Top public and private dog hiking trails in Charlotte, Michigan

Private 12-Acres Trails, Pond, & Open Play Space in Rives Junction

Private, Off-Leash Dog Retreat – 12 Acres of Trails, Fields & a Pond! Looking for a safe, private place to let your dog run, play, and explore? Our 12-acre property in Rives Junction, MI offers a peaceful, pesticide-free environment for your pup to enjoy off-leash fun. Amenities: • Private Walking Trails – Enjoy several acres of scenic wooded paths perfect for a relaxing walk with your dog. • Large Open Grass Areas – Plenty of space for fetch, training, or just running free! • Pond Access – A great spot for dogs who love to splash and cool off. • Secluded & Peaceful – No crowds, no stress—just you and your dog in a quiet, natural setting. • No Harmful Chemicals – We do not use pesticides or toxic treatments on our land, making it safe for pets. Whether your pup needs a safe space to run off energy, practice recall, or simply enjoy nature, our property is the perfect retreat.

Yoko's 12 Acres Quiet Meadow & 1 Acre Hidden Pond behind the Red Barn

Where Dogs Run Free, and Humans Slow Down There are easier places to exercise a dog. But this is a place to exhale. Nestled among meadows, towering trees, and a spring-fed pond, this private retreat offers something increasingly rare: space. Space to run. Space to wander. Space to think. Space to do absolutely nothing. Dogs arrive and immediately understand. They sprint through the open fields, follow trails of scent through the grass, splash into the pond, and explore at their own pace. Humans usually take a little longer. They settle into the shade beneath the trees. Listen to the wind moving across the water. Watch clouds drift over the pond. And slowly remember what quiet feels like. We’ve intentionally left the land natural. No crowds. No traffic. No barking from neighboring dog parks. No pressure to hurry. Just open sky, green fields, cool water, and the freedom to enjoy them together. Some days bring bright sunshine and dragonflies skimming the pond. Other days bring dramatic summer clouds rolling across the horizon, turning the landscape into something that feels almost timeless. Every visit is a little different. But the feeling is usually the same. Your dog leaves tired. You leave lighter.

The Numi Dream House for Reactive Dogs in Williamston, MI

1 acre fully fenced yard + 7 acres of private hiking trails in rural Williamston. Former stomping grounds of a fear-reactive herding dog. Please leash your dogs on the trails.

Beagle Boot Camp

This spot was developed as a starting pen for beagles. Brush piles, food plots, and secure cover were established for rabbits. Elevated observation decks (use at your own risk) were built for dog owners to observe their dog working a running rabbit. This spot is designed for beagle use but is multi use for all breeds of dogs. This spot is located in the "country" with easy parking and access. There are very few distractions which allows you the opportunity to enjoy a peaceful experience on mowed trails with plenty of area to investigate, and plenty of scents to stimulate your dogs sniffer.

Soldan Dog Park

Soldan Dog Park in Lansing, Michigan offers a range of amenities for dogs and their owners including drinking water, tables, indoor restrooms, a lake or pond, and trails to explore. The park is open from 8 AM to 9:30 PM seven days a week, providing ample time for exercise and socialization. Contact them at 517-282-7150 for more information.

Park hours: 8 AM–9:30 PM 7 days per Week

Bailey Park

Bailey Park in Battle Creek, Michigan is a fully fenced dog park located at 1350 Capital Ave. It offers amenities such as dog drinking water, lighting at night, tables, an indoor restroom, a field, and a trail. The park is open from 7 AM to 10 PM seven days a week. For more information, visit bcparks.org or call 269-966-3431.

Park hours: 7 AM–10 PM 7 days per Week

Tacoma Hills Park

Tacoma Hills Park in Okemos, Michigan offers a variety of amenities for dogs and their owners, including a dog drinking water station, field, and trail. The park is located at 1815 Hamilton Rd and can be reached at 517-853-4000 or via email at [email protected]. More information can be found on the park's website at meridian.mi.us. Visit Tacoma Hills Park for a fun and enjoyable outdoor experience with your furry friend.

Terry's 10 Acre Unfenced Private Dog Park In Jackson

Kellogg Forest Public Parking

Kellogg Forest Public Parking is located at 7060 N 42nd St, Augusta, Michigan in the United States. The dog park offers a field and trail for dogs to play and exercise. For more information, individuals can visit the website at canr.msu.edu or contact Kellogg Forest Public Parking at 269-731-4597 or via email at [email protected].

