field above picnic area near Royal Oak Rd. & Rice Ave.
Type: Off-Leash
Clove Lakes Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Brookside Avenue between Alpine Court & Kingsley Avenue (lawn area)
Type: Off-Leash
Clove’s Tail Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Lawn area, corner of Victory Boulevard & Little Clove Road
Type: Off-Leash
Conference House Park Off-Leash Area
Address: South of Visitors Center on Satterlee Street between Claremont Avenue & Billopp Street
Type: Off-Leash
Cozzens Woods Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Page Avenue between Hylan Boulevard & Amboy Road
Type: Off-Leash
Crescent Beach Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Tennyson Drive & Glover Avenue. Located at meadow area leading to beach
Type: Off-Leash
Evergreen Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Greaves Avenue & Evergreen Street
Type: Off-Leash
Father Macris Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Lawn area beyond ballfield
Type: Off-Leash
Lemon Creek Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Bottom of Seguine Avenue at Johnston Terrace; just below playground
Type: Off-Leash
Ocean Breeze Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Silver Lake Park Dog Run
Address: Victory Boulevard below the pavilion, across from the Parkview Apartments
Type: Run
South Beach Park Off-Leash Area
Type: Off-Leash
Notes: On sand after Labor Day and before Memorial Day
Willowbrook Park Off-Leash Area
Address: Archery Range Field
Type: Off-Leash
Wolfe's Pond Park Dog Run
Address: Run is to left of Cornelia Avenue
Type: Run