Dog-Friendly Trails in California

477 dog-friendly trails across California from OpenStreetMap data refreshed November 14, 2026.

All dog-friendly trails by area

Aliso Viejo

• West Ridge Trail

Anaheim

• Anaheim Hills Trail
• Arabian View
• Arizona Crossing Trail
• Barham Ridge Trail
• Bumblebee Trail
• Cactus Canyon Trail
• Chutes Ridgeline Trail
• Chutes Trail
• Coachwhip Trail
• Deer Trail
• Historic Dam Trail
• Lady Bug Trail
• Mountain Goat Trail
• Oak Trail
• Peralta Hills Trail
• Pony Trail
• Santiago Creek Trail
• Towhee Trail
• Wilderness Trail

Antioch

• Old Ranch Loop Trail

Aptos

• Aptos Creek Road
• Aptos Rancho Trail
• Split Stuff Trail
• Steel Bridge
• Terrace Trail
• Vienna Woods Trail

Arcata

• 3.5
• Arcata Ridge Trail
• Beith Creek Loop Trail
• Big Rock Cutoff
• Big Rock Trail
• California Trail
• Community Forest Loop Road
• Fickle Hill Grade
• Janes Creek Road
• Jolly Giant Road
• Jump Trail
• Long Loop Trail
• Lower Janes Creek Trail
• Meadow Trail
• Nature Trail Loop
• Panorama Court Connector
• Peanut Butter
• Powerline Trail
• Ridge Loop Single Track
• Ridge Loop Trail
• Ridge Road
• Short Trail
• Sitka Trail
• South Fork Trail
• Spruce City Trail
• Sunny Brae Downhill Trail
• Upper Janes Creek Trail
• Vista Trail

Arnold

• Fire Road

Avocado Heights

• Avocado Heights Trail

Azusa

• San Gabriel River Trail - Lario Connector

Berkeley

• Quarry Trail

Bodega Bay

• Cheney Creek Trail
• Pinnacle Gulch Trail (County Regional Parks)

Bonny Doon

• Huyya (Tree) Trail East
• Huyya (Tree) Trail West

Boulder Creek

• APPROXIMATED hu' - mǐs (Great Horned Owl Trail)
• Campground Connector Trail
• Redwood Loop Trail
• Redwood Trail

Brea

• Bell's Vireo Trail
• Carbon Canyon Creek Nature Trail
• Coyote Pass
• Fire Road
• Redwood Trail
• Telegraph Canyon Road
• Telegraph Canyon Trail

Carpinteria

• Rincon Foot Path

Caspar

• Belinda Point Trail

Castella

• Sulphur Creek Trail

Chino Hills

• North Ridge Trail

Claremont

• Cobal Canyon Trail
• Marshall Canyon Trail
• Marshall Miller Connector Trail
• Stephens Ranch Road
• Stephens Ranch Spur Trail

Cloverdale

• Manzanita Trail
• Ranch Trail
• Redwood Trail
• Ridge Trail
• South Foothill Boulevard Trailhead

Colfax

• Stevens Trail

Cupertino

• Hunters Point Trail
• Rainbow Knoll Trail
• Ranch Road
• Rim Trail
• Seven Springs Loop Trail
• Stevens Creek-Tony Look Trail

Cutten

• Bob Hill Gulch Trail
• Triple C (Switchy) Trail

Dana Point

• Passage des Palmiers

Davenport

• Káknu (Hawk) Trail
• Káknu (Hawk) Trail Bridge
• Káknu (Hawk) Trail East
• Káknu (Hawk) Trail Parking
• Káknu (Hawk) Trail West

Day Valley

• Alec Canyon Trail
• Aptos Creek Fire Road
• Day Use Connector Trail
• Swanson Creek Trail
• Uvas Creek Trail
• Waterfall Loop Trail