Lennon's 5 Acre Fully Fenced Private Dog Park In Hickory Corners

**Description:** Welcome to our spacious and secure 5-acre dog haven! Our yard is fully fenced when the gate is closed over the drive, providing a safe environment for your furry friends to explore and play. **Features:** - **Expansive Field:** Enjoy 3 acres of natural field with long grass and a mowed pathway, perfect for a delightful and adventurous walk. - **Manicured Lawn:** The remaining 2 acres feature short, mowed grass, ideal for running, playing fetch, or simply lounging. - **Pet-Friendly Amenities:** Access to a hose for cooling off and cleaning up, and a covered porch with seating for a relaxing break. - **Safety First:** Please send us a message with proof of up to date vaccination records prior to your first visit. **Spot Update - Our chickens, coop, and turkeys have found a new farm to call home as of 10/27/25! **Download the app! We take advantage of the messaging feature in the app to provide you with additional info prior to your arrival, as well as promotions and monthly prizes. Bring your dogs to our yard for a joyful and safe outdoor adventure!

Maple Ridge Farms-100 Acre Woods

Our 100 acre farm has been in the family for over 30 years. We have put a lot of time and effort into the property. And we would love to share it with you and your fur family to. The trails are all very well maintained. You will likely see birds, deer and plenty of wildlife throughout the trials. We hope to see you out and about enjoying it just as much as we do with all of our animals. ****Notes**** Happy WINTER❄️☃️Please keep the weather in mind. All of our trails are in the woods. We try our best to drive the trails and keep them open as much as we can snow permitting 💪❄️ We HIGHLY recommend if the wind is Above 15 mph to reschedule. (You can cancel and get your money back-we understand) We just don’t want you or your pet getting hurt if anything were to happen in the woods. One other thing. Don’t forget bring those Boots. 🥾 All of our trails are usually dry. But if you do come after it snows or rains it could be a little muddy. There could also be some sticks on the trails if it happens to be super windy the day before and we can’t always get them cleaned up right away-we do apologize in advance 😊💪 One other thing: if it's snow, we don't put the water buckets out because we don't want them to freeze. I don't know about your pups, but mine love to eat the snow anyways. 🪣🤣☃️ Thank you for checking out our spot!! We look forward to meeting you and your furfriends. 🐕☺️ Maple Ridge Farms ❤️ *** If you have any questions always feel free to message us and ask ☺️🐕

Bow in the Clouds Preserve

The Bow in the Clouds Preserve in Kalamazoo, Michigan offers a beautiful trail for dogs and their owners to explore. The preserve is open 7 days a week from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. For more information, visit their website at swmlc.org or contact them at 269-324-1600 or [email protected].

Park hours: 7:30 AM–5:30 PM 7 days per Week

Prairie Wolf Park

Prairie Wolf Park in Caledonia, Michigan is an unfenced dog park located at 8555 Kalamazoo Ave. The park offers amenities such as chairs, tables, a lake, and a trail for dogs and their owners to enjoy. The park is open from 7 AM to 10 PM seven days a week, and more information can be found on their website gainestownship.org or by contacting them at 616-698-6640 or [email protected].

Park hours: 7 AM–10 PM 7 days per Week

Ken-O-Sha Park

Ken-O-Sha Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a dog-friendly park with amenities such as a small dog area, drinking water, washing area, chairs, tables, indoor restrooms, a field, and trails. The park is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, making it convenient for dog owners to visit at any time. For more information, visit the website grandrapidsmi.gov or contact them by phone at 616-456-3696 or email at [email protected].

Park hours: Open 24 hours 7 days per Week

Kristen's 15 Acre Unfenced Private Dog Park In Springfield

Nestled in the middle of the city, you wouldn’t know there’s so much to explore! Drive up our private drive and be immersed in the beauty of our 15 acres, pond and stream! There are plenty of trails throughout the wooded areas and a clear path over one of our bridges! Our home does have about an acre fenced in, for our pups. If you’d be interested in utilizing this space, please let us know. Our pups will remain indoors during your visit.

