B.A.R.K. Ranger Heat Safety (FREE)

Grab your pup and friends, and join Gateway Arch National Park Rangers for a discussion about heat safety for pets, before the peak summer heat.

The group will meet at 10 am outside of the Gateway Arch visitor center entrance.

All dogs are required to be on a leash. The event will be canceled if there’s rain or exteme heat. Contact Jessica_Auer@nps.gov for more information.

Keep our park a clean and healthy place to visit. Trash containers are located throughout the park. Please remember that dog feces is not a natural fertilizer. Runoff from dog feces can contaminate our park and can also spread diseases such as parvovirus, giardia, and roundworms.

Even a well-behaved dog can behave unpredictably when visiting an unfamiliar environment. Please stay on a leash no more than 6 feet long at all times. This keeps everyone safe.

You are visiting the homes of other animals when walking around the park, so please be respectful. No chasing any squirrels, rabbits, opossums, or other creatures you may encounter.

Pets are allowed in all the outdoor areas of the park, but only service animals can go inside buildings. Dogs may not swim in the reflecting pools or root around in garden beds. Pets should never be left unattended anywhere in the park. Pets should also never be left unattended in vehicles, especially during summer.