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Dog Parks in Montgomery County

M-NCPPC opened its first Dog Park at Wheaton Regional Park, near the Wheaton Ice Arena off Arcola Avenue in January 2003. Later a second Dog Park was opened on Picnic Lane at Black Hill Regional Park in the Germantown/Clarksburg area. A third area was opened June 2003 at Ridge Road Recreational Park in Germantown along with the remaining park. Each area is approximately a half acre in size and is enclosed with a 6-foot chain link fence. All three sites are popular meeting spots and exercise areas for local dog owners and their canine friends.

There are approximately 7 million dogs in the United States. Approximately 700,000 dogs in the state of Maryland. Montgomery County has over 25,000 licensed dogs. Dogs are members of approximately 32% of all households in the United States and there are approximately 600 dog exercise areas across the United States.

The Planning Board adopted policies governing the creation and management of Dog Parks (Dog Exercise Areas) in June 2002.

Learning about Dog Parks in Montgomery County

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Existing Dog Parks

Black Hill Regional Park
20930 Lake Ridge Drive
Boyds, Maryland

Ridge Road Recreational Park
21155 Frederick Road
Germantown, Maryland

Wheaton Regional Park
2000 Shorefield Rd.
Wheaton, Maryland (next to the old ice rink)

Planning Board Adopted new Dog Parks

Staff of the M-NCPPC Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning is studying the establishment of a Dog Park in the central Northwest region of the county and in the Cabin John Regional Park vicinity. M-NCPPC staff will then be examining locations for future sites. Stay tuned for more information.

Olney Manor Recreational Park
16601 Georgia Avenue
Onley, Maryland
(scheduled for construction by Maryland Department of Transportation this Spring)

Cabin John Regional Park
7400 Tuckerman Lane
Rockville, Maryland

Maps of new selected areas

How to view the maps - After clicking on a map link below, it may take up to a minute to appear. To see it full size, wait a few seconds after the map appears and click on the small box that will appear in the lower right hand corner (a box with arrows). Clicking on the box will enlarge the map size.

Cabin John Regional Park - Noah's Ark Site
Olney Manor Recreation Park

More

• The Planning Board will be considering the new Dog Park's "Rules and Policies" in May, 2007.
  Dog Park Exercise Area Policy Amendments (pdf, 3.67MB) - Approved
• Fall 2004 Survey of Dog Exercise Areas Report
• Report of Site Selection Committee for new Dog Exercise Areas (11/08/04):
  The report has been cut into sections for faster downloading. Some parts have a large file size and may take several minutes to download.
  
  Part 1 *
  Part 2 *
  Part 3 *
• Dog Area Report (Planning Board Approved on 06/26/02):
  Exercise Areas - Staff Recommendation*
  Full Text (includes site selection criteria) *
  Adopted DEA (Dog Exercise Area) Policy/Program/Rules*
• MC-DOG, a group of dog owners and the first dog owner umbrella group in the county. They worked closely with the Department of Park and Planning to assist in establishing the first dog exercise areas on Commission-owned public parkland.

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