Dog parks, beaches, parks and trails in Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara has 32 places in our guide; 29 of them welcome dogs today, 3 of them off-leash.
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
- Dog parkElings ParkOff-leash
- BeachHendrys BeachOff-leash
- Dog parkMacKenzie Park Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkAlice Keck Park Memorial GardensLeash required
Photo by Summerrrz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkAmbassador ParkLeash required
Photo by Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkArroyo Burro Beach County ParkLeash required
Photo by Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ParkBohnett ParkLeash required
- TrailCoyote Creek TrailLeash required
- TrailCreek Trail SystemLeash required
- TrailCutoff TrailLeash required
- ParkEastside Neighborhood ParkLeash required
- TrailEquestrian Bypass TrailLeash required
- ParkFirescapeLeash required
- TrailHistoric Olive Grove Loop TrailLeash required
- ParkOak ParkLeash required
- ParkOrpet ParkLeash required
- ParkOrtega ParkLeash required
- TrailParma Peak LoopLeash required
- ParkParque De Los NiñosLeash required
- TrailPlateau TrailLeash required
- TrailPublic Trail EasementLeash required
- ParkSheffield Open SpaceLeash required
- ParkSpencer Adams ParkLeash required
- TrailStanwood Trail SystemLeash required
- TrailSycamore Creek East Loop TrailLeash required
- TrailSycamore Creek West LoopLeash required
- TrailSycamore Creek West Loop TrailLeash required
- ParkSylvan ParkLeash required
- ParkElings ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- BeachEast BeachNo dogs
- BeachLeadbetter BeachNo dogs
- BeachWest BeachNo dogs
Who sets the dog rules here
Nearby towns
How we knowThe agencies that set dog rules here, and what each one says
- City of Santa BarbaraNo dogs on East, West and Leadbetter Beach. Off leash west of Shoreline Park to Arroyo Burro. Leash 6 ft.4 places here
- OpenStreetMapWhere no agency rule is on file, the dog tags people add to the map.28 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 This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete.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.
City limits: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line places, 2026 (public domain). A place belongs to the town whose limits hold its point on the map.