County of Orange (OC Parks) dog rules
Leash up to 6 ft in OC Parks. No dogs in the wilderness parks and on Salt Creek Beach.
Each rule, in the law's own words16 rules
Leash up to 6 ft in OC Parks. No dogs in the wilderness parks and on Salt Creek Beach.
Source: Rules: Orange County Codified Ordinances and OC Parks (Orange County Codified Ordinances §2-5-39, §4-1-45, §4-1-46; OC Parks park rules)
Places this rule covers
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
- Dog parkDog park in Costa MesaOff-leash
- Dog parkSouth Paw Dog ParkOff-leash
- BeachAliso BeachLeash required (hour limits)No dogs: Jun 15 – Sep 10, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Leash required: Other times
- TrailAliso Creek Hiking & Riding TrailLeash required
- TrailArizona Crossing TrailLeash required
- TrailAswut TrailLeash required
- TrailBarham Ridge TrailLeash required
- TrailBell's Vireo TrailLeash required
- TrailBumblebee TrailLeash required
- TrailCactus Canyon TrailLeash required
- TrailChutes Ridgeline TrailLeash required
- TrailChutes TrailLeash required
- TrailCoachwhip TrailLeash required
- BeachCoast Royale BeachLeash required (hour limits)No dogs: Jun 15 – Sep 10, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Leash required: Other times
- TrailCoyote PassLeash required
- BeachCresent Bay BeachLeash required (hour limits)No dogs: Jun 15 – Sep 10, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Leash required: Other times
- TrailDeer TrailLeash required
- TrailDiemer TrailLeash required
- TrailEast Ridge View TrailLeash required
- TrailEasy Street TrailLeash required
- TrailEucalyptus CutoffLeash required
- TrailEucalyptus TrailLeash required
- TrailGilman TrailLeash required
- TrailHarding Truck TrailLeash required
- TrailLady Bug TrailLeash required
- TrailMountain Goat TrailLeash required
- TrailOak TrailLeash required
- TrailPecten Loop TrailLeash required
- TrailPeralta Hills TrailLeash required
- BeachPicnic BeachLeash required (hour limits)No dogs: Jun 15 – Sep 10, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Leash required: Other times
- BeachPoche BeachLeash required (hour limits)No dogs: Jun 15 – Sep 10, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Leash required: Other times
- TrailPony TrailLeash required
- TrailRedwood TrailLeash required
- TrailTelegraph Canyon TrailLeash required
- TrailTowhee TrailLeash required
- TrailUpper East Ridge View TrailLeash required
- TrailUtility SpurLeash required
- TrailWest Ridge TrailLeash required
- TrailWilderness TrailLeash required
TrailMesa TrailNo dogs
Photo by Crishazzard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachSalt Creek BeachNo dogs
Photo by Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailArroyo Trabuco TrailNo dogs
- BeachBaby BeachNo dogs
- TrailBell Canyon TrailNo dogs
- TrailBommer RidgeNo dogs
- TrailCougar PassNo dogs
- TrailCoyote Brush RoadNo dogs
- TrailEast Flat TrailNo dogs
- TrailEast Ridge TrailNo dogs
- TrailEmerald Canyon RoadNo dogs
- TrailHoffman Homestead TrailNo dogs
- TrailInner Bay FootbridgeNo dogs
- TrailInner Bay Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailJuaneño Loop 1 TrailNo dogs
- TrailJuaneño TrailNo dogs
- TrailLaguna Bowl TrailNo dogs
- TrailLaurel Spur TrailNo dogs
- TrailLive Oak TrailNo dogs
- TrailLizard TrailNo dogs
- TrailLoop TrailNo dogs
- TrailLoskorn TrailNo dogs
- TrailLynx TrailNo dogs
- TrailMathis Canyon TrailNo dogs
- TrailMeadows TrailNo dogs
- TrailMoro Ridge RoadNo dogs
- TrailNo Name RidgeNo dogs
- TrailOld Emerald Falls TrailNo dogs
- TrailOld Emerald TrailNo dogs
- TrailOuter Bay FootbridgeNo dogs
- TrailPacific Ridge TrailNo dogs
- TrailPawfoot TrailNo dogs
- TrailPocket Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailRaptorNo dogs
- TrailRed Tailed RidgeNo dogs
- TrailRock-It TrailNo dogs
- TrailSan Juan Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailStar Rise TrailNo dogs
- BeachStrands BeachNo dogs
- TrailSun Rise TrailNo dogs
- TrailWarner TrailNo dogs
- TrailWater Tank TrailNo dogs
- TrailWillow Canyon RoadNo dogs
- TrailWood Creek TrailNo 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.