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Dog Friendly Parks/Trails*
Off-leash dog parks*
Eaton Wash Park
Alice Frost Kennedy Off-Leash Dog Park
3026 East Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena
Open 7am - dusk, 2.5 grassy acres, small dog area, large dog
area, water station, benches, parking.
Hermon Dog Park in the Arroyo Seco
5568 Via Marisol, Los Angeles, CA 90042
1.3 acres, large & small dog areas. Grand opening was
July 16, 2005
www.HermonDogPark.com
Sierra Madre Dog Park
611 East Sierra Madre Blvd.
Fenced, handicap, pickup bags, trees, parking, phones, restrooms,
water, trash cans. One area for large/active dogs, one for
small/special needs dogs. Located at the northwest end of
the park. Open 6am - 10pm.
Silver Lake Dog Park
www.canineworld.com/silverlakedogpark
1850 Silverlake Blvd. at Easterly Terrace
At the south end of Silver Lake Reservoir, this quarter-acre
fenced area has benches, tables, handicapped access, pickup
bags, trees, lights, water, trash cans, and dog drinking fountains.
Griffith Park Dog Park
Adjacent to Ferraro Soccer Field - from Pasadena, exit the
210 freeway at Zoo Drive (follow the signs to 5 FWY South),
bear right at the end of the ramp and look for the dog park
on your left. Fenced, parking, trash cans, separate areas
for large and small dogs, half grass/half dirt. Opened July
2002. Open 6am to 10pm.
North Hollywood Dog Park
Whitnall Highway at Cahuenga Blvd.
Opened September 2002, all grass, two separate fenced areas
both with double entrance gates, dog drinking fountains, trees,
picnic benches, pickup scoops, trash cans, street parking.
Laurel Canyon Dog Park
818-989-8188
Studio City, CA (Hollywood Hills)
On Mullholand, entrance just west of Laurel Canyon. 3 acres
of grass, fenced, parking lot, very crowded weekends.
Sepulveda Basin Dog Park
www.dog-park.com
White Oak and Victory Blvd., Encino
818-756-9642
Located at the North-West corner of Balboa Park, a full 5
acres of fenced off-leash dog park. 1 acre separate for small
dogs. Open daily sunrise to sunset except on Friday when its
open 11am to sunset, due to maintenance. Website has maps
and photos.
Redondo Beach Dog Park
www.rbdogpark.com
200 Flagler Lane, Redondo Beach
Within the 23 acre Dominguez Park, at the corner of 190th
Street and Flagler Lane. Fenced, benches, tables, handicap
access, pickup bags, trees, parking, telephones, lights, restrooms,
water, trashcans, shelter; separate fenced area for little
dogs. 30 miles/40 minutes from Pasadena.
Westminister Dog Park (aka Venice Dog
Park)
www.venicedogpark.org
1234 Pacific Ave (Westminster and Main), Venice
Fenced, benches, trees, water, trash, separate areas for large
and small dogs under 25 lbs and a 'sandbox' for dogs to dig
in. Open 5am - 10:30pm.
Hiking with your dog*
Angeles National Forest
http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/angeles/
Dogs allowed on all trails on leash. Forest Headquarters:
701 N. Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia. 805-683-6711. Website
has maps and hiking trail difficulties and lengths.
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation
Area
53 miles across, from Beverly Hills to the Oxnard Plane. Dogs
are permitted on all National park land within the recreation
area. Dogs must be on a leash 6ft or less. State Parks in
the recreation area (as in all of California) do NOT permit
dogs at all. Free maps of National Park sites are available
from their offices, also a list of all dog-friendly parks
at www.nps.gov/samo/brochure/dogleash.htm
Runyon Canyon
Hollywood, CA
Legal off-leash dog recreation area, trails for hiking but
not completely fenced, except for a small grassy area at the
bottom. Hiking the main, paved trail, top to bottom, takes
a little over an hour. There are two dirt trails that stretch
top to bottom as well, one on either crest, with the paved
path winding up the floor of the canyon. Lots of dogs and
people at all times. Water fountains for dogs only at the
bottom. Top parking lot/entrance: Mullholland Drive, about
five minutes west of the 101. Bottom parking/entrance: street
parking, entrance is at north end of Fuller Ave.
California Canine Hikers
2154 Woodlyn Road
Pasadena, CA 91104-3333
Dog friendly Beaches*
Huntington Beach Dog Beach
www.dogbeach.org
Official off-leash dog park on the beach! Located on the Pacific
Coast Highway between 21st Street and Seapoint Street, open
5am to 8pm daily. Dogs may be off leash in the water and on
the wet sand.
Leo Carrillo State Beach, Malibu
818-706-1310
Dogs allowed on a 6 ft leash. Allowed ONLY west (ie north,
up the coast) from life guard Tower 3 for this beach and the
other Malibu beaches listed below. New law as of January 1,
2003.
County Line Beach, Staircase Beach and
beaches with Point Mugu State Park beaches
Dogs allowed on 6 ft leash.
805-370-2301
Haute Dogs On The Beach Days
www.hautedogs.org
Special events on the beach in Long Beach, where dogs are
allowed off-leash in the surf and sand. Visit website for
dates and to support such events. Average attendance is 450
dogs. 32 miles/46 minutes from Pasadena.
Dog PAC of Santa Barbara
Supporting off-leash beaches: visit their website for test
areas and hours
www.dogpacsb.org
Excursions– Dogs
allowed*
Catalina Cruises
800-228-2546
Boat trip is 2 hours. Dogs are free, but must be leashed and
muzzled.
Catalina Channel Express
310-519-1212
Boat leaves Dan Pedro and Long Beach. Dogs go free, but must
be leashed and muzzled.
Griffith Park
Miniature Train Ride
323-664-6788
Dogs are allowed on an eight minute ride, and ride for free
*Please note: there is a leash law in Pasadena
and most other cities that requires dogs be on a 6 ft or shorter
leash at all times except when in a designated off-leash area.
All information is deemed accurate but not guarenteed. Please
check with local cities for restrictions, hours of operation
and location.
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