No listing of Chittenden County walks could be complete without Red Rocks. Bordering on Lake Champlain, Red Rocks is a well-known place to walk with your pup. Trees shelter the trails in both the summer and winter, and the trail is clear and wide. Although dogs are required to be on leash at all times, almost everyone lets their dogs off-leash -- caution in the summer when cars drive through the first portion down to the lake! The back end of the trails can be somewhat squishy in the early spring, but because of the figure-8 design of the trails, it is easy to avoid these sections. Parking is just outside the park's gates, although during the summer, this parking is only free after 7pm and before... an earlier time (I'll check on this and update later). There is lake access through the beach, and long grassy sections that are great for playing ball or frisbee.
Length: I've seen listings of Red Rocks before that put the distance at about 3 miles. Although this seems a little long to me, by varying the loops you can certainly make the distance anywhere between about 3/4 a mile or longer.
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