Winter Dog Days at Governors Island

December 1-April 30

Open at all times

See the schedule for island hours.

Dogs are allowed on Gov­er­nors Island dai­ly from Decem­ber 1 through April 30. This sea­son­al pro­gram allows dogs, along with their human coun­ter­parts, to enjoy the Island’s incred­i­ble 172-acres, com­plete with car-free path­ways, open fields and incred­i­ble views — along with a fenced-in dog park locat­ed in Colonels Row this win­ter (open­ing Decem­ber 1). Unlike any­where else in the city, Gov­er­nors Island offers crowd-free areas for leashed dogs and their humans to enjoy the sights of New York Har­bor, with plen­ty of room to explore.

Dog Days Rules: 

• Dogs are allowed on Gov­er­nors Island dai­ly begin­ning at 10am from Decem­ber 1 to April 30. In accor­dance with NY State law, only ser­vice dogs are allowed on Gov­er­nors Island oth­er days and times.
• Dogs must remain on a leash, includ­ing while on Trust for Gov­er­nors Island oper­at­ed ferries.
• New in 2023: a free tick­et add-on is required for vis­i­tors bring­ing their dogs over. This will be avail­able for fer­ry tick­ets pur­chased at gov​is​land​.org/​ferry begin­ning in December.
• Dogs are cur­rent­ly not allowed in indoor spaces on Gov­er­nors Island.
• Dogs are only allowed off-leash in the des­ig­nat­ed dog park in Colonels Row, open­ing Decem­ber 1. All dogs and their humans must adhere to the post­ed dog park rules (click here to view). 
• Dogs must keep out of land­scaped and plant­ed areas.
• You must pick up after your dog and place all dog waste in the land­fill bins locat­ed around the Island — we’ll have bags avail­able, but please bring your own just in case.