Best Dog Park Cities

by Author Contribution 06/22/2023

written by Author Contribution 06/22/2023

Where in the U.S. can you find the most pooch-friendly green spaces?

LawnStarter sniffed out 2023’s Best Dog Park Cities to mark July as National Lost Pet Prevention Month (in case Rover runs away from the pack — or the park).

We compared 98 of the biggest U.S. cities based on Access, Quality, and Climate. More specifically, we factored in the number of dog parks per 100,000 two-legged residents, visitor ratings, and historical weather data, among eight total metrics.

See how dog park cities fared in our ranking below.

 To learn how we ranked the cities, see our methodology.

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2023’s Best Dog Park Cities

Overall Rank (1 = Best)	City	State	Overall Score	Access Rank	Quality Rank	Climate Rank
1	Boise	ID	67.95	1	6	37
2	San Francisco	CA	57.87	5	10	21
3	Henderson	NV	56.64	4	28	9
4	Tampa	FL	53.59	7	5	35
5	Arlington	VA	52.44	8	4	65
6	New York	NY	51.02	34	1	77
7	Sacramento	CA	47.73	6	57	20
8	Las Vegas	NV	46.89	11	51	9
9	Portland	OR	46.25	2	83	55
10	Norfolk	VA	44.80	3	89	42
11	Albuquerque	NM	43.89	15	22	29
12	Chula Vista	CA	40.92	12	76	1
13	Colorado Springs	CO	40.84	39	11	32
14	Lexington	KY	40.56	24	8	82
15	Washington	DC	39.73	14	27	65
16	Houston	TX	39.36	56	3	93
17	Chicago	IL	39.32	62	2	89
18	Tucson	AZ	39.16	33	38	19
19	Long Beach	CA	38.61	16	78	3
20	St. Petersburg	FL	38.36	19	35	35
21	Fremont	CA	38.26	25	52	21
22	Boston	MA	37.75	36	15	62
23	Madison	WI	37.46	10	77	91
24	Reno	NV	37.15	32	46	28
25	Austin	TX	36.93	40	16	70
26	Phoenix	AZ	36.92	80	25	13
27	Nashville	TN	36.86	45	9	88
28	Aurora	CO	36.57	78	12	33
29	Denver	CO	35.48	31	44	33
30	Atlanta	GA	35.22	29	33	48
31	Lincoln	NE	35.12	47	17	72
32	San Diego	CA	35.06	38	80	1
33	St. Louis	MO	34.94	17	39	78
34	Mesa	AZ	34.89	89	31	13
35	Scottsdale	AZ	34.50	54	54	13
36	Bakersfield	CA	34.22	23	88	27
37	Charlotte	NC	34.17	68	21	40
38	Chandler	AZ	34.09	44	71	13
39	Gilbert	AZ	34.02	82	42	13
40	Oakland	CA	34.02	9	96	21
41	Anaheim	CA	34.00	58	67	4
42	Toledo	OH	33.64	79	7	92
43	Jacksonville	FL	33.42	88	14	45
44	Miami	FL	33.17	35	50	38
45	Glendale	AZ	33.13	55	70	13
46	Wichita	KS	33.11	51	29	56
47	Raleigh	NC	32.57	37	41	63
48	Dallas	TX	32.56	84	19	49
49	Fresno	CA	32.49	22	92	25
50	Louisville	KY	32.43	52	26	85
51	Fort Worth	TX	32.35	94	13	49
52	Corpus Christi	TX	32.23	87	20	46
53	Pittsburgh	PA	32.06	20	45	98
54	Virginia Beach	VA	31.82	63	34	42
55	Cincinnati	OH	31.75	30	58	61
56	Seattle	WA	31.73	27	55	73
57	St. Paul	MN	31.64	21	68	74
58	Tulsa	OK	31.59	83	18	80
59	Irvine	CA	31.57	86	69	4
60	Greensboro	NC	31.52	66	30	58
61	Honolulu	HI	31.36	74	63	26
62	San Antonio	TX	31.27	53	37	68
63	Buffalo	NY	31.08	64	23	95
64	Stockton	CA	30.71	70	62	30
65	Jersey City	NJ	30.48	26	66	79
66	Chesapeake	VA	30.46	28	82	42
67	North Las Vegas	NV	30.44	43	91	9
68	El Paso	TX	30.34	81	79	12
69	Plano	TX	29.99	65	43	49
70	Los Angeles	CA	29.73	96	74	8
71	Riverside	CA	29.72	85	85	4
72	Winston-Salem	NC	29.64	57	48	58
73	Milwaukee	WI	29.47	91	24	87
74	Anchorage	AK	29.34	13	87	97
75	Oklahoma City	OK	28.81	93	36	41
76	Baton Rouge	LA	28.79	48	47	90
77	Orlando	FL	28.53	69	61	39
78	Philadelphia	PA	28.48	90	32	76
79	Minneapolis	MN	28.13	41	75	74
80	Lubbock	TX	28.07	60	86	31
81	Richmond	VA	27.73	49	72	47
82	Durham	NC	27.57	46	73	63
83	Memphis	TN	27.50	67	53	71
84	Detroit	MI	27.09	61	60	84
85	Baltimore	MD	27.06	71	49	81
86	San Jose	CA	26.81	42	94	21
87	Omaha	NE	26.76	73	59	60
88	Spokane	WA	26.43	72	64	67
89	Irving	TX	26.34	59	81	49
90	Newark	NJ	25.76	97	40	83
91	Santa Clarita	CA	25.55	50	95	4
92	Arlington	TX	25.17	92	65	49
93	Kansas City	MO	24.06	75	84	57
94	Columbus	OH	23.92	77	56	96
95	Laredo	TX	22.63	18	97	68
96	New Orleans	LA	22.17	76	90	86
97	Cleveland	OH	14.98	98	93	94
98	Garland	TX	12.98	95	97	49

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