OUR COVERAGE
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Our directory covers selected destinations. A missing place is not a finding about whether dogs are allowed.
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Destinations with available guides
Seattle
Selected places in Seattle plus clearly labelled Puget Sound regional camping options. A regional campground is not presented as Seattle city proper.
43 place guides across 6 categories. 15 editorial guides.
Browse SeattlePortland
Selected places in Portland plus clearly labelled Willamette Valley regional camping options. A regional campground is not presented as Portland city proper.
43 place guides across 6 categories. 12 editorial guides.
Browse PortlandPhoenix
Selected places across Phoenix and the east Valley, including clearly labelled Mesa regional camping options.
42 place guides across 6 categories. 6 editorial guides.
Browse PhoenixDenver
Selected places across Denver and the surrounding metro area, including Littleton and Aurora camping options.
43 place guides across 6 categories. 8 editorial guides.
Browse DenverAustin
Selected outdoor places in Austin. The collection does not cover every neighbourhood, restaurant or overnight stay.
43 place guides across 6 categories. 14 editorial guides.
Browse AustinChicago
Selected places in Chicago plus clearly labelled Cook County regional camping options. A preserve campground is not presented as Chicago city proper.
42 place guides across 7 categories. 6 editorial guides.
Browse ChicagoNew York City
Selected outdoor places in New York City. The collection does not cover every neighbourhood, restaurant or overnight stay.
42 place guides across 5 categories. 18 editorial guides.
Browse New York CityWashington DC
Selected places in Washington DC plus the nearby National Park Service campground at Greenbelt, Maryland, labelled as a regional option.
42 place guides across 6 categories. 8 editorial guides.
Browse Washington DCMiami-Dade
Selected places in Miami-Dade plus clearly labelled frontcountry camping in the southern Everglades; the campground is not presented as Miami city proper.
42 place guides across 7 categories. 13 editorial guides.
Browse Miami-DadeSan Diego
Selected places in San Diego County, including the city coast, Coronado and North County.
43 place guides across 7 categories. 13 editorial guides.
Browse San DiegoOrange County
Selected destinations along the Orange County coast, Irvine, the northern county’s regional parks, Laguna Niguel and the O’Neill area.
42 place guides across 7 categories. 10 editorial guides.
Browse Orange CountySan Francisco Bay Area
The current collection covers selected places in San Francisco, southern Marin, the San Mateo coast and clearly labelled East Bay regional camping. It is not a directory of every Bay Area town.
42 place guides across 6 categories. 12 editorial guides.
Browse San Francisco Bay AreaPlaces and permitted areas are different
A map dot identifies a place or an access point. Read the named areas and exclusions in each guide. We show permitted boundaries only when an official map or geographic source supports them.
Some approximate place locations come from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), checked against the place identity and official address or area description. They are labeled separately from source coordinates. Download these location references. Dog-access rules are checked against the authorities linked in each guide.
Pet dogs are the focus
These guides describe outings with pet dogs. Where an operator publishes a limit for all pets, we keep that wording. Service-animal access follows separate rules; pet restrictions should not be used to decide service-animal access.
Rules and availability
A source check records what an authority published. It does not establish live closures, parking spaces, weather, table availability or bookable rooms. Unknowns and conflicting sources remain visible in the guide.