City guide · Minnesota · United States
A lake-and-parks city at heart, with permitted off-leash dog parks, heated year-round dog patios and three-course dog menus.
6 places4 categories6 neighbourhoods2 with an off-leash area
6 places, each checked against the venue's own information
Neighbourhoods covered: Hiawatha / Minnehaha, Loring Park, Longfellow / Howe, Northeast Minneapolis, Uptown, Downtown East / Marcy-Holmes.
No photo yetA more-than-6-acre off-leash dog area inside Minnehaha Regional Park, managed by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. The partially fenced space sits on the south side of the park near the Mississippi River gorge, with trail markers showing where National Park Service land begins.
No photo yetA fully fenced off-leash dog area in downtown's Loring Park, run by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. It is one of the Park Board's nine designated off-leash recreation areas and a convenient option for downtown residents and visitors.
No photo yetA full-service restaurant and bar in South Minneapolis with a year-round dog-friendly patio the owners call the Paw-tio. The patio is tented and heated through the winter, so dogs can join even in cold months.
No photo yetA large neighborhood bar room in Northeast Minneapolis known for comfort food and a spacious all-season dog-friendly patio. The restaurant's own site advertises its Paw-tio with a three-course dog menu, tented and heated through winter.
No photo yetA neighborhood restaurant and bar near Bde Maka Ska serving American comfort food, cocktails, and weekend brunch. Its official FAQ states that well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome on the seasonal patio.
No photo yetA historic 1893 railroad bridge across the Mississippi River, now a 2,100-foot pedestrian and cycling crossing managed by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board. It links Mill Ruins Park with Father Hennepin Bluff Park and offers iconic river and St.
Leash rules, off-leash hours and whether dogs are allowed inside are set locally and change without notice. Each listing here says what the venue or the responsible authority publishes, and the listing page links to the page we checked, so you can confirm the current rule before you set out. Outside a signed off-leash area, keep the dog on a lead.
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Patio culture year-round, and a city that treats dogs as regulars.
Forest trails inside the city limits and the most dog-tolerant coffee shops in the US.
Waterfront walks, off-leash beaches and hotels that hand out beds at check-in.
Trailheads twenty minutes from downtown and breweries with fenced yards.
The best off-leash beaches in the country, plus rooftop bars that allow leashed dogs.
Riverwalks, prairie fields and brunch counters that keep a bowl by the door.
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