No Dogs Allowed

We love dogs! But we don't want them on our trails - even on a leash.

Wildlife views dogs - even friendly, leashed dogs - as predators and will leave the immediate area. Studies have shown that the impact of dogs on trails extends 100 meters from the trail to each side. Wildlife in this wide swath either leave the area or change from their natural behaviors such as searching for food to hiding from dogs.

Someone may be enjoying a deer, bird or other wildlife sighting. Your dog may frighten it away, ruining the other person's day.

When your dog is running loose, YOU know it is friendly, but when it runs around a bend in the trail, other visitors are not familiar with your dog.

Please be considerate of others.

photo credit: Donna Brunet. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

source: Benjamin E. Lenth, Richard L. Knight and Mark E. Brennan. The Effects of Dogs on Wildlife Communities. Natural Areas Journal. October 2008. 28:218-227. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232663987_The_Effects_of_Dogs_on_Wildlife_Communities