Dog walking in Haddam

Southeast Haddam

Another dog-friendly activity in Haddam can be found on Saybrook Road. The Cooking Company is a cozy food market and bakery with outdoor tables where your pet can join you. They offer all sorts of fresh dishes with carefully-sourced ingredients, and you have the option of enjoying your food on the spot or taking it to-go. Their menu includes items like pasta salad, Shanghai chicken salad, grilled paninis and other specialty sandwiches, coconut-crusted salmon, BBQ pulled pork, and so much more! The Cooking Company is just a short walk from the shores of the Connecticut River. You and your pooch can head down to the river for an on-leash walk after your meal for even more fun!

Essex Village

Viney Hill Brook Park is a 104-acre space in the southeastern corner of Essex, Connecticut, and it's only a 15-minute drive from Haddam. Within the park, there are facilities for active and passive recreation, including walking paths, hiking trails, a swimming area, picnic tables, and an off-leash dog park! The Paw Dog Park at Viney Hill is a fenced section of the park that includes a separate area just for small dogs, as well as a variety of agility equipment. During the summer, there's a swimming pond where dogs can take a dip and cool off. There are seating areas and doggie bags in the park, but don't forget drinking water!

Griswoldville / South Wethersfield

In less than half an hour, you and Fido can drive to southern Wethersfield, Connecticut and arrive at Mill Woods Park. This spacious city park has sports fields, a skate park, an outdoor swimming pool, ice-skating, fishing, playgrounds, and an off-leash dog park. The Mill Woods Park Dog Park is open daily from sunrise to sunset, and it includes different enclosures for big and small dogs. The park's wood chip surface makes it easier to clean up after your pet, and it also helps prevent muddy paws. Fresh water and waste disposal supplies are available in the park, so all you need to bring is your dog!

Lockwood Lake

If you drive south of Haddam for about 25 minutes, you'll arrive in central Clinton, Connecticut. You'll find plenty of rivers, ponds, and lakes in this area, and it's also where you'll discover Bailey's Dog Park. This off-leash dog park is part of the Ethel Peters Recreation Complex, which also has sports fields, playgrounds, and other outdoor facilities. Bailey's Dog Park has a mix of sandy surfaces and wood chips, and dogs of all sizes share the same space, rather than being separated by weight. The park has buckets of toys, doggie bags, and water bowls, but visitors are asked to bring their own water.

Downtown Rocky Hill

Rocky Hill is a town of more than 20,000 people in Hartford County, Connecticut and the town's northeastern corner is a 25-minute drive from Haddam. This is where you and Skip will find the town's namesake off-leash park. The Rocky Hill Dog Park is part of Elm Ridge Park and situated on a hilly and wooded area with lots of grass to explore. There are also separate sections for big and small dogs, but visitors must not bring more than two dogs per person into the park. During the warmer months of the year, there's fresh drinking available for dogs, and there are also pawlenty of doggie bags and seating areas.