Minnesota local guide
Explore Minneapolis parks, patios and trusted places to care for your dog.
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Minneapolis’s guide brings together designated off-leash recreation areas, lakeside parks and dog-friendly patios. Loring Park Off-Leash Dog Park is a designated Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board area near downtown, while Gateway Off-Leash Recreation Area and Marcy Park Dog Park provide additional designated spaces. Minnehaha Regional Park offers trails, gardens and river scenery for a leashed outing. Aster Cafe welcomes well-behaved dogs outside on its patio, and Vivir allows dogs on its seasonal patio.
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board says dogs may be off leash only within designated off-leash recreation areas and should remain leashed and under control elsewhere in parks. Its program uses an application and permit, so carry the current permit required for your dog. City of Minneapolis Animal Care & Control says dogs over four months old must be licensed and wear a collar with the license tag. The City of Minneapolis also advises owners to collect and bag pet waste and put it in the appropriate garbage stream rather than leaving it in public spaces or washing it into waterways. At the cafes in this guide, dogs are welcome on the patio only.
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Discovery market: Minneapolis
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Policy jurisdictions: City of Minneapolis
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Local authority guidance for dog owners. On-site signs take priority and restrictions can change.
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board says dogs may be off leash only within its nine designated off-leash recreation areas; dogs in other park areas should remain leashed and under control.
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (opens in a new tab)MPRB's off-leash program uses an application and permit for access to designated off-leash recreation areas; visitors should carry the current permit required for their dog.
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (opens in a new tab)Minneapolis Animal Care & Control says dogs and cats over four months old must be licensed and wear a collar with the license tag.
City of Minneapolis Animal Care & Control (opens in a new tab)The City of Minneapolis provides pet-waste disposal guidance to collect pet waste, bag it and place it in the appropriate garbage stream rather than leaving it in public spaces or washing it into waterways.
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