🐾 Kids at the Dog Park: Real Stories, Safety Risks & Smarter Solutions
If you’ve spent time at an off-leash park, you’ve probably seen it:A parent strolls in with a stroller 🚼 or […]
Beebe Pond Park is a local favorite for dog owners seeking pet-friendly hiking in Mystic, CT. This beautiful natural area features scenic trails that loop around Beebe Pond, offering opportunities for bird watching, relaxing walks, and year-round beauty. The park is a great destination for anyone searching for a dog park or dog-friendly hiking experience on Connecticut’s scenic shoreline.
While not a traditional fenced dog park, Beebe Pond Park welcomes leashed dogs to explore multiple loop trails, with parking available just off the road. The network connects to the Groton Open Space Association cross town trail, making it ideal for longer dog-friendly hikes. Families will find the area kid-friendly with plenty of space for exploration and natural play, and the nearby pond adds extra interest, including the occasional winter pond hockey session when the water freezes over.
Not sure you can really call this a park. It’s a very small pond with walkway around only half of the pond. Second half you walk in the road. It is not maintained! Totals 1/4 mile! Nothing to see here!
Great hiking paths around a pond. Beautiful anytime of year with a small parking area just off the road. Trails are perfect for dogs
Great place for a hike. Beautiful mill pond partially silted in.
Best part is that it’s on the Groton Open Space Association cross town trail, and links up to many more miles of trails.
Nice long trail circling the pond. Wonderful rocks to climb and jump around on
Great place, been going there for years. You can put together one to 1.5 mile loops from any of the entrances either from RT 215, the bottom of Judson Ave., or from the top of Judson at the end of Capstan Ave. More options if you include the property adjacent owned by the Avalonia Nature Conservancy though technically they are more restrictive about usage (dogs on leash). Always bird watching opportunities.
Also, pond freezes over in winter allowing for some pond hockey.