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Dog Friendly Beaches Cape Cod. The biggest surprise for dog owners on Cape Cod is the calendar. Many town beaches shut out dogs for the whole summer, then open them again in autumn, so the date of your trip matters as much as the beach you pick. The good news is that a few dependable … Read more
For dog friendly beaches lake Tahoe. Many of Lake Tahoe’s best known sandy beaches are closed to dogs, and the rules change every few miles. Other agencies around the basin, including California State Parks, Nevada State Parks, counties and the City of South Lake Tahoe, set their own dog regulations. A beach that welcomes your … Read more
Key Biscayne is known for its beaches, but dog owners run into a surprise fast. Local reporting on county guidelines says dogs are not allowed on Key Biscayne beaches, apart from service dogs, and the state park at the island’s southern tip keeps pets off its sand too. The Biscayne dog friendly beach that does … Read more
Two Appalachian national parks show why planning a vacation with dogs takes more than picking a scenic place. In Virginia’s Shenandoah, fewer than 20 of the park’s 500 plus miles of trail are off limits to pets. In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Gatlinburg Trail and the Oconaluftee River Trail are the only two … Read more
Dog Friendly Weekend Getaways Texas. Austin sits inside a two hour circle that includes some of the most reliably pet friendly small towns in the state, and inside a four hour circle that reaches beaches where a leashed dog is the norm rather than the exception. That combination is why dog friendly weekend getaways in … Read more
Type “cross country road trip with dog” into a search bar and most of what comes back is packing lists. What gets covered far less often is the stuff that actually determines whether the trip goes well: how many miles you can realistically cover in a day with a nervous traveler in the back seat, … Read more
Virginia has one advantage most states cannot claim: every single state park allows dogs, and one of the most visited national parks on the East Coast, Shenandoah, permits pets on the vast majority of its trails. That combination is rare. Most East Coast weekend trip options force you to choose between a place your dog … Read more
Last summer, I made the rookie mistake of booking a “pet friendly” beach house in the Outer Banks without actually reading the fine print. Turns out, “pet friendly” meant dogs were allowed inside the property but completely banned from the beach itself from May through September. My golden retriever, Biscuit, stared out the window at … Read more
Dog Friendly Trips in Texas. I still remember the look on my golden retriever Cooper’s face the first time I drove past the Texas Hill Country with him hanging out the back window. Pure joy. Ears flapping, tongue out, no idea where we were going, and absolutely not caring. That was three years ago, and … Read more
Weekend Trips from Dallas with Dogs? My dog Biscuit has a look he gives me every Friday evening. It’s part guilt trip, part desperate plea. He plants himself by the front door, tail going like a helicopter blade, and just stares. After three years of living in Dallas, I finally stopped fighting that look and … Read more