Del Aire

• Wiseburn Walking Path

Dollar Point

• Lower Lakeview Trail
• Tahoe XC Special Green Trail

Duarte

• Van Tassel Motorway

El Monte

• San Jose Creek Trail

Emerald Lake Hills

• Blue Oak Trail

Eureka

• Eureka Waterfront Trail
• Humboldt Bay Trail

Fairview

• Deer Canyon Trail
• Sandstone Trail

Fort Bragg

• Hare Creek Beach - South Trail

Fremont

• Alviso Marina Pathway

Gasquet

• French Hill Trail

Glendale

• Ridge Motorway

Hacienda Heights

• Ahwingna Trail
• Native Oak Trail

Harbison Canyon

• Flinn Springs Overlook Trail

Hayward

• San Francisco Bay Trail

Idyllwild-Pine Cove

• South Ridge Trail

Imperial Beach

• Imperial Beach Pier

Irvine

• Quail Hill Loop Trail

Kentfield

• Dawn Falls Trail
• Piedmont Trail

Kenwood

• Merganser Trail

La Honda

• Grasshopper Loop Trail

Laguna Beach

• Aswut Trail

Laguna Hills

• Aliso Creek Hiking & Riding Trail
• Pecten Loop Trail

Lakehead

• Sugarloaf Creek Trail

Leggett

• Peter Douglas Trail

Livermore

• Brushy Peak Loop Trail
• Dyer Ranch Trail
• Laughlin Loop Trail
• Tamcan Trail
• West Side Loop Trail

Los Angeles

• Experimental Garden Kite Hill Expanse
• Park to Playa Trail

Los Gatos

• Flume Trail
• Jones Trail
• Kennedy Trail
• Limekiln Trail
• Loma Vista Trail
• Lower Brothers Bypass
• Manzanita Trail
• Novitiate Trail
• Priest Rock Trail
• Range Trail
• Serenity Trail
• Serpentine Trail
• Upper Brothers Bypass

Lucas Valley-Marinwood

• Springs Hill Fire Road
• Water Tank Fire Road

Manila

• Back Dune Trail
• Back Loop Trail
• Beach Access Trail
• South Beach Access Trail
• South Neighborhood Access Trail
• Southern Foredune Trail
• Wildberries Trail
• William Walker Ridge Trail

Marin City

• Alta Trail
• Oakwood Meadow Trail
• Oakwood Valley Trail

McKinleyville

• Estuary Restoration Project Trail
• Hiller Loop Trail
• Mad River Bluffs Trail
• River Access
• South Stairs

Meyers

• Ridge Path

Montebello

• Rio Hondo San Gabriel River Trail Connector

Montecito

• Coffin Family Trail
• Ennisbrook Loop
• Ennisbrook Trail
• Peter Bakewell Trail
• Valley Club Trail

Moraga

• Carr Ranch Loop Trail
• JMLT Connector
• Rancho Laguna Connector Trail
• Riche Loop Trail
• Rocky Ridge Loop Trail
• Rocky Ridge Trail

Moskowite Corner

• Blue Ridge Trail

Mount Hermon

• Pine Trail

Mount Shasta

• Backside Connector
• Bear Springs
• Bunny Flat
• Bunny Flat Views
• Chipmunk
• Chipmunk / Marmot's Hideout Connector
• Chipmunk Huckleberry connector
• Cosmic Connector
• Crags View
• Elsa Rupp Trail
• Foundation Trail 04W41
• Hucklebeerry Loop (North)
• Huckleberry Loop (North)
• Huckleberry Loop (South)
• Huckleberry Loop / Backside Connector
• Lake Siskiyou Trail Beach Loop
• Marmot's Hideout
• McBride Trailhead connector
• My Trail Connector
• Sand Flat (Sisson's Trail)
• Snow Bunny Trail (Stewart Trail)
• Stellar Trail
• Stewart Trail (Sand Flat - Bunny Flat Connector)
• Supernatural Singletrack

Muir Beach

• Coastal Trail
• Prirates Cove

Myrtletown

• High Line Trail
• R-1 Road
• R-Line Connector
• R-Line Road
• Slough Trail
• The Chute
• Wild Ginger Loop

Newark

• Harrier Spur Trail
• LaRiviere Marsh Trail
• Tidelands Trail

North Auburn

• Chicken Little Trail

North Tustin

• East Ridge View Trail
• Eucalyptus Cutoff
• Eucalyptus Trail
• Upper East Ridge View Trail

