Frequently Asked Questions

B.A.R.K. Means:

B ag your poop

A lways on Leash

R espect wildlife

K now where they can go.  

Bark Ranger is a super fun thing you can do with your pup while adhering to the B.A.R.K. Principles. Some Parks have a reward to earn or purchase, for doing fun activities, or just following the B.A.R.K principles.

Check out our pawesome map on the homepage of this website or featured in our Facebook group!  Parks range from Federal (NPS, BLM, US Fish and Wildlife, Forest Service, Army Corp of Engineers) to state, and even county and city parks.  The parks are subject to change often and without notice.  We try to keep the map as up to date as possible.  However, sometimes we don't get updates on a particular site very often at all.  Sometimes you might be the first person to report to us that something changed!  

No, and that is part of the appeal!  Each park does Bark Ranger the way that fits their operations.  Tags may be different, some parks require activities, some don't.  Some don't really do much at all except offer a cool tag.  Some tags are sold.  Be sure to check out the map!

Bummer!  Unfortunately, sometimes that happens.  We add that info to our map when we hear about it.  But, in potentially good news, some parks will mail a tag to you once they get them back in stock!  Also, some parks actually sell their tags online so be sure to look into that.  We usually include those links on the map entries as well.

We absolutely want that information!  Please drop the info on the Facebook page or go to the homepage here and submit the information through the form at the bottom of the page.