California State Parks dog rules
Leash 6 ft in campgrounds, picnic areas and lots. No dogs on beaches and trails unless posted.
Each rule, in the law's own words78 rules
Leash 6 ft in campgrounds, picnic areas and lots. No dogs on beaches and trails unless posted.
Source: Rules: California State Parks (14 CCR §4312 and posted orders) (14 CCR §4312; San Diego Coast District posted orders (14 CCR §4301(i)); Orange Coast and Inland Empire District park information sheets and unit pages; San Luis Obispo Coast District unit pages and park brochures; Oceano Dunes District Posted Order 554-017-2025; Monterey District units from parks.ca.gov/dogs; Channel Coast and Angeles District unit pages (Ventura County); Channel Coast District park information sheets, brochures and unit pages (Santa Barbara County))
Places this rule covers
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
- Dog parkNorma Rose ParkOff-leash
ParkAsilomar State BeachLeash required
Photo by Joyce Cory on Flickr as docentjoyce from Los Osos, u.s.a, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachCardiff State BeachLeash required
Photo by Bovlb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailAptos Rancho TrailLeash required
- BeachAsilomar State BeachLeash required
- TrailBodega Bay Coastal Prairie TrailLeash required
- TrailCampground Connector TrailLeash required
- TrailCarbon Canyon Creek Nature TrailLeash required
- BeachCarmel River State BeachLeash required
- BeachCayucos State BeachLeash required
- TrailDiemer TrailLeash required
- TrailEasy Street TrailLeash required
- TrailFire RoadLeash required
- TrailGilman TrailLeash required
- BeachHuntington Dog BeachLeash required
- BeachMonastery BeachLeash required
- BeachMonterey State BeachLeash required
- BeachMonterey State BeachLeash required
- TrailNorth Ridge TrailLeash required
- BeachPismo BeachLeash required
- TrailSplit Stuff TrailLeash required
- BeachSpooner's CoveLeash required
- TrailTelegraph Canyon RoadLeash required
- TrailTelegraph Canyon TrailLeash required
- TrailTerrace TrailLeash required
- TrailUtility SpurLeash required
- TrailVienna Woods TrailLeash required
- BeachWilliam Randolph Hearst Memorial BeachLeash required
- TrailPipeline RoadDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
TrailAh-Pah Interpretive TrailNo dogs
Photo by Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachBlack's BeachNo dogs
Photo by Jaybeatle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
BeachGoat Rock BeachNo dogs
Photo by John Uhrig from Davis, CA, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailLighthouse TrailNo dogs
Photo by Vards Uzvards from San Francisco, CA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkLos Osos Oaks State Natural ReserveNo dogs
Photo by Evangele19, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkPoint Lobos State Natural ReserveNo dogs
Photo by Kai Schreiber from Jersey City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailRedwood Loop TrailNo dogs
Photo by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailRedwood TrailNo dogs
Photo by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailStout Grove TrailNo dogs
Photo by Dicie Hinaga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachTorrey Pines State BeachNo dogs
Photo by Francis Lee Original uploader was Phier at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailAddie Johnson TrailNo dogs
- TrailAgate Beach TrailNo dogs
- TrailAll Access TrailNo dogs
- TrailAptos Creek Fire RoadNo dogs
- TrailArmstrong Nature TrailNo dogs
- TrailAzalea Glen TrailNo dogs
- TrailAzalea Nature TrailNo dogs
- TrailBack LoopNo dogs
- TrailBack Ranch Fire TrailNo dogs
- TrailBackdunes TrailNo dogs
- TrailBaxter TrailNo dogs
- TrailBennett Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailBig Ben TrailNo dogs
- TrailBig Cut TrailNo dogs