Novato

• Hamilton Field Path
• Rebelo Lane Trail

Oakland

• East Ridge Trail
• King's Canyon Loop Trail
• Stream Trail
• West Ridge Trail

Orange Park Acres

• High Horse Trail
• Le Trail
• Orange Hill Trail
• Sunbask Trail
• Water Tank Trail

Orick

• California Coastal Trail

Orinda

• Bear Creek Trail
• Bear Creek-Oursan Trail Connector
• Hampton Trail
• Lower Big Springs Trail
• Oursan Trail

Pacifica

• Old Mori Road
• Sneath Lane Trail
• Sweeney Ridge Trail
• Upper Mori Trail

Palm Springs

• Dry Wash Trail
• East Fork Trail
• Palm Canyon Epic Trail
• Vandeventer Trail

Palo Alto

• Chestnut Trail
• Peters Creek Trail

Paradise Park

• Brayshaw Trail
• Emma McCrary Trail
• Fern Trail
• Fern Trail (faint, fragmented, indistinct)
• Pipeline Road
• Spring Box Trail

Pine Hills

• Elk River Trail
• Huckleberry Loop Trail
• Interpretive Trail
• Perimeter Trail
• Quest Trail

Pomona

• Avenida Rancheros Path
• La Sierra Drive Path
• Park View Trail
• Santa Clara Drive Path
• Westbrook Lane Path

Portola Valley

• Alpine Road Trail
• Anniversary Trail
• Betsy Crowder Trail
• Black Oak Trail
• Clouds Rest Trail
• Coal Road
• Crazy Pete's Road
• Crazy Pete's Trail
• Deer Path Trail
• Hamms Gulch Trail
• Los Trancos Road Trail
• Lost Trail
• Lower Meadow Trail
• Sequoias Trail
• Spring Ridge Trail
• Sunrise Trail
• Willowbrook Trail

Poway

• Ernie Pantoja Memorial Trail
• Lake Poway Trail
• Mount Woodson Trail
• Sumac Trail

Ramona

• Meadow Loop
• Nature Trail Loop
• North Clevenger Canyon Trail
• Wildflower Loop

Rancho Mission Viejo

• Cristianitos Trail

Rancho Palos Verdes

• Alta Vicente Trail
• Nike Trail
• North Spur Trail
• Prickly Pear Trail
• South Spur Trail

Rancho Santa Margarita

• Bell View Trail

Rolling Hills Estates

• Stein-Hale Nature Trail

Rose Hills

• Rattlesnake Ridge Trail
• San Gabriel River Trail

Rowland Heights

• Powder Canyon Trail
• Rowland Heights Connector Trail
• Rowland Heights Loop Trail
• Rowland Heights Loop Trail - Desire Avenue Connector
• Schabarum Extension Trail
• Schabarum-Skyline Trail - Azusa/Colima Connector

Salmon Creek

• Bodega Bay Coastal Prairie Trail
• Coleman Hill Trail
• Osprey Trail
• Pond Trail
• Salmon Creek Trail
• Vista Loop Trail

Samoa

• Waterline Trail

San Buenaventura (Ventura)

• 108 Trail
• 109 Trail
• Harmon Canyon Road
• Morris Family Trail

San Carlos

• 4 Bridges Trail
• Canyon View Trail
• Cordilleras Trail
• Dick Bishop Trail
• Dusky-footed Woodrat Trail
• Eaton Canyon Trail
• Eaton Trail
• Hassler Loop Trail
• Hassler Trail
• Hawk Hill Bypass
• Hawk Hill Trail
• Polly Geraci Trail
• Sherwood Forest Trail
• Yellow Brick Road

San Clemente

• Forster Ranch Ridgeline Trail
• Rancho San Clemente Ridgeline Trail

San Diego

• Battle Trail
• Cañon Street Trail
• Powerhouse Canyon Trail

San Dimas

• Antonovich Trail
• Bonelli Trail
• Kikos Trail
• Lower Bee Hive Trail
• Marshall Canyon Trail - Caution slippery/flash flood
• Tree Line Trail
• Vargus Trail