Molly's 35 Acre Unfenced Private Dog Park In East Leroy

Welcome to Sun Creek Farm, an all natural, Pollinator friendly wildlife area. We have over 30 acres of natural, unfenced area for you and your dogs to walk and play. We have just over a mile of natural walking paths including grassy areas, open fields and wooded spaces. We have a couple different seating areas and lots of spots with shade. We do have a natural, untreated pond and shallow creek on property. Our property We love all dogs, but please only allow, well mannered, well trained, recall ready dogs off leash. Long leads and training collars welcome. We also host on HipCamp and are dog friendly campsite, if you are looking for a night out with your pup, please check us out on there as well. Please check out our amenities that we offer on site. If you are looking for a peaceful, beautiful space to walk and play with your dog, come and check us out.

Mel's 15 Acre Unfenced Private Dog Park In Laingsburg

Lovely 150 year old decommissioned farm that has been rewilding for 40 years. It has been held as a private wildlife refuge and has been farm and garden chemical free for many years. Trails wind through meadows, woods, and across frozen marsh in the wintertime. Encounter deer, turkey, crane, friendly crows, songbirds, raptors, a wide variety of wildflowers and trees. Also the occasional bunny, fox, coyote, raccoon squirrels and chipmunks pass through. In sheltering spots like my wood chip pile, I have seen snakes and salamanders. In season there are berries and fruit from wild apple and pear trees scattered along the trails. Note that this is a natural area resulting from the rewilding process and not a groomed and open park-like setting. But the trails are wide and mowed regularly for ease of walking. In the woods be prepared to navigate the occasional sticks and branches that may be on the path as typical of a natural woodlot. Wear sturdy walking shoes. This is an exciting place for dogs to sniff around! Looking forward to your visit!

Cindy's 5 Acre Unfenced Private Dog Park In Allegan

Mickie's 10 Acre Unfenced Private Dog play open area In Ionia

open wooded area on the river where your doggies can run splash and play you can fish have a fire cook out hammock swim whatever you want to make your time enjoyable.

Mandee's Private Wooded Dog Park

This is privately owned land in Chelsea and will allow you to take your dog for a run in a mowed area with sections of long grass and also for a run through the woods. The wooded area has a significant amount of wetland that the doggies love to get filthy in so bring towels if you expect your dogs to run in the woods. You may see deer and other wild animals on the property. This is an awesome spot to take your pupper out in the wilds for a truly unique dog park experience. My puppers have a blast whenever we bring them out - and so does my 15 year old son. Please be careful on the wooded path as there are a lot of trip hazards in the form of dead trees and logs.

Josh & Christie's 5 Acre Open Park & 1/3 mile hiking path.

Hello! We are recent transplants to Jackson and already love it here. We are also new to sniffspot but love animals and would to have you let yours run free on our property. We have 5 acres open for you and your pet to experience. We have also recently cut a trail through our field and forest that makes for a nice hike with a medium amount of strenuousness. 3 laps is about a mile. You are welcome to go almost anywhere on the property. The tree line is a good guide as far as how wide the property extends. Parking: You can park anywhere in front of the garage or if comfortable, drive past the garage and park in the field (see pictures). If you need to pull onto the grass to turn around that is fine. The Barn: For safety reasons, please stay out of the barn. There are open steps in the barn and don’t want anyone hurt. Thank you. We do have some neighbor dogs that bark quite a bit but once you go past the garage, they will stop. Our house comes up quickly, so check the pictures for a picture of the front of our house.

Little Slice of Heaven. 20+ Acres In Clarklake

Kim's 5 Acre Unfenced Private Dog Park In Laingsburg

Large yard, great for working on distracted recall as well as leash/off leash work on the trails.

Nemosh Trail

Small piece of property with a short trail that's walked daily.

Country Roads, Take Me Home.

Welcome to 2511. Here you will find a peaceful open place to explore with your pup. We offer cut walking trails that will allow you to take a stroll on the grounds, a barn serving as a nice backdrop for photos, and beautiful jack pines to enjoy. There are lots of sticks and a hill to run on. You are welcome to use the entire yard to play in. We would be happy to hold your camera for you to get a few memories with your dog! Additionally, we offer menu options for snacks(for people), extra waste bags, and a few complimentary treats for your 4 legged friend, and water as you have fun!