Chicago Dog Parks & Dog Friendly Areas are designated sections within Chicago parks or beaches, where dogs are allowed to run and play off-leash. These are the only areas in the city where dogs are allowed off-leash. Many of these sites provide features such as doggie drinking fountains, separate areas for shy dogs, dog owner bulletin boards, trash receptacles and doggie bags. Dog Friendly Areas include:
Anderson (Fred) Dog Friendly Areas – 1611 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601
Bartelme (Mary) Dog Friendly Area – 115 S. Sangamon, Chicago, IL 60607
Belmont Harbor Dog Friendly Area – Belmont & Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60614
Bryn Mawr Dog Friendly Area – TEMPORARY – Bryn Mawr & Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60614
Calumet Dog Friendly Area – 9801 S. Avenue G, Chicago, IL 60617
Challenger Dog Friendly Area -1100 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60613
Churchill Dog Friendly Area – 1825 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Clarendon Dog Friendly Area – 4501 N. Marine Drive, Chicago, IL 60640
Coliseum Dog Friendly Area – 1466 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60605
Dog Friendly Area (DFA) – 2800 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago, IL 60609
Grant Dog Friendly Area – 951 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
Hamlin Dog Friendly Area – 3035 N. Hoyne Ave., Chicago, IL 60618
Horner Dog Friendly Area -2741 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL 60618
Lake Shore East Dog Friendly Area – 450 E. Benton Place, Chicago, IL 60601
McKinley Dog Friendly Area (DFA) – 2230 W. Pershing Road, Chicago, IL 60609
Montrose Beach Dog Friendly Area – 601 West Montrose Avenue, Chicago, IL 60613
Noethling Playlot Dog Friendly Area – 2645 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Norwood Dog Friendly Area – 5899 N. Avondale, Chicago, IL 60631
Park No. 551 Dog Friendly Area – 353 N. DesPlaines St., Chicago, IL 60611
Park No. 556 Dog Friendly Area – 2529 W. Logan Blvd., Chicago, IL 60647
Park No. 569 Dog Friendly Area – 1358 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL 60607
Park No. 590 – 3938-40 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago, IL 60653
Park No. 591 – 3900 South Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60653
Park No. 592 – 4149 -53 S. Vincennes Avenue, Chicago, IL 60653
Portage Dog Friendly Area – 4100 N. Long, Chicago, IL 60641
Pottawattomie Dog Friendly Area – 7340 N. Rogers Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
Puptown – 4900 N Marine Drive, Chicago, IL 60640
River Dog Friendly Area – 5100 N. Francisco Ave., Chicago, IL 60625
Walsh Dog Friendly Area – 1722 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Ward Dog Friendly Area – 630 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago, IL 60606
Wicker Dog Friendly Area – 1425 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
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