Off-leash areas, dog beaches and nature
Off-leash dog areas and dog parks, dog beaches, nature parks, recreation areas and sniffing gardens. Each listing shows what your dog can do there: off-leash or on a lead, fenced or open, with or without water.
By far the largest section, with more than five hundred off-leash areas. Flanders and the Netherlands are well covered; Wallonia is still thinly covered. If you live in Namur, Luxembourg or Hainaut, your spot is probably still missing.
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Hondenweide Vrijbroekpark
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Hondenweide Vrijhals
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Hondenweide Walem
Dog meadow of around 2,600 m² on the Baron Coppenslaan in Walem (Mechelen), one of eleven dog meadows in Mechelen; dogs may run off-leash in the fenced zone, which is closed off by small gates.
Hondenweide Watervoort
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Hondenweide Weerde (met zwemzone)
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Hondenweide Werft
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Hondenweide Wildertse Duintjes
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Hondenzone
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Hondenzone Zwarte Kiezel
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Hondenzone Bokrijk
Hondenzone Bokrijk is one of Genk's (originally five) existing off-leash dog meadows, along with Genk-Centrum, Kolderbos, Sledderlo and Zwartberg.
Hondenzone Haarterheide
Hondenlosloopzone Haarterheide in Hamont-Achel (Nobelstraat) lets dogs run off-leash, romp and sniff around under supervision; outside the zone, a leash is compulsory.
Hondenzone Heikant
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Hondenzone Most-Keiheuvel
Let your dog run free in this fenced, free off-leash area in Balen, with room to sniff and roam safely.
Hondenzone Schoonbeek
Fenced 3.5 ha dog meadow in the Schoonbeek nature reserve (Bilzen) with a swimming area for dogs; aggressive, in-heat or unkempt dogs are not allowed, and cleaning up is compulsory.
Hondenzone Walenhoek
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Hondenzwemplaats Provinciaal Domein "De Gavers"
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Hondvriendelijk strand Grote Achterweg
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Hondvriendelijk strand Lage Bergse Bos
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Hondvriendelijk strand Rijsoord
Dog beach with a sign on site — so officially designated, not just tolerated. There is also shade, handy on warm days.
Hondvriendelijk strand Voordelta
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Hoogveld
Explore the nature park Hoogveld in Veldegem with your dog, free and without restrictions.
Hundespielplatz
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Huys te Warmont
23-hectare historic estate near Warmond with a castle-like house, old avenues and an enchanting park woodland, part of Hollandse Duinen National Park.
Jurassic Dogs Park
Fenced, 7,000 m² off-leash woodland with a Jurassic theme, available to hire in full via petsontheroad.be. Access is via a personal code after payment.
Kasteeltuinen Arcen
The Kasteeltuinen Arcen are landscaped castle gardens with fountains and art. Dogs on a leash welcome for a small fee, not inside the castle.
Kelmiser Dogs Park
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Klein Zwitserland
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Kleine hondenlosloopzone Lilse Bergen
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Koningin Julianatoren
Koningin Julianatoren in Apeldoorn is a small children's amusement park with dozens of attractions. Dogs on a leash may join around the park.
Kootwijkerduin
Fenced off-leash dog area of 56 hectares run by Staatsbosbeheer, with parking on the Nieuw Milligenseweg in Kootwijk.
La Baraque Michel — wandelstartpunt Hoge Venen
Starting point for a 7 km dog walk (about 1h30) through heath, bog and forest in the Hoge Venen, along wooden boardwalks.
LaatZeLos Snuffeltuin
Private, fenced dog sniffing garden of 33 ares in Huldenberg with a chalet, picnic table and toy library; access only via online booking, with a code sent by email.
Landgoed Hoekelum
Off-leash dog area of 26 hectares on the Landgoed Hoekelum estate, according to the municipality of Ede's list.
Landgoed Schaffelaar
Off-leash dog area of 36 hectares on the Landgoed Schaffelaar estate near Barneveld, according to the municipality of Ede's list.
Leenderbos (Leenderstrijp)
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Leiemeersen-Noord
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Lockhorsterbos
Small but charming Utrechts Landschap woodland where dogs may run off-leash year-round, provided they stay under voice control.
Loebas Hondenspeelweide
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Lommel kattenbos hondenlosloopzone
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Losloopbos Heksenberg
Losloopbos Heksenberg in Hasselt (Nieuwe-Heidestraat): 3.5 hectares of woodland, fenced with a low fence (1.5m) and play features for dogs, since April 2023.
Losloopgebied Ballastplaatbos
Off-leash area for dogs in the Ballastplaatbos near the Lauwersmeer, off-leash year-round.
Losloopgebied De Groene Ster - Alddiel (hondenstrandje bij kiosk)
Official off-leash area for dogs with a small swimming beach, in the centre of the De Groene Ster recreation area.
Losloopgebied De Groene Ster - Woelwijk (westzijde, bij Camminghaburen)
Official off-leash area for dogs with a small swimming beach, on the west side of De Groene Ster near the Camminghaburen neighbourhood.
Losloopgebied en hondenzwemplaats Mensingebos
175-hectare woodland near Roden where dogs may run off-leash across almost the whole area, with a dog swimming pond.
Losloopgebied Froskepolle
Official off-leash area for dogs with a dog beach, on the western part of Froskepolle.
Losloopgebied Gaasperpark
Off-leash area in Gaasperpark; at the Gaasperplas lake itself, dogs are banned from 15 April to 15 October.
Losloopgebied Gelderse Hout
Designated off-leash area for dogs in the Gelderse Hout city woodland in Lelystad.
Losloopgebied Grou (Burstumerdyk)
Dog play area and path along the water and woodland near Grou, official off-leash area of the municipality of Leeuwarden.
Losloopgebied Heidemeer
Recreation area with a crystal-clear swimming lake near Heerenveen; from October to April, dogs may run off-leash almost everywhere.
Losloopgebied Hoornse Plas
Recreational lake south of Groningen (Haren) with walking paths, beaches and woodland; dogs off-leash on weekdays, on a leash at weekends.
Losloopgebied Kralingse Bos
Off-leash area in Kralingse Bos, along the Kralingse Plaslaan; a bit further on, near the Plaszoom, lies a second, smaller off-leash area.
Losloopgebied Leeuwarder Bos
140-hectare woodland north of Leeuwarden where dogs may run off-leash year-round.
Losloopgebied Lutterzand
Off-leash area for dogs on the east side of the Dinkel, in the 750-hectare Lutterzand nature reserve.
Losloopgebied Nieuw Wulven
Varied recreation area with woods, meadows and waterways on the border of Bunnik and Houten, offering plenty of off-leash space for dogs.
Losloopgebied Noorderplantsoen
Off-leash area for dogs in the Noorderplantsoen, one of Groningen's best-known city parks.
Losloopgebied Park de Wezenlanden
City park within built-up Zwolle with specifically marked-off off-leash fields for dogs.
Losloopgebied Pietersheim
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Losloopgebied Potmarge
Off-leash area in the nature reserve along the small Potmarge waterway, on the edge of Leeuwarden.
Losloopgebied Prinsemolenpark
Off-leash area in Prinsemolenpark (Hillegersberg), which also has a small dog-swimming spot within the park.
Losloopgebied Rembrandtpark
Off-leash area in Rembrandtpark, with one part that is only off-leash in winter and a fenced picnic strip that is not part of it.