Dog Friendly Hiking Trails in Kouts, IN

Connect with nature and Fido on the dog-friendly trails at Gabis Arboretum & Gardens in Valparaiso, IN. The Arboretum is part of the Purdue Northwest University and serves as a place for education, conservation and engagement. Please leash and clean up after your pets on the trails.

Coffee Creek Preserve is a pet-friendly destination in Chesterton, IN. Your leashed four-legged family member can tag along as you explore the area. The preserve has over 5 miles of trails that wind through the woods along the creek, beginning with a boardwalk and then meandering through the forest, crossing seven charming bridges along the way.

Sunset Hill Farm County Park is a pet-friendly recreational area in Valparaiso, IN. Situated on 238 acres, this natural area on a former farm is home to wonderful wooded trails to explore with your leashed pooch. Dog owners are reminded to clean up after pups.

Tollestone Dunes Trail in Portage, IN is dog friendly. This quiet pathway is home to lots of trees along the way, perfect for a long exercise even on hot days. Leashed dogs are welcome, as long as they are cleaned up after and kept under control around other hikers.

Brookdale Park is pet-friendly. Bring your leashed pooch to this small park to explore pathways that circle a grassy field, structures and a fishing pond. Pause for a while at the picnic tables in the field. Visitors are reminded to clean up any mess that is left behind. Brookdale Park is best accessed during daylight hours.

Leashed dogs are welcome to enjoy a walk with you at pet-friendly Creekside Park in Valparaiso, IN. This community park is home to a multi-use trail system with over 13 miles of soft surface paths for biking, hiking and walking. The park is open dawn to dusk seven days a week.

Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve features a .78-mile, dog-friendly trail through the rare, black-soil prairie in Hobart, IN. Please note that portions of the trail can have standing water during seasonally wet periods of the year. Late summer through fall is the best time to visit. Please keep Fido leashed.

Spanning 4,199 acres, the pet-friendly Kankakee Fish & Wildlife Area in North Judson, IN offers diverse outdoor activities like waterfowl and dove hunting, fishing, birding, kayaking and more. While there are no marked trails, there are mowed lanes that can be used to explore the property. Dogs must be leashed outside designated L-1 area (see map below) unless hunting with a permit.

Prairie Duneland Trailis one of 1600 rail-trails supported by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that is working to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Previously an unused railroad corridor, this "rail-trail" is now a great place to walk Fido in Portage! The map below shows a trailhead where you can pick up the Prairie Duneland Trail. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has generously provided map data for this trail to Bring Fido for informational purposes only. For more detailed trail information, please visit TrailLink.com.

The Iron Horse Heritage Trail is one of 1600 rail-trails supported by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that is working to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Previously an unused railroad corridor, this "rail-trail" is now a great place to walk Fido in Chesterton! The map below shows a parking area with convenient access to the Iron Horse Heritage Trail. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has generously provided map data for this trail to Bring Fido for informational purposes only. For more detailed trail information, please visit TrailLink.com.

The Prairie-Duneland Trail is one of 1600 rail-trails supported by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that is working to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Previously an unused railroad corridor, this "rail-trail" is now a great place to walk Fido in Chesterton! The map below shows a trailhead where you can pick up the Prairie-Duneland Trail. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has generously provided map data for this trail to Bring Fido for informational purposes only. For more detailed trail information, please visit TrailLink.com.

Prairie Duneland Trail is one of 1600 rail-trails supported by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that is working to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Previously an unused railroad corridor, this "rail-trail" is now a great place to walk Fido in Hobart! The map below shows a trailhead where you can pick up the Prairie Duneland Trail. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has generously provided map data for this trail to Bring Fido for informational purposes only. For more detailed trail information, please visit TrailLink.com.

The Oak Savannah Trail is one of 1600 rail-trails supported by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that is working to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Previously an unused railroad corridor, this "rail-trail" is now a great place to walk Fido in Hobart! The map below shows a parking area with convenient access to the Oak Savannah Trail. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has generously provided map data for this trail to Bring Fido for informational purposes only. For more detailed trail information, please visit TrailLink.com.

Leashed dogs are welcome at Fairgrounds Park, a pet-friendly recreation area in Valparaiso, IN. The park is an ideal place to walk or jog alongside Fido, or enjoy a picnic. Features of the park include a 3/4 mile walking track, sports fields, playground, exercise equipment, picnic shelters and restrooms.

Lincoln Memorial Trail is pet-friendly. Located in Bluhm Park, this nice paved pathway runs between the woods and a farm field. Dogs are welcome to join you for a nice walk, as long as they are leashed, well-behaved and cleaned up after. Lincoln Memorial Trail can be accessed from dawn until dusk.

The Paul H. Douglas Trail in Miller Woods winds through several habitats including wetlands, globally rare black oak savanna, open dunes and beach. The views of the lake and the dunes are incredible. The oak savanna's native grasses and wildflowers, including lupine, thrive in the sunlight and open forest floor. Please stay single file on the narrow trail to protect yourself from the abundant poison ivy along the trail edges as well as the fragile lupine habitat. Pets are permitted on a leash 6' or shorter.

Stoutsburg Savanna Nature Preserve provides a dog-friendly hiking trail in Wheatfield, IN.

Ciurus Park Nature Preserve in De Motte, IN, features a 0.7 mile, dog-friendly loop trail where you can experience the change in topography of the reserve while viewing the wildflowers and different plants that grow there. Fido must be leashed.