I have previously written about a number of pet friendly National Parks and Monuments but unfortunately many of them are not very friendly.
-Many of these parks get what I call a 1-PAW rating.
This means that dogs are allowed in the park but only in paved areas, campgrounds and on roads. There are no pet friendly trails. I’m not saying these parks aren’t worth visiting because they are but you need to be aware that you may not be able to see as much of the park as you would like to when you have your dog with you. Traveling with a hard-sided camping trailer or RV gives you the flexibility to leave your pet for short lengths of time and still enjoy the park. Many of the parks also have nearby National Forest or State parks which are pet friendly allowing your pets to enjoy some hiking or other activities with you.
This is a list of some of the 1-PAW parks we have visited with our dogs:
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA, NV
CO
ID
NM
NM
OR
SD
SD
TX
TX
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT, AZ
WA
WY
WY
Wupatki Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Lassen Volcano National Park
Lava Beds National Monument
Pinnacles National Park
Point Reyes National Seashore
Redwood National Park
Yosemite National Park
Death Valley National Park
Colorado National Monument
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Crater Lake National Park
Badlands National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument
Big Bend National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Natural Bridges National Monument
Zion National Park
Dinosaur National Monument
Mount Rainer National Park
Devil’s Tower National Monument
Yellowstone National Park
Useful information. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome. We have been adding some more parks to our list this summer and I hope to have time to write them up soon.