Visiting National Parks with dog
Hello. We are planning a Fall trip to some southwest national parks (Bryce, Zion, Arches, Mesa Verde) and are considering bringing our 13 YO dog. We'd like to hike somewhat in these areas and wonder...
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4X4Dodger wrote:OutdoorPhotographer wrote:
Had our dog with us at Arches and Canyonlands because we were in the midst of a cross country move. It was a horrible experience. Wife and I had to keep sitting by the car in the heat while the other made event the short hikes to the various arches. Never again. I've been to a dozen national parks and can't remember a single one that allows dogs on the trails unless its a service dog.
Not sure how much UT will cool by the fall but daytime heat may still be a factor depending on how late in fall you go.
Just had my dogs in Arches and Canyonlands and had no problems at all. First there are plenty of areas to walk your dogs within the rules.
Some Natl parks are more dog friendly than others and some allow dogs on certain trails but not others. At Grand Canyon I took my dogs and a pot of hot coffee to see the sunrise at Mather Point...no problem and within the rules. My dogs got almost as much attention from the Japanese tourists as the canyon did.
Guess it depends on what trails you take and what arches you want to visit. We were there in 2009 so it's been a while but there were "no dogs on trails" signs at sites we wanted to visit and DW and I had to swtich up.
