Dog-friendly beaches, parks and trails in Sonoma County
Sonoma County has 84 places in our guide; 61 of them welcome dogs today, 24 of them off-leash. Here are the ones to start with.
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
- Dog parkBadger Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDeer Creek Village Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDeTurk Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog Park at A Place to PlayOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Andy Lopez Unity ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Benicia ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at McNear ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Bodega BayOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Santa RosaOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in WindsorOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park near GualalaOff-leash
- BeachDoran Beach Dog BeachOff-leash
- Dog parkErnest Holman Memorial Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkFinali Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkHappy Tails Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkHarvest Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRagle Ranch Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRincon Valley Community Park Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRio Nido Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkService Animal Relief AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkVilla Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkWarm Springs Recreation Area Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkEstero Americano Coast PreserveLeash required
Photo by BookOfDisquiet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkPole Mountain PreserveLeash required
Photo by BookOfDisquiet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkShorttail Gulch Coastal Access TrailLeash required
Photo by Thewellman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog parkAcacia Dog ParkLeash required
- TrailBlackberry TrailLeash required
- TrailBodega Bay Coastal Prairie TrailLeash required
- ParkChanslor Ranch ParkLeash required
- TrailCheney Creek TrailLeash required
- TrailColeman Hill TrailLeash required
- ParkFoothill Regional ParkLeash required
- TrailHilltop TrailLeash required
- ParkHood Mountain Regional Park and PreserveLeash required
- ParkIves ParkLeash required
- ParkJenner Headlands PreserveLeash required
- ParkJulliard ParkLeash required
- ParkLaguna Uplands PreserveLeash required
- TrailLawson TrailLeash required
- TrailManzanita TrailLeash required
- TrailMerganser TrailLeash required
- TrailOsprey TrailLeash required
- TrailPinnacle Gulch Trail (County Regional Parks)Leash required
- ParkPioneer ParkLeash required
- TrailPond TrailLeash required
- ParkRailroad ForestLeash required
- TrailRanch TrailLeash required
- TrailRedwood TrailLeash required
- TrailRidge TrailLeash required
- TrailRim ViewLeash required
- TrailSalmon Creek TrailLeash required
- BeachSandy BeachLeash required
- ParkSkategarden ParkLeash required
- TrailSouth Foothill Boulevard TrailheadLeash required
- ParkStillwater Cove Regional ParkLeash required
- TrailThistle TrailLeash required
- TrailTowhee TrailLeash required
- TrailVista Loop TrailLeash required
- ParkWalnut ParkLeash required
- Dog parkElizabeth Anne Perrone Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
- Dog parkRocky Memorial Dog ParkOff-leashA guess from the name
BeachGoat Rock BeachNo dogs
Photo by John Uhrig from Davis, CA, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachMonte Rio Community BeachNo dogs
Photo by Stepheng3, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
ParkSonoma PlazaNo dogs
- TrailArmstrong Nature TrailNo dogs
- TrailCreekside TrailNo dogs
- TrailDiscovery TrailNo dogs
- TrailEast Ridge TrailNo dogs
- TrailGoodspeed TrailNo dogs
- TrailHayfields TrailNo dogs
- TrailHole in the TreeNo dogs
- TrailKortum TrailNo dogs
- TrailKortum TrailNo dogs
- TrailMountain SpurNo dogs
- ParkNorth Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Open Space PreserveNo dogs
- TrailNorth Sonoma Mountain TrailNo dogs
- TrailPioneer Nature TrailNo dogs
- TrailPomo Canyon TrailNo dogs
- TrailRed Hill TrailNo dogs
- TrailRedwood Forest TheaterNo dogs
- ParkShiloh Ranch Regional ParkNo dogs
- ParkSonoma Botanical GardenNo dogs
- TrailUmbrella Tree TrailNo dogs
- TrailVista TrailNo dogs
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Towns in Sonoma County
How we knowThe agencies that set dog rules here, and what each one says
- OpenStreetMapWhere no agency rule is on file, the dog tags people add to the map.82 places here
- Inferred from the place's nameNo source states a rule; the place's name suggests one.2 places here
Rules that cover places here
Check posted signs. They are the rule on site. This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete. It is not legal advice.
County boundary: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, 2025 (public domain). A place belongs to the county that holds its point on the map.