Sunset portrait of Martok at Horseshoe Bend
2021 National Park Week
2021 National Park week begins on April 17th. That day is also a free entrance day so pick your favorite park and get outside.
National Park Dogs talks about how pet friendly our National Parks, Monuments and other federal lands are or aren’t. A few parks do not allow dogs at all while most parks have different amounts of restrictions.
To provide a quick reference for park pet friendliness, I have devised a paw-rating system. One paw means pets are only allowed on roads or paved areas and not left unattended in vehicles. Two paws mean pets must be within 100 feet of roads and there is one pet friendly trail. A three paw park has two or more pet friendly trails. The most pet friendly parks get a four paw rating, theses parks have few limiting restrictions. When travelling to any National Park, you will need leash and cleaned up after your pet.
Blog posts in National Park Dogs give more details about each park we have traveled to with our Great Danes. I have also included an info-graphic for quick reference and maps to dog friendly trails when available.
Traveling enriches both your life and the life of your Great Dane.
Devil’s Garden Grand Staircase-Escalante
A pet friendly area of slickrock, hoodoos and arches which is still in the National Monument to wander around and explore.
Old Pahreah Townsite
Pahreah ghost town and movie set are no longer there but still a great, dog friendly place to explore in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
The Toadstools
The Toadstools is a unique world of towering hoodoos with easy access off Hwy 89. A pet friendly easy hike less than 2 miles roundtrip.