04/07/2024
DOG PARKS & OTHER PET-FRIENDLY PLACES TO ROAM
When your pooch needs space to chase a ball, take your friend to the City of Naples Dog Park, affectionately known as Central Bark, or Rover Run Dog Park in Veterans Community Park in north Naples. There are separate areas for large and small dogs to make sure everyone is safe and happy. On Marco Island, dogs have more than an acre to run in Canine Cove Dog Park, an off-leash canine park inside Frank E. Mackle Jr. Community Park.
If you desire more natural surroundings, head to the CREW Marsh Trails Opens in new window , where dogs are welcome on 6-10 miles of looping nature trails that wind through fields of wildflowers, oak hammocks, marshes and pine flatwoods, and a boardwalk over a popash slough. Or try out the Marsh Trail in the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge located halfway between Naples and Everglades City on the Tamiami Trail. There's a three-story birding tower for an even better view. Since these are wilderness locations, just make sure your furry friend is on a six-foot leash.
