6,184 parks · 50 states

Dog Park Rankings by State

Texas has the most dog parks with 524, while Oregon leads in parks per capita with 44.7 per million residents. Explore the full rankings below to see how your state stacks up.

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Dog Park at Pundt Park dog park in Spring, TX

Pictured: Dog Park at Pundt Park

Most dog parks

Texas

524

parks

across 157 cities

Let'er Bark Dog Park dog park in Pendleton, OR

Pictured: Let'er Bark Dog Park

Best access per capita

Oregon

44.7

per million residents

191 parks statewide

Most Dog Parks (Total)

Rank	State	Parks	Cities
1	Texas	524	157
2	California	485	276
3	New York	336	256
4	Ohio	264	75
5	Washington	261	102
6	Illinois	246	111
7	North Carolina	245	70
8	Pennsylvania	235	84
9	Virginia	230	65
10	Michigan	225	81
11	Georgia	200	62
12	Florida	199	132
13	Colorado	197	65
14	Oregon	191	48
15	Arizona	173	40
16	Tennessee	168	39
17	Massachusetts	165	43
18	Wisconsin	163	74
19	New Jersey	148	50
20	Minnesota	144	81
21	Indiana	133	59
22	Maryland	110	47
23	Utah	94	30
24	Missouri	82	59
25	South Carolina	74	34
26	Oklahoma	73	3
27	New Mexico	71	4
28	Connecticut	71	1
29	Kansas	71	17
30	Nevada	68	2
31	Alabama	67	1
32	Kentucky	65	1
33	Iowa	56	1
34	Louisiana	42	1
35	Nebraska	40	1
36	Mississippi	36	1
37	Maine	33	1
38	Montana	31	1
39	South Dakota	27	1
40	Wyoming	25	1
41	Vermont	25	1
42	New Hampshire	23	1
43	North Dakota	20	1
44	Delaware	17	2
45	Alaska	15	1
46	Arkansas	15	1
47	Rhode Island	1	1
48	West Virginia	0	17
49	Hawaii	0	13
50	Idaho	0	19

Best Dog Park Access (Per Capita)

Rank	State	Per Million	Parks
1	Oregon	44.7	191
2	Wyoming	42.5	25
3	Vermont	38.8	25
4	New Mexico	32.9	71
5	Colorado	32.8	197
6	Washington	32.6	261
7	South Dakota	28.9	27
8	Wisconsin	27.3	163
9	Montana	27.1	31
10	Utah	26.6	94
11	Virginia	25.9	230
12	North Dakota	25.0	20
13	Minnesota	24.7	144
14	Kansas	23.8	71
15	Maine	23.3	33
16	Massachusetts	23.1	165
17	Tennessee	23.0	168
18	Arizona	22.7	173
19	Ohio	22.2	264
20	Michigan	22.2	225
21	North Carolina	21.9	245
22	Nevada	20.7	68
23	Nebraska	20.3	40
24	Alaska	20.3	15
25	Hawaii	20.2	0
26	Illinois	19.3	246
27	Indiana	19.1	133
28	Connecticut	19.0	71
29	New York	18.5	336
30	Texas	17.9	524
31	Pennsylvania	17.7	235
32	Georgia	17.7	200
33	Maryland	17.6	110
34	Iowa	17.3	56
35	Oklahoma	16.5	73
36	New Hampshire	16.3	23
37	Delaware	16.0	17
38	Idaho	15.8	0
39	New Jersey	15.3	148
40	Kentucky	14.1	65
41	South Carolina	13.3	74
42	Missouri	13.1	82
43	Alabama	12.9	67
44	California	12.7	485
45	Mississippi	12.2	36
46	West Virginia	11.9	0
47	Louisiana	9.1	42
48	Florida	8.5	199
49	Arkansas	2.2	15
50	Rhode Island	0.9	1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which state has the most dog parks?

Texas has the most dog parks in the US with 524 parks across 157 cities.

What state has the best dog park access per capita?

Oregon leads in dog park access per capita with 44.7 parks per million residents.

How many dog parks are in the US?

There are approximately 6,184 dog parks listed across all 50 US states.