Dog-Friendly State Parks in California
170 units of California's state park system list pets allowed under the park’s rules (often leashed, sometimes with area restrictions). Of these, 1 need day-use reservations at times. Each park page has the official details and when we last checked them.
Admiral William Standley State Recreation AreaWestport
Angel Island State ParkBelvedere-Tiburon$3 per adult
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural ReserveGuerneville$10 per day
Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State ParkLancaster
Auburn State Recreation AreaAuburn$10 per day
Austin Creek State Recreation AreaGuerneville$10 per day
Azalea State Natural ReserveMcKinleyville
Bale Grist Mill State Historic ParkSt. Helena$10 per day
Bean Hollow State BeachPescadero
Benbow State Recreation AreaGarberville$8 per day
Benicia State Recreation AreaBenicia$6 per day
Big Basin Redwoods State ParkBoulder Creek$10 per day
Bodie State Historic ParkBridgeport$8 per adult
Bolsa Chica State BeachHuntington Beach$15 per day
Border Field State ParkSan Diego$5 per dayTemporarily closed
Bothe-Napa Valley State ParkCalistoga$10 per day
Brannan Island State Recreation AreaIsleton$10 per day
Burleigh H. Murray Ranch Park PropertyHalf Moon Bay
Burton Creek State ParkTahoe City
Butano State ParkPescadero$10 per day
California Citrus State Historic ParkRiverside$7 per day
Cambria State Marine ParkCambria
Cardiff State BeachCardiff by the Sea$12 per day
Carlsbad State BeachCarlsbad
Carmel River State BeachCarmel
Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation AreaTracy
Carpinteria State BeachCarpinteria$10 per day
Castaic Lake State Recreation AreaCastaic$12 per day
Castle Crags State ParkCastella$8 per day
Caswell Memorial State ParkRipon$10 per day
Cayucos State BeachCayucos
China Camp State ParkSan Rafael$5 per day
Chino Hills State ParkChino Hills$3 parking
Columbia State Historic ParkColumbia
Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation AreaColusa$6 per day
Corona del Mar State BeachCorona Del Mar
Crystal Cove State ParkLaguna Beach$15 per day
Cuyamaca Rancho State ParkJulian$10 per day
D. L. Bliss State ParkSouth Lake Tahoe$10 per day
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State ParkCrescent City$8 per day
Delta Meadows Park PropertyWalnut Grove
Doheny State BeachDana Point$15 per day
Donner Memorial State ParkTruckee$10 per day
Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State ParkTahoma$10 per day
El Capitán State BeachGoleta$3 parking
Emerald Bay State ParkSouth Lake Tahoe$3 parking
Emma Wood State BeachVentura$10 per day
Empire Mine State Historic ParkGrass Valley$5 per adult
Estero Bluffs State ParkCayucos
Folsom Lake State Recreation AreaFolsom$12 per day
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic ParkFolsom$6 parking
Fort Humboldt State Historic ParkEureka
Fort Ord Dunes State ParkMarina
Fremont Peak State ParkSan Juan Bautista$6 per day
Garrapata State ParkCarmel
Gaviota State ParkGoleta$10 per day
Gray Whale Cove State BeachPacifica
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State ParkCarlotta$8 per day
Grover Hot Springs State ParkMarkleeville$8 per day
Half Moon Bay State BeachHalf Moon Bay$10 per day
Harry A. Merlo State Recreation AreaTrinidad
Hearst San Simeon State ParkCambria
Hendy Woods State ParkPhilo$10 per day
Henry Cowell Redwoods State ParkFelton$10 per day
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation AreaHollister$5 per day
Humboldt Lagoons State ParkTrinidad
Humboldt Redwoods State ParkMyers Flat$8 per day
Huntington State BeachHuntington Beach$15 per day
Jack London State Historic ParkGlen Ellen$15 per day
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State ParkCrescent City$8 per day
John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural ReserveMyers Flat
Jug Handle State Natural ReserveCaspar
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation AreaLos Angeles$2 parking
Kings Beach State Recreation AreaKings Beach$3 parking
Kruse Rhododendron State Natural ReserveCazadero
La Purísima Mission State Historic ParkLompoc$6 per day
Lake Oroville State Recreation AreaOroville$8 per day
Lake Perris State Recreation AreaPerris$10 per day
Leo Carrillo State ParkMalibu$3 parking
