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# Dog Friendly City Guide: Burlington, Vermont
- URL: https://rochsociety.com/dog-friendly-city-guide-burlington-vermont/
- Published: 2026-04-08T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-22T02:21:53.000Z
- Description: Lake Champlain on one side, the Adirondacks across the water, and a city small enough to do all of it in one walk. Burlington is the sort of place where the dog comes to the pub because every dog does.
- Author: Guise Bule
- Tags: City Guides

Burlington sits on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain with the Adirondacks across the water, and it is small enough that the lake, the hills and the centre of town are all within reach of one walk. It is a college city with an outdoor habit, the sort of place where the dog comes to the pub because everybody's dog comes to the pub.

Everything below comes from our own verified data, not the booking-site badges that pass for research elsewhere. Each place has been checked as genuinely dog friendly, and the hotels at the end are ranked against the [Roch Dog Friendly Standard](https://rochstandard.com/?ref=rochsociety.com).

## Where to Walk

The woodland walking sits just south of the centre. [Centennial Woods Loop](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Centennial%20Woods%20Loop%2C%20South%20Burlington%2C%20VT&ref=rochsociety.com) is the one most people know, a proper stretch of trees and stream inside the city, and [Garvey Woods](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Garvey%20Woods%2C%20South%20Burlington%2C%20VT&ref=rochsociety.com) does the same job on a shorter circuit.

For open ground, the [Wheeler Loop and South Burlington Community Gardens](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wheeler%20Loop%20and%20South%20Burlington%20Community%20Gardens%2C%20South%20Burlington%2C%20VT&ref=rochsociety.com) combines the walk with the allotments, and [Nowland Farm Preserve Trail](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Nowland%20Farm%20Preserve%20Trail%2C%20South%20Burlington%2C%20VT&ref=rochsociety.com) gives you the fields. The [Awasiwi Trail](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Awasiwi%20Trail%2C%20South%20Burlington%2C%20VT&ref=rochsociety.com) and the [Szymanski Trails](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Szymanski%20Trails%2C%20South%20Burlington%2C%20VT&ref=rochsociety.com) handle the everyday miles, and the [Whale Tail Trail](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Whale%20Tail%20Trail%2C%20South%20Burlington%2C%20VT&ref=rochsociety.com) is the short one when the weather has turned and nobody is committing to much.

## Where to Eat

Burlington does this well, and the dog is generally part of the arrangement. [The Archives Bar](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Archives%20Bar%2C%20191%20College%20St%2C%20Burlington%2C%20VT%2C%20US%2C%2005401&ref=rochsociety.com) and [Church Street Tavern](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Church%20Street%20Tavern%2C%20103%20Church%20St%2C%20Burlington%2C%20VT%2C%20US%2C%2005401&ref=rochsociety.com) cover the drink, and [Halvorson's Upstreet Cafe](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Halvorson%27s%20Upstreet%20Cafe%2C%2016%20Church%20St%2C%20Burlington%2C%20VT%2C%20US%2C%2005401&ref=rochsociety.com) is the long-standing spot for sitting outside and watching the street go past.

For the table, [Pascolo Ristorante](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pascolo%20Ristorante%2C%2083%20Church%20St%2C%20Burlington%2C%20VT%2C%20US%2C%2005401&ref=rochsociety.com) is the Italian, [A Single Pebble](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=A%20Single%20Pebble%2C%20133%20Bank%20St%2C%20Burlington%2C%20VT%2C%20US%2C%2005401&ref=rochsociety.com) does the Chinese, and Riko's Pizza Burlington is the straightforward slice. [The Friendly Toast](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Friendly%20Toast%2C%2086%20St%20Paul%20St%2C%20Burlington%2C%20VT%2C%20US%2C%2005401&ref=rochsociety.com) handles a slow breakfast, and [Ben & Jerry's](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ben%20%26%20Jerry%27s%2C%2036%20Church%20St%2C%20Burlington%2C%20VT%2C%20US%2C%2005401&ref=rochsociety.com) needs no explanation in this state.

## Where to Stay

Which leaves the bed. Burlington's certified hotels are each assessed and ranked against the Roch Dog Friendly Standard on what they actually do for a dog and its owner, not on what the booking page claims. Browse the full list of certified dog friendly hotels in Burlington to see how each one was rated, and what that rating buys you and your dog.