Dog-Friendly Activities in Calabasas, CA

You and your furry friend can reach Saddle Peak in the Santa Monica Mountains from the 8.5-mile Stunt High Trail. Your leashed pup will join you on this path which will take you along Cold Creek and connect with Backbone Trail to the summit of the mountain in Calabasas, CA. At the top of Saddle Peak, you and Fido can enjoy stunning vistas of the surrounding area.

Let Fido play off-leash at the locally loved Calabasas Bark Park! This fenced recreation area features separate small and large dog spaces, a doggie drinking fountain, pooper scoopers and ample parking. Note that the park is closed for the city of Calabasas, CA, to perform routine maintenance from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on Thursday mornings.

Malibu Creek State Park is a pet-friendly recreation area that preserves the Malibu Creek Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains. Dogs on a leash are allowed in the park's day-use areas and campgrounds but not on the trails or dirt tracks. The park can be found just 25 miles from downtown Los Angeles, so it is perfect for city dwellers looking for a taste of the great outdoors.

Climb to the summit of Calabasas Peak with your leashed pup on the dog-friendly Calabasas - Cold Creek Trail. This 4.5-mile round-trip hike in Calabasas, CA, ascends 750 feet and provides gorgeous views of the surrounding area, including the Santa Monica Mountains.

Enjoy gorgeous panoramic views of the Santa Monica Mountains, San Fernando Valley, Red Rock Canyon Park and Calabasas, CA, from the summit of a mountain! Bring Fido on the 3.6-mile Stunt Road Trail, climbing 1,000 feet to the top of Calabasas Peak.

Bring your leashed pup out for some exercise on this mild hike, which affords breathtaking ocean views. Solstice Canyon in Malibu, CA, features several options for easy, moderate, or strenuous hikes through coastal sage scrub and riparian plant communities. Visitors can enjoy a picnic, a shady stroll along the Solstice Canyon Trail, a challenging climb up the Rising Sun Trail or a stop at the perennial waterfall!

Your pup is welcome to join you while hiking the trails of Westridge-Canyonback Wilderness Park in Encino, CA! The pet-friendly recreation area is contiguous with the 20,000-acre urban wilderness park called the “Big Wild.” The park is accessible from the San Fernando Valley at San Vincente Mountain Park and West Los Angeles at the end of Westridge Road.

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (MEMBG) is a 7-acre public garden in Los Angeles, CA! Leashed dogs are welcome at this pet-friendly location on the beautiful campus of UCLA. This garden maintains one of the most important living botanical collections in the United States, with plant specimens worldwide.

Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA, is a stylish, dog-friendly attraction where leashed pups are welcome to walk alongside their humans, enjoy luxury window shopping and soak up the glamorous Beverly Hills vibe. Perfect for photos, people-watching, and a chic outing with your dog.

You and Fido can enjoy some retail therapy at Westfield Century City, a dog-friendly shopping center in Los Angeles, CA. This outdoor mall features a variety of well-known stores. It is also equipped with two pet relief areas located at Constellation Blvd Valet or on Level 2 near pet store, Healthy Spot. Please note that dogs may not be permitted in all stores.

Pets will love to run and play off-leash at the fenced Simi Dog Park in Simi Valley, CA. The park features both a large dog and small dog area, water, parking, and picnic tables.

Pet-friendly Franklin Canyon Park rests on 605 acres between San Fernando Valley and Beverly Hills, CA. Within the park boundaries are chaparral, grasslands, oak woodlands, a three-acre lake, an ADA-accessible duck pond, expansive picnic grounds, and over five miles of hiking trails. While visiting, dogs must be leashed at all times.

Charmlee Wilderness Park is a recreation area on over 532 acres in the best of the Santa Monica Mountains Coastal Slope Environment. This pet-friendly park in Malibu, CA, welcomes leashed pups to explore the over eight miles of hiking trails and picnic sites.

Placerita Canyon State Park is a dog-friendly recreation area in rural Newhall, CA. This park in the San Gabriel Mountains welcomes your pup to join you on the short paved trail, where you'll find dog waste stations along the way to clean up after Fido.

Cavaletti Vineyards in Moorpark, CA, is a dog-friendly wine tasting room where pups are welcome to join you for a relaxing day out. Enjoy wine flights, glasses, or bottles on site, and take your favorites home. Outside food is welcome, making it a perfect spot for a picnic with your pup and a glass of local wine.

Fido is welcome at dog-friendly Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu, CA. Leashed dogs are allowed at the park's day use areas, campground, and North Beach located north of lifeguard tower 3. Dogs are not permitted on the park's backcountry trails or South Beach, located south of lifeguard tower 3. Parking fees apply.

Conejo Creek Dog Park in Thousand Oaks, CA, was designed for the benefit and enjoyment of the community's dogs and their human families! The 3.5-acre park has separate areas for small dogs under 30 lbs and large dogs over 30 lbs. This recreation area includes dog water fountains, Mutt-Mitt dispensers, picnic tables, shade structures, benches and lights. The park is closed every Thursday from 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM and all day on the 3rd Thursday of every month for maintenance.

Located in the heart of Los Angeles, CA, Lawless Brewing Company is North Hollywood’s oldest brewery. Dogs are welcome to join their owners both inside the pet-friendly taproom and outside on the patio. Enjoy creative craft beers paired with bites from rotating food trucks.

Westridge Trailhead is a hiking trail in the Mandeville Canyon area of Los Angeles, CA. Bring Fido with you while you hike the 7.4-mile round trip unpaved path, which features 730 feet of elevation gain and panoramic views of the city and surrounding mountains. Dogs are welcome and can be off leash as long as they're well-behaved and under voice control. Please remember to clean up after your pet.

Take a walk with your pup amidst the prop buildings of an old movie town at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills, CA. Used as the set of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" along with many other films and shows, the Paramount Ranch trails and prop town are a fun area to explore with your leashed dog. Cross the bridge to get to the "Western Town." All trailheads extend from the Western Town, except the trail that goes toward Mulholland Highway.