Lighthouse Field State BeachSanta Cruz
Limekiln State ParkBig Sur$10 per day
Los Angeles State Historic ParkLos Angeles$2 parking
Malakoff Diggins State Historic ParkNevada City$10 per day
Malibu Creek State ParkCalabasas$3 parking
Manchester State ParkManchester
Mandalay State BeachOxnard
Manresa State BeachWatsonville$10 per day
Marina State BeachMarina
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic ParkPlacerville$10 per day
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State ParkBurney$10 per day
McGrath State BeachOxnard$10 per dayTemporarily closed
Montaña de Oro State ParkLos Osos
Montara State BeachMontara
Monterey State BeachMonterey
Monterey State Historic ParkMonterey
Montgomery Woods State Natural ReserveUkiah
Morro Bay State ParkMorro Bay$3 per adult
Morro Strand State BeachMorro Bay
Moss Landing State BeachWatsonville
Mount Diablo State ParkWalnut Creek$10 per day
Mount San Jacinto State ParkIdyllwild$10 per day
Mount Tamalpais State ParkMill Valley
Natural Bridges State BeachSanta Cruz$10 per day
New Brighton State BeachCapitola$10 per day
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation AreaOceano$5 per day
Old Town San Diego State Historic ParkSan Diego
Olompali State Historic ParkNovato$8 per day
Palomar Mountain State ParkPalomar$10 per day
Pelican State BeachSmith River
Pescadero State BeachPescadero$8 per day
Petaluma Adobe State Historic ParkPetaluma$3 per adult
Pfeiffer Big Sur State ParkBig Sur$10 per day
Picacho State Recreation AreaWinterhaven$10 per day
Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic ParkPescadero
Pismo State BeachOceano$5 per day
Plumas-Eureka State ParkBlairsden
Point Mugu State ParkCamarillo$3 parking
Point Sal State BeachCasmalia
Pomponio State BeachSan Gregorio$8 per day
Portola Redwoods State ParkLa Honda$10 per day
Prairie Creek Redwoods State ParkOrick$8 per day
Providence Mountains State Recreation AreaEssex$10 per day
Railtown 1897 State Historic ParkJamestown$5 per adult
Red Rock Canyon State ParkCantil$6 per day
Refugio State BeachGoleta$10 per day
Reynolds Wayside CampgroundPiercy
Richardson Grove State ParkGarberville$8 per day
Robert W. Crown Memorial State BeachAlameda
Russian Gulch State ParkMendocino$10 per day
Saddleback Butte State ParkLancaster$6 per day
Salinas River State BeachMoss Landing
Salt Point State ParkCazadero$10 per day
Salton Sea State Recreation AreaNorth Shore$7 per day
Samuel P. Taylor State ParkLagunitas$8 per day
San Buenaventura State BeachVentura$10 per day
San Clemente State BeachSan Clemente$15 per day
San Elijo State BeachCardiff by the Sea$8 per day
San Gregorio State BeachSan Gregorio$8 per day
San Onofre State BeachSan Clemente$15 per day
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic ParkSanta Cruz
Seacliff State BeachAptos$10 per day
Silver Strand State BeachCoronado$12 per day
Silverwood Lake State Recreation AreaHesperia$10 per day
Sinkyone Wilderness State ParkPiercy$8 per day
Smithe Redwoods State Natural ReserveLeggett
Sonoma Coast State ParkBodega Bay$10 per day
Sonoma State Historic ParkSonoma$3 per adult
South Carlsbad State BeachCarlsbad$10 per day
Standish-Hickey State Recreation AreaLeggett
Sue-meg State ParkTrinidad$8 per day
Sugarloaf Ridge State ParkKenwood$8 per day
Sunset State BeachWatsonville$10 per day
Sutter's Fort State Historic ParkSacramento$5 per adult
Tahoe State Recreation AreaTahoe City
Tomales Bay State ParkPoint Reyes Station$8 per day
Topanga State ParkTopanga$3 parking
Trinidad State BeachTrinidad
Trione-Annadel State ParkSanta Rosa$7 per day
Tule Elk State Natural ReserveButtonwillow$8 per day
Twin Lakes State BeachSanta Cruz
Van Damme State ParkLittle River$10 per day
Ward Creek Park PropertyTahoe City
Washoe Meadows State ParkSouth Lake Tahoe
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic ParkLos Angeles
Wilder Ranch State ParkSanta Cruz$10 per day
Wildwood Canyon Park PropertyYucaipa
Will Rogers State Historic ParkPacific Palisades$12 per day
William B. Ide Adobe State Historic ParkRed Bluff$6 parking
Woodson Bridge State Recreation AreaCorningTemporarily closed
Zmudowski State BeachWatsonville
Lists are built automatically from official park data and update when parks change. Inclusion means the official source lists the feature; it is not a ranking.