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Boston Common

4.0 Bone Rating

3 Reviews

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Beacon St (at Charles St.)
Boston, MA 02139
www.cityofboston.gov/FreedomTrai...

Neighborhood: Back Bay
Category: Parks

Fido Factors

Park Leash Policy
On-leash only
Permitted Dog Areas
All
Fenced Area
No
Park Size
Large (20+ acres)
Poop bags
Often
Parking
Difficult

Reviews (3)  

 
Mika Dog Flag Review

8/1 5:51pm

Mika F.

Park rangers have finally stopped giving tickets for off-leash activity even when there are no people around. That's a positive move. The official "off-leash" "beta" area is in a non-ideal super slanted and dirty area (triangular area close to the steps up above the playground/frog pond towards Beacon St). Better is the un-official off-leash grassy area in the flat part towards Charles/Beacon St corner of the park.

A few not very dog friendly park rangers who perhaps should be doing more to keep the park beautiful for the visitors, but other park rangers are very nice.

3 biscuits (just by comparison to dog parks in San Francisco)

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5/18 1:13pm

catherine s.

Dogs ARE allowed off leash officially in morning and evening in a specific area. There isn't a fence though.

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10/1 11:40am

happypuggle

We love taking our puggle Preston to Boston Common on a sunny day. Thanks to the pilot program, well-behaved dogs are allowed to be off-leash on certain areas of the park 6:30-8:30 am and 5-7pm. Parking near the Common is not easy to find but pets are allowed on Boston subway (the T) during off-peak hours and on weekends. There are many restaurants/coffee shops with pet-friendly outdoor seatings on nearby Newbury and Boyston streets.

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