Places for you & your dog in Austin

See the areas, conditions and official sources before you go.

Sorted by place name, A–Z.

Camping

Emma Long Metropolitan Park Campground

A city-run Lake Austin campground with primitive and utility sites; pets must remain leashed and water utilities are temporarily unavailable during the current maintenance period.

Conditions apply
  • Primitive and utility options
  • Leashed pets
  • Lake Austin setting
Austin
Food & drink

Hi Sign Brewing Dog-Friendly Patio

An East Austin brewery with a spacious dog-friendly beer garden and covered patio.

Conditions apply
  • Dog-friendly patio
  • Covered seating
  • Beer garden and food trucks
Austin
Hotels

Hotel Indigo Austin Downtown - University

The hotel welcomes up to two pets under 75 pounds each for a published one-time $75 stay fee.

Conditions apply
  • Two pets per room
  • Published one-time pet fee
  • Designated pet areas
Austin
Parks

Mary Moore Searight Dog Area

A designated exercise area for a south Austin outing.

Policy not confirmed
  • South Austin
  • Designated exercise area
Austin
Camping

McKinney Falls State Park Campground

An Austin city-limits campground with water and electric sites where pets must stay attended on a leash no longer than six feet and out of the water, cabins and youth area.

Conditions apply
  • 81 water-and-electric campsites
  • Six-foot leash and attendance
  • Within Austin city limits
Austin
Walks & trails

McKinney Falls State Park Trails

Nearly nine miles of Austin-area state-park trails where pets use a leash no longer than six feet and stay out of the water and designated swim areas.

Conditions apply
  • Nearly nine miles of trails
  • Hard-surface and primitive routes
  • Austin city-limits location
Austin
Food & drink

Meanwhile Brewing Austin Backyard

Leashed, well-behaved dogs can join a backyard food-truck outing; the soccer field is excluded.

Conditions apply
  • Leashed-dog policy
  • Food trucks on site
Austin
Food & drink

Oddwood Brewing Dog-Friendly Patio

An East Austin brewery and pizza pub whose operator identifies its patio as dog-friendly.

Conditions apply
  • Dog-friendly patio
  • Walk-in daily service
  • On-site pizza kitchen
Austin
Parks

Onion Creek Dog Area

A sizeable designated off-leash area in southeast Austin.

Policy not confirmed
  • Southeast Austin
  • Large designated area
Austin
Food & drink

Pinthouse Brewing Ben White Dog-Friendly Patio

A 5,000-square-foot covered patio where Pinthouse welcomes dogs and provides water bowls while ordinary pets remain outside.

Conditions apply
  • 5,000-square-foot covered patio
  • Water bowls for dogs
  • Explicit indoor boundary
Austin
Parks

Red Bud Isle Dog Area

An island park dog outing where water conditions need a separate check.

Policy not confirmed
  • Island setting
  • Check water notices
Austin
Walks & trails

Southern Walnut Creek Trail

An East Austin concrete urban trail from Govalle Park toward Johnny Morris Road where pets are welcome on leashes six feet or shorter.

Conditions apply
  • 8.7-mile current official route
  • 10-foot concrete multi-use path
  • East Austin neighborhood connections
Austin

Maps of permitted areas are added only when boundaries can be verified. Each guide links to its official source and gives arrival guidance.