Dog Friendly Hiking Trails in Butler, IN

Dogs are welcome at pet-friendly Pokagon State Park in Angola, IN, where Native American heritage can be seen around every corner. Lake James and Snow Lake are next to the park and they provide great spots for pooches who love boating, swimming, and fishing. There are nine trails to enjoy in the area as well, varying from easy trails through pine trees, hardwood forest, and rolling land to rugged pathways through swamps and forests.

Metea County Park is a 250-acre, dog-friendly recreational area in Fort Wayne, IN. The park includes the 120-acre Meno-aki State Nature Preserve and has five miles of hiking trails. Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times.

Dustin Nature Preserve - ACRES Land Trust in Huntertown, IN, offers a dog-friendly, loop trail that winds through meadows and woodlands. The ACRES office is located at this preserve.

McNabb-Walter Nature Preserve - ACRES Land Trust features a dog-friendly hiking trail in Spencerville, IN. The property’s sugar maple woods were once used for a maple syrup business, and today visitors can still see remnants of the sugar camp.

Leashed dogs are welcome at Bicentennial Woods Nature Preserve in Huntertown, IN. This pet-friendly, 80-acre preserve offers 2 miles of well-marked trails. You and your dog can enjoy views of creeks, large oak trees and wildflowers, depending on the season.

Leashed dogs are welcome at Blue Cast Springs Nature Preserve in Woodburn, IN. This pet-friendly preserve is located along the banks of the Maumee River, and contains a natural spring, ravines and 30-foot bluffs. Enjoy the easy, 1-mile nature trail with your pup.

Vandolah Nature Preserve - ACRES Land Trust features two miles dog-friendly trails in Leo-Cedarville, IN. The trails pass through old fields, along a marsh and across ravines.

Steuben County Park is pet-friendly. Nestled along the eastern shoreline of 802 acre Crooked Lake, this beautiful park welcomes you and your leashed pooch to explore 74 acres together. Well-behaved dogs are allowed at this Angola Park, as long as they are cleaned up after. Steuben County Park is open every day of the week from dawn until dusk.

Douglas Woods Nature Preserve is a dog-friendly area in Hamilton, IN. There are no established trails in the preserve, but its easy to moderate terrain makes it easy to walk Fido on a leash. For bird lovers, the wetlands and ponds are home to a variety of birds.