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Santa Cruz, California Dog-Friendly City Guide
This guide shows pet-friendly hotels, camping, restaurants, beaches, parks and more places for all size dogs**.
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       Dog-Friendly Hotels

  •  Monarch Cove Inn -620 El Salto Drive  Capitola

  •  Getaway Cabin -11882 Lakeshore Drive  Felton

  •  Mt. Hermon Treehouse -  Felton

  •  Tree Top View Cabin -10970 Sequoia Ave  Felton

  •  4465 Portola Dr House Home -  Santa Cruz

  •  Aqua Breeze Inn -204 Second Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Bay Front Inn -325 Pacific Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Chaminade Resort & Spa -One Chaminade Lane  Santa Cruz

  •  Continental Inn -414 Ocean Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Fireside Inn By The Beach Boardwalk & Bowling -311 2nd Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Hampton Inn Santa Cruz West Ca -2424 Mission Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Hilton Santa Cruz / Scotts Valley -6001 la Madrona Dr.  Santa Cruz

  •  Hotel Paradox Autograph Collection -611 Ocean Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Hotel Solares -600 Riverside Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Magical Oasis -  Santa Cruz

  •  Motel Santa Cruz -370 Ocean Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Ocean Echo Inn & Beach Cottages -401 Johans Beach Drive  Santa Cruz

  •  Ocean Lodge -Santa Cruz -1015 Ocean Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Ocean Pacific Lodge -301 Pacific Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Pacific Inn Santa Cruz -330 Ocean Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Quality Inn Santa Cruz -1101 Ocean Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Seaway Inn -176 West Cliff Drive  Santa Cruz

  •  Surf City Inn & Suites -619 Riverside Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Surfer???S Delight Beach Cottage Home -  Santa Cruz

  •  West Cliff Inn A Four Sisters Inn -174 W Cliff Drive  Santa Cruz

  •  Best Western Plus Inn Scotts Valley -6020 Scotts Valley Dr  Scotts Valley


    •    Dog-Friendly Vacation Home Rentals

  •  230 Rio Del Mar Blvd Condo Unit N -  Aptos

  •  Townsend Home Home -  Aptos


    •    Dog-Friendly Attractions

  •  Roaring Camp & Big Trees RR -P.O.Box G-1  Felton

  •  De Laveaga Park Disc Golf -Branciforte  Santa Cruz

  •  Harbor Water Taxis -Lake Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Lighthouse Point Surfer's Museum -W. Cliff Dr  Santa Cruz

  •  Santa Cruz Harley Davidson Motorcyles -1148 Soquel Ave  Santa Cruz


    •    Restaurants with Dog Menu or Items

  •  Cafe Limelight -1016 Cedar St  Santa Cruz

  •  Firefly Coffee House -131 A Front Street  Santa Cruz


    •    Dog-Friendly Restaurants

  •  Bittersweet Bistro -787 Rio Del Mar Blvd  Aptos

  •  Cole's Bar-B-Q -8059 Aptos Street  Aptos

  •  Spanky's -9520 H 9  Ben Lomond

  •  Gayle's Bakery and Rosticceria -504 Bay Avenue  Capitola

  •  Rocky's Cafe -6560 H 9  Felton

  •  Aldo's Harbor Restaurant -616 Atlantic Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Black China Cafe and Bakery -1121 Soquel Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Cole's Bar-B-Q -2590 Portola Drive  Santa Cruz

  •  Engfer's Pizza -537 Seabright Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Harbor Bay -535 7th Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Joe's Pizza and Subs -841 N Branciforte Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Kelly's French Bakery -402 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz, Ca 95060:  Santa Cruz

  •  Las Palmas Taco Bar -55 Front Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Mamma Lucia Cafe Bar Pizzeria -1618 Mission Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Pleasure Pizza -4000 Portola Drive  Santa Cruz

  •  River Cafe -415 River Street, Suite K  Santa Cruz

  •  Woodstock's Pizza -710 Front Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Michael's on Main -2591 Main Street  Soquel


    •    Pet-Friendly Stores

  •  Marshalls -1664 Commercial Way  Santa Cruz

  •  PetSmart Pet Store -490 River St  Santa Cruz

  •  Urban Outfitters -1401 Pacific Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Pet Pals -3660 Soquel Drive  Soquel


    •    Dog-Friendly Beaches

  •  Rio Del Mar Beach -Rio Del Mar  Aptos

  •  Davenport Landing Beach -Hwy 1  Davenport

  •  Manresa State Beach -San Andreas Road  Manresa

  •  East Cliff Coast Access Points -East Cliff Drive  Santa Cruz

  •  Its Beach -West Cliff Drive  Santa Cruz

  •  Mitchell's Cove Beach -West Cliff Drive at Almar  Santa Cruz

  •  Seabright Beach -Seabright Ave  Santa Cruz

  •  Twin Lakes State Beach -East Cliff Drive  Santa Cruz


    •    Off-Leash Dog Parks

  •  Polo Grounds Dog Park -2255 Huntington Avenue  Aptos

  •  Frederick Street Park Dog Park -168 Frederick Street (Frederick at Broadway)  Santa Cruz

  •  Grant Park Dog Park -180 Grant Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Ocean View Park -102 Ocean View Avenue  Santa Cruz

  •  Pacheco Dog Park -Pacheco Avenue and Prospect Heights  Santa Cruz

  •  University Terrace Dog Run -Meder Street and Nobel Drive  Santa Cruz

  •  University Terrace Park -Nobel Drive and Meder Street  Santa Cruz

  •  Scotts Valley Dog Park -Bluebonnet Road  Scotts Valley


    •    Dog-Friendly Parks

  •  Forest of Nisene Marks -Aptos Creek Road  Aptos

  •  Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park -Highway 9  Felton

  •  Lighthouse Field -West Cliff Drive  Santa Cruz

  •  West Cliff Drive Walkway -West Cliff Drive  Santa Cruz


    •    Pet-Friendly RV Parks and Campgrounds

  •  New Brighton State Beach -1500 Park Avenue  Capitola

  •  Big Basin Redwoods State Park -21600 Big Basin Way  Old Creek

  •  Santa Cruz Ranch RV Park -917 Disc Drive  Scotts Valley


    •    Emergency Veterinarians

  •  Santa Cruz Veterinary -2585 Soquel Dr  Santa Cruz


    •    Humane Society or SPCAs

  •  Santa CRUZ SPCA -2685 Chanticleer Ave.  Santa Cruz


    •    Other Organizations

  •  C-DOG (Coastal Dog Owners Group) -500 Oak Drive  Capitola

  •  Santa Cruz Pugs -Events at various dog parks around Santa Cruz  Santa Cruz

  •  Woofers & Walkers -121 First Avenue  Santa Cruz







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**While most of the places we list allow dogs of all sizes, some of our sponsors may only allow small or medium size dogs. We try to list each pet policy, but policies can change often, so please always call ahead to verify the pet policy.

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