Dog Friendly Tours in West Virginia

Taking the dog out for a walk takes on a new meaning when you’re on vacation in West Virginia. After all, there are tons of sights to see, and smell, around every corner. Browse our dog friendly tours in West Virginia below for the scoop on self-guided walks, driving tours, and group tours that both you and your dog are sure to enjoy.

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Weston, WV

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Step back in time with a visit to the dog-friendly Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, WV. Visitors are guided by tour guides dressed in period dress. Dogs are welcome on the daytime History & Heritage tours only and need to be leashed at all times. Please note that some tours require the use of stairs, and strollers must be carried on the stairs. The facility is open from late March through early November. See Details

Shepherdstown Mystery Walks

Shepherdstown, WV

Shepherdstown Mystery Walks Shepherdstown Mystery Walks offers pet-friendly tours of Shepherdstown, WV. The outings are open year-round, giving visitors a chance to hear all about the spooky history of this quaint town in the chilly winter and hot summer. Bring Fido along to hear stories of residents who may have left this world but not the homes they lived in. The guides take you along the streets by spooky candlelight. Fido beware; you're in for a scare! See Details

West Virginia Penitentiary

Moundsville, WV

West Virginia Penitentiary The gothic-style West Virginia Penitentiary, located in Moundsville, WV, offers dog-friendly daytime tours. Fido is welcome on Historical Day Tours, but not during Paranormal Tours, North Walk Tours, or Haunted House tours. The facilities are rumored to be haunted by previous inhabitants. The facility operated as a prison from 1876 to 1995. There are no inmates nowadays, but you can still tour the buildings and grounds with your leashed pooch. See Details

Island Belle

Parkersburg, WV

Island Belle Island Belle riverboat tours in Parkersburg, WV, are pet-friendly. Take a tour on the Blennerhassett Island State Park waterways with your pup. Located in the middle of the Ohio River on the border between West Virginia and Ohio, the park is home to numerous trails, manicured grounds and a reconstructed Palladian mansion that offers visitors a historical glimpse at colonial plantation life. To reach the island, head to Point Park in downtown Parkersburg and climb aboard the Island Belle sternwheeler for a short 20-minute riverboat journey. Blennerhassett Island is open from the first of May until the end of October each year. See Details

New River Jet Boats

Ansted, WV

New River Jet Boats New River Jet Boats is a pet-friendly tour company in Ansted, WV. If there's room on board, dogs are allowed to ride in a jet boat along the New River to amazing views of the New River Gorge Bridge from underneath. See Details

Paws-N–Pours Wine Tour

Charles Town, WV

Paws-N–Pours Wine Tour Fido is welcome to join you on the Paws-N–Pours Wine Tour at Elite Excursions WV, a tour company based in Charles Town, WV. Enjoy adventuring with your furry friend to pet-friendly wineries, breweries and distilleries on a guided and chauffeured tour. Be sure to call or book your tour online in advance. They service many locations in West Virginia, Virginia and Washington, D.C. See Details

The Ghost Tours of Harpers Ferry by "O’ Be JoyFull"

Harpers Ferry, WV

The Ghost Tours of Harpers Ferry by "O’ Be JoyFull" Well-behaved, leashed pets can join their humans on the Ghost Tours of Harpers Ferry. These 90-minute pet-friendly walking tours take visitors through the historic Lower Town neighborhoods of Harpers Ferry, WV. Participants are guided to sites and buildings where ghostly phenomenons have been reported while explaining, through legends and historical events, why ghosts may choose to haunt a particular location. See Details

US Ghost Adventures Harpers Ferry

Harpers Ferry, WV

US Ghost Adventures Harpers Ferry You and Fido are invited to discover spine-chilling secrets on a pet-friendly ghost tour with US Ghost Adventures in Harpers Ferry, WV, where haunted history comes to life year round. As you walk the cobblestone streets with your leashed pup and an expert local guide, you'll explore iconic haunted sites like the Lockwood House, Harper Cemetery, and St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church. See Details

Charles Town Ghost Tours

Charles Town, WV

Charles Town Ghost Tours Come for the history; stay for the hauntings during a pet-friendly daytime or night time tour with Charles Town Ghost Tours! Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome on tours, and Charles Town Ghost Tours has proudly raised awareness and financial support for local animal shelters, and continue to do so. Daytime tours include The Charles Town History Tour and The Victorian Grave Art Tour. Dial up the "spooky" and book The Traditional Ghost Tour or The Cemetery Stroll which take place at night. Both public and private tours are available. Owner Ann Khiel Fern, affectionately known in the community as "The Ghost Lady of Charles Town", has published two books on the history and hauntings of Jefferson County, WV. Signed copies are available on all of her tours. She is also a Certified Tourism Ambassador for the area. See Details

Smoke Hole Caverns

Cabins, WV

Smoke Hole Caverns Cats and dogs are permitted on the Smoke Hole Caverns Tour as long as they are small enough to carry. Located in Cabins, WV, these pet-friendly tours through the caverns are offered every half hour, based upon when the first tour leaves on that day. The tour is approximately 2/3 of a mile, averages 45 minutes to one hour, and is easy walking for all ages. See Details

US Ghost Adventures Charleston

Charleston, WV

US Ghost Adventures Charleston Join Charleston, WV's top-rated, pet-friendly US Ghost Adventures ghost tour any night of the year. Stroll one mile with expert guides past haunted highlights, including Kanawha County Public Library, Capitol Plaza Theater, Former Woolworths Dept. Store, and Bar 101. Leashed dogs are welcome. See Details

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