Dog parks, beaches, parks and trails in Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz has 34 places in our guide; 23 of them welcome dogs today, 6 of them off-leash.
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
- Dog parkBranciforte Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Frederick Street ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Grant ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMimi De Marta Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPacheco Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkUniversity Terrace Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkOceanview ParkLeash required
Photo by Mutante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailBrayshaw TrailLeash required
- TrailChinatown BridgeLeash required
- TrailDos Puentes TrailLeash required
- TrailEmma McCrary TrailLeash required
- TrailEnchanted TrailLeash required
- TrailFern TrailLeash required
- TrailGolf Club DriveLeash required
- ParkJohn Franks ParkLeash required
- TrailLower Meadow TrailLeash required
- TrailOhlone TrailLeash required
- TrailPrairie TrailLeash required
- TrailRail TrailLeash required
- TrailSpring Box TrailLeash required
- TrailSpring TrailLeash required
BeachMitchell's Cove BeachDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
Photo by Mutante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- BeachIts BeachDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
ParkNeary Lagoon Wildlife RefugeNo dogs
Photo by Mutante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailDuBois TrailNo dogs
- TrailHarvey West TrailNo dogs
- TrailLookout TrailNo dogs
- TrailMarsh Vista TrailNo dogs
- TrailPogonip Creek Nature LoopNo dogs
- BeachSanta Cruz Main BeachNo dogs
- TrailSpring Box ShortcutNo dogs
- TrailStar WarsNo dogs
- TrailSycamore Grove Nature TrailNo dogs
- TrailU-Con TrailNo dogs
Nearby towns
How we knowWhere the dog rules here come from
- OpenStreetMapWhere no agency rule is on file, the dog tags people add to the map.34 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 This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete.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.