San Jose

• Oak Grove Trail

San Juan Capistrano

• East Los Mares Trail
• Entrada Trail
• Ilse and Dr. Roy Byrnes Trail
• North Los Mares Trail
• South Los Mares Trail
• West La Ronda Trail

San Luis Obispo

• Lemon Grove Loop

San Martin

• Coyote Ridge Trail
• Ed Willson Trail
• Harvey Bear Connector Trail
• Ojo de Agua Trail
• Woodland Vallley Spur Trail
• Woodland Vallley Trail

San Rafael

• Iris Hill trail
• Jameson trail

Santa Barbara

• Coyote Creek Trail
• Creek Trail System
• Cutoff Trail
• Equestrian Bypass Trail
• Historic Olive Grove Loop Trail
• Parma Peak Loop
• Plateau Trail
• Public Trail Easement
• Stanwood Trail System
• Sycamore Creek East Loop Trail
• Sycamore Creek West Loop
• Sycamore Creek West Loop Trail

Santa Clarita

• Don Mullally Trail
• Towsley Canyon Loop Trail
• Wiley Canyon Trail

Santa Cruz

• Chinatown Bridge
• Dos Puentes Trail
• Enchanted Trail
• Golf Club Drive
• Harvey West Trail
• Lower Meadow Trail
• Pogonip Creek Nature Loop
• Prairie Trail
• Rail Trail
• Spring Trail

Santa Rosa

• Lawson Trail
• Rim View

Santa Venetia

• Outer Levee Trail

Saratoga

• Aquinas Trail
• Cora Older Trail
• Creekside Trail
• Fern Trail
• John Nicholas Trail
• Lookout Cut Off Trail
• Lookout Trail
• Montevina Ridge Trail
• Montevina Road
• Nessie Seasonal Path
• Ohlone Trail
• Overlook Trail
• Sanborn Narrows Trail
• Saratoga Quarry Park Trail
• Saratoga to The Skyline Trail
• Skyline Trail
• Tony Look / Stevens Creek Trail
• Toyon Trail
• Wedding Trail
• Welch-Hurst Trail

Sausalito

• Public Shore

Scotts Valley

• Entrance Trail

Sebastopol

• Blackberry Trail
• Hilltop Trail
• Thistle Trail
• Towhee Trail

Shelter Cove

• Bear Creek Nature Trail

Soda Springs

• Bill Patterson
• Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road

Sonora

• Creekside Trail

South El Monte

• San Gabriel River Trail - Eastern Bank
• Whittier Narrows Nature Center Trail

South Lake Tahoe

• Rainbow Trail

Strawberry

• Lake Valley Trail

Summerland

• Bella Vista Ranch Trail
• Pacifica Loop Trail
• Perkins Trail
• Reservoir Trail

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley

• Tennessee Valley Trail

Toro Canyon

• Cynthia Wood Trail
• Ed Clark Easement
• Toro Canyon Trail

Torrance

• Red Tail Sand Trap Trail
• Valmonte Trail

Trabuco Canyon

• Harding Truck Trail

Trinidad

• Trinidad Head Trail

Truckee

• Aspen Grove
• Big Dipper Loop
• Dogonit
• Dogs in Space
• Rust Never Sleeps
• Sawyer Trail
• Silver Streak
• White Lightning

Walnut

• Schabarum San Dimas Connector Trail

West Menlo Park

• Sharon Dirt

Whittier

• Mariposa Trail
• Peppergrass Trail

Willowbrook

• Compton Creek Walking Path

Woodside

• Bridle Trail
• Schilling Lake Trail
• Woodside Trail

Wrightwood

• Baldy Bowl Trail
• Baldy Road

Yorba Linda

• Diemer Trail
• Easy Street Trail
• Gilman Trail
• Utility Spur

Other areas

• Caldwell Lakes Trail
• Chewing Gum Lake Trail
• Gianelli Trail
• Jackson Trail
• Land's End Road
• Palm Canyon Trail
• Silver Peak Trail
• Starlight Trail
• Toad Lake Trail
• Toad Lake Trail 5W05
• Twin Lakes Trail

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