Don't you hate seeing the words "No Dogs Allowed"?
I have spent time writing about parks which welcome dogs but there are some parks which do not allow them at all. Overall there really aren’t very many and most of them are historical sites or memorials. Concerns for the local wildlife on the Channel Islands and Isle Royale have brought about the regulations for those parks.
Inadvertent transmission of disease
In 1980, the wolf population at Isle Royale National Park plummeted from 50 to 14 from canine parvovirus which was likely brought to the island by a pet dog.
Similarly the Channel Island foxes are vulnerable to mainland diseases and parasites due to their isolation.
List of "No Dogs Allowed" parks
| State | Park Name (with link to park regulations) |
|---|---|
| California | Castle Mountains National Monument |
| California | Channel Islands National Park |
| California | Muir Woods National Monument |
| California | Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial |
| Kansas | Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site |
| Louisiana | Cane River Creole National Historical Park |
| Massachusetts | Adams National Historical Park |
| Michigan | Isle Royale National Park |
| MS, AL, TN | Natchez Trace Parkway |
| Montana | Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument |
| New Mexico | Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument |
| Ohio | First Ladies National Historic Site |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City National Memorial |
| Utah | Rainbow Bridge National Monument (by boat only) |
