Dog walking in Bridgewater

Bridgewater

Check out Bridgewater’s namesake neighborhood with your leashed dog and explore several of the town’s furrific parks! Seven Bridges Park has 2.23 picturesque acres where you can chill out with Fido. There is a quaint gazebo in a grassy area and bench swings where you can sway and watch the waters of the North River flow by. Wynant Park is another nearby pawsome park with almost an acre of lush green grass and shady trees. Situated in a quiet residential area, this park also has a small playground and a picnic table. If you and your pup are craving more space, then head to the neighborhood’s Oakdale Park, Bridgewater’s biggest park at 36 acres. It has a walking path and grassy playfields where you and your furry friend can frolic. The park also has horseshoe pits, picnic areas and two playgrounds.

West Bridgewater

Want to get a workout with Fido by your side? Head to the West Bridgewater neighborhood! This area has two woofderful parks where you can break a sweat alongside your leashed dog. First stop, Bridgeview Park! You and your pup can warm up on the park’s quarter-mile paved walking and jogging path that loops around this 2.5-acre grassy park. The trail is dotted with 18 exercise stations where you can get a full body workout in. There’s also a children’s fitness station, and riverfront benches where you and your pooch can hydrate and rest after your workout! This neighborhood is also home to the 10-acre Willwood Park, a pawsome place for a walk or a jog with your dog on the .3-mile paved path. When you’ve worked up an appetite, visit Jalapeno Southwest Grill where leashed dogs are welcome on the patio!

Mount Crawford

Travel just three miles from Bridgewater and immerse yourself in the adorable namesake neighborhood of Mount Crawford! Start with a jaunt with your leashed dog on the walking trail at Monger Park. The path winds around the perimeter of the park’s baseball and softball fields near a forested greenway with a creek babbling through it. After your walk, visit CrossKeys Vineyards! The dog-loving owners of this 150-acre vineyard allow visitors to bring leashed pups in the outdoor areas of this beautiful winery, including the patio at the tasting room. It doesn’t get much better than sipping on locally crafted wine while taking in the Shenandoah Valley views with your pooch by your side.

East Harrisonburg

A furrific off-leash adventure awaits you and Fido in the East Harrisonburg neighborhood! Just seven miles from Bridgewater, this Harrisonburg neighborhood’s Smithland Road Dog Park is understandably pawpular! This large fully enclosed dog park has tons of room for your four-legged friend to run off some energy. In fact, the area is so large, humans can get a good stretch of the legs, too! Bring a ball or a Frisbee, as it’s a pawsome place for playing fetch. There are water fountains for dogs and people, plus benches and picnic tables throughout the park. Dogs weighing less than 30 pounds can take advantage of the adjacent designated small dog yard.

Central Harrisonburg

Looking for a great place to walk with your dog? Visit the Central Harrisonburg neighborhood! The one-mile Bluestone Trail runs through this Harrisonburg neighborhood about seven miles from Bridgewater. This paved, multiuse path is a pawsome trail to stroll with your leashed pooch. You and your dog will love taking in the sights and scents of this historic area along with the mature trees that are vibrant green in the summer and beautiful shades of orange and yellow as they change in the fall. A portion of the Bluestone Trail runs through Purcell Park, a 67-acre open green space that is a woofderful spot start or end a walk with your dog. The park has tons of open grassy area with trees, a playground, picnic area and restrooms, plus water fountains for both people and pets.