- TrailBig Trees Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailBird Island TrailNo dogs
- TrailBluff TrailNo dogs
- TrailBommer RidgeNo dogs
- TrailBoy Scout Tree TrailNo dogs
- TrailBrown Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailBuggy TrailNo dogs
- TrailBull Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailBull Creek Trail NorthNo dogs
- TrailBull Creek Trail SouthNo dogs
- TrailC.R.E.A. TrailNo dogs
- TrailCactus Loop TrailNo dogs
- BeachCalawee Cove BeachNo dogs
- TrailCalifornia Coastal TrailNo dogs
- TrailCampground-Museum TrailNo dogs
- TrailCanopy View TrailNo dogs
- TrailCape Horn TrailNo dogs
- TrailCarl Shenck Memorial Grove TrailNo dogs
- BeachCarpinteria State BeachNo dogs
- TrailCarruther's Cove TrailNo dogs
- TrailCathedral Trees TrailNo dogs
- TrailChandler Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailChildrens Forest TrailNo dogs
- TrailChimney Tree TrailNo dogs
- TrailCircle TrailNo dogs
- TrailClintonia TrailNo dogs
- TrailCorkscrew Tree TrailNo dogs
- TrailDavison TrailNo dogs
- TrailDiscovery TrailNo dogs
- TrailDiscovery TrailNo dogs
- TrailDrury-Chaney TrailNo dogs
- TrailDry Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailDry Lagoon Walk-in CampNo dogs
- TrailEagle Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailEagle TrailNo dogs
- TrailEast Ridge TrailNo dogs
- TrailEastridge Connector TrailNo dogs
- BeachEl Capitan BeachNo dogs
- BeachEl Matador BeachNo dogs
- BeachEl Pescador BeachNo dogs
- TrailElk Prairie TrailNo dogs
- TrailEllsworth Loop TrailNo dogs
- BeachEmma Wood State BeachNo dogs
- TrailF.K. Lane Grove Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailFall Creek Fire RoadNo dogs
- TrailFall Creek North Fork TrailNo dogs
- TrailFall Creek South Fork TrailNo dogs
- TrailFall Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailFall Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailFalls Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailFern Canyon Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailFern Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailFire Road 30No dogs
- TrailFive Allens' TrailNo dogs
- TrailFleischmann Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailFoothill TrailNo dogs
- TrailFounders Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailFox Camp RoadNo dogs
- BeachGaviota BeachNo dogs
- BeachGibson BeachNo dogs
- TrailGoodspeed TrailNo dogs
- TrailGoosepen LoopNo dogs
- TrailGould Grove Nature Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailGrasshopper Lookout RoadNo dogs
- TrailGrasshopper RoadNo dogs
- TrailGrasshopper TrailNo dogs
- TrailGreig-French-Bell TrailNo dogs
- TrailGrieg RoadNo dogs
- TrailGrove of TitansNo dogs
- TrailGrove Overlook TrailNo dogs
- TrailGrove TrailNo dogs
- TrailHanson Ridge RoadNo dogs
- TrailHatton Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailHatton TrailNo dogs
- TrailHayfields TrailNo dogs
- TrailHermit Hut TrailNo dogs
- BeachHidden BeachNo dogs
- TrailHidden Springs Beach TrailNo dogs
- TrailHigh Rock River TrailNo dogs
- TrailHigh School TrailNo dogs
- TrailHiouchi TrailNo dogs
- TrailHomestead TrailNo dogs
- TrailHomestead-Baxter Trail ConnectorNo dogs
- TrailHope Creek TrailNo dogs
- BeachHuntington State BeachNo dogs
- TrailIndian Orchard TrailNo dogs
- TrailJames Irvine TrailNo dogs
- TrailJensen Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailJohnson Camp TrailNo dogs
- TrailJones Beach TrailNo dogs
- TrailKarl Knapp TrailNo dogs
- TrailKemp RoadNo dogs
- TrailKent-Mather Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailKiln Fire RoadNo dogs
- TrailKortum TrailNo dogs
- TrailKortum TrailNo dogs
- BeachLa Piedra BeachNo dogs
- TrailLeiffer Loop TrailNo dogs
- BeachLester BeachNo dogs
- TrailLittle Hendy TrailNo dogs
- TrailLohse Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailLoma Prieta GradeNo dogs
- TrailLook Prarie RoadNo dogs
