Pets

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• Hiking with pets in National Parks
• NPS Regulations on Pets

Bring your Leashed Pet on the Trail

Pets are welcome at Fort Necessity.

All dogs must remain on a leash (no longer than 6 feet) and all pets must be under control at all times. Pet owners are required to clean up after their pets and prevent them from harming park plants and wildlife.

Pets are not allowed inside the visitor center. (Service animals provide service for persons with disabilities. They are not considered to be pets and are not regulated as pets. Accordingly, they have been allowed to go into areas where pets are traditionally prohibited.)

If you visit during the summer months, please do not leave your pet in your parked vehicle. Even with the windows rolled down slightly, temperatures inside a locked car can climb to unsafe levels!

 

BARK Principles

National parks are exciting places for pets to visit with their family while on vacation. Sometimes these new places can be so exciting as to be overstimulating. We want you and your pet to learn how to have a positive experience in unfamiliar environments. Learn the B.A.R.K. principles so you and your pet can have a safe and fun visit anytime you go to a national park.

Fort Necessity does not have a BARK Ranger program, but we do ask that visitors with pets follow these guidelines so everyone can have a good experience at the park.

BARK stands for:

BAG YOUR PETS' WASTE

We are a trash free park so the only trash cans are near the Visitor Center. Please do not leave your waste bags anywhere other than the trash cans.

ALWAYS LEASH YOUR PET

Pets in all National Park Service sites are required to be on a leash at all times, no more than six feet long. This is for the safety of you, your pet, the site resources and other visitors.

RESPECT WILDLIFE

This area is home to small and large animals, including several protected species of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, and your pet can injure themselves or the wildlife. Our park is home to bears, coyotes and bob cats.

KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GO

Pets are welcome to explore all of the trails at Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Braddock's Grave and Jumonville Glen. Pets are not allowed in the buildings, to be tied to anything or left in vehicles! Please keep them out of landscapes and wilderness areas as these are habitats for wildlife. (Service animals provide service for persons with disabilities. They are not considered to be pets and are not regulated as pets. Accordingly, they have been allowed to go into areas where pets are traditionally prohibited.)