Runway Dog Exercise Area

Dogs need a place to mingle, too. Take your pooch to the Runway Dog Exercise Area, located off Rawson Avenue (between Howell and Nicholson avenues). It’s best to enter next to Gastrau’s Golf Center (1300 E. Rawson Ave.) or via a gravel road at the Cudahy Nature Preserve (1214 E. Rawson Ave.). Unsnap the leash and let your dog roam in the double-gated fenced area, open daily from dawn to dusk. But make sure he or she has a permit from Milwaukee County Parks first. (K.H.)

Runners-up: Granville Dog Park, Katherine Kearney Carpenter Dog Park