- TrailLost Coast TrailNo dogs
- TrailLost Coast TrailNo dogs
- TrailLost Empire TrailNo dogs
- TrailLost Empire Trail (northern access)No dogs
- TrailLost TrailNo dogs
- TrailMahan Plaque TrailNo dogs
- BeachMandalay State BeachNo dogs
- TrailMeadow TrailNo dogs
- TrailMemorial Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailMill Creek Horse TrailNo dogs
- TrailMill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop)No dogs
- TrailMill Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailMiner's Ridge TrailNo dogs
- BeachMonterey State BeachNo dogs
- TrailMoorman-Pond TrailNo dogs
- BeachMoreno BeachNo dogs
- TrailMoro Ridge RoadNo dogs
- BeachMorro Dunes Natural PreserveNo dogs
- BeachMorro Strand State BeachNo dogs
- TrailMyers Plaque TrailNo dogs
- TrailNature TrailNo dogs
- TrailNature TrailNo dogs
- TrailNearshore Dunes TrailNo dogs
- TrailNickerson Ranch TrailNo dogs
- TrailNina Mora TrailNo dogs
- TrailNo Name RidgeNo dogs
- TrailNorth Beach TrailNo dogs
- BeachNorth Day Use BeachNo dogs
- TrailNorth Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailOak Hills TrailNo dogs
- TrailOssagon TrailNo dogs
- TrailPanoramic Overlook TrailNo dogs
- TrailPanther Gap Road; Perimeter RoadNo dogs
- TrailPeavine Ridge RoadNo dogs
- TrailPenn Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailPerimeter RoadNo dogs
- BeachPerris BeachNo dogs
- TrailPeterson Memorial TrailNo dogs
- TrailPine Flat TrailNo dogs
- TrailPine TrailNo dogs
- TrailPioneer Nature TrailNo dogs
- TrailPlank Walk TrailNo dogs
- TrailPlevin CutNo dogs
- BeachPoint Sal BeachNo dogs
- TrailPole Line RoadNo dogs
- TrailPomo Canyon TrailNo dogs
- BeachPonto BeachNo dogs
- TrailRed Hill TrailNo dogs
- TrailRed Tailed RidgeNo dogs
- TrailRedwood Access TrailNo dogs
- TrailRedwood Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailRedwood Forest TheaterNo dogs
- TrailReservoir RoadNo dogs
- TrailRevelation TrailNo dogs
- TrailRhododendron TrailNo dogs
- TrailRidge Connection TrailNo dogs
- TrailRidge Fire RoadNo dogs
- TrailRidge TrailNo dogs
- TrailRim TrailNo dogs
- TrailRiver Beach TrailNo dogs
- TrailRiver TrailNo dogs
- TrailRiver TrailNo dogs
- TrailRiver Trail;Stout Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailRockefeller Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailRubicon TrailNo dogs
- TrailS-Cape TrailNo dogs
- BeachSan Buenaventura State BeachNo dogs
- TrailSand Hill TrailNo dogs
- TrailSea Lion Point TrailNo dogs
- TrailSelf Guided Nature TrailNo dogs
- TrailSequoia TrailNo dogs
- TrailShadowbrook TrailNo dogs
- TrailSimpson-Reed Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailSkyline To The Sea TrailNo dogs
- TrailSkyline To The Sea TrailNo dogs
- TrailSkyline To The Sea TrailNo dogs
- TrailSkyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road TrailNo dogs
- TrailSouth Beach TrailNo dogs
- BeachSouth Day Use BeachNo dogs
- TrailSouth Fork TrailNo dogs
- BeachSouth PontoNo dogs
- TrailSouth Prairie TrailNo dogs
- TrailSouth Shore TrailNo dogs
- TrailStephens Grove Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailSttS/Hihn Connector TrailNo dogs
- TrailSummer Foot BridgeNo dogs
- TrailSummer Foot BridgeNo dogs
- TrailSunlit TrailNo dogs
- BeachSurfrider BeachNo dogs
- BeachTamarack BeachNo dogs
- TrailTanbark RoadNo dogs
- TrailTen Taypo TrailNo dogs
- TrailThorton TrailNo dogs
- TrailThree Senses TrailNo dogs
- TrailTonys TrailNo dogs
- TrailTruck TrailNo dogs
- TrailUpper LoopNo dogs
- TrailVerna Dunshee TrailNo dogs
- TrailWater Tank LoopNo dogs
- TrailWellman TrailNo dogs
- TrailWest Ridge TrailNo dogs
- BeachWeston BeachNo dogs
- TrailWheeler TrailNo dogs
- TrailWilliams Grove River Bar AccessNo dogs
- TrailWilliams Grove TrailNo dogs
- TrailWilliford RoadNo dogs
- TrailYaqui Well Nature TrailNo dogs
- TrailZigzag Trail #2No dogs
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.