The Camping Club

10 Dog-Friendly Campgrounds

Take your furry friend and pitch your tent at one of these pet-friendly parks out West.

San Francisco, North Petaluma:

Nestled near the Napa and Sonoma wineries, this spot is rated one of the top campgrounds in California. Only thirty miles from the Golden Gate Bridge, you and your dog are welcome in most of the Bay Area parks and trails.

Nine more places to camp with your dog.

Longwood Campground, VA

We camped at Longwood Campground in Clarksville, Virginia for 1 1/2 weeks. We can not say enough GREAT things about the staff. The campground was spotless as well as the restrooms/showers. We have never stayed at a nicer campground. While at Longwood Campground, my father was in intensive care at a neighboring hospital. The campground staff was nice enough to deliver messages to our campsite when family members called with updates. The staff even asked for daily updates. It is truly a campground family. We look forward to camping there frequently. Thanks again for all you did.
Submitted By: Donna B.

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Pocahontas State Park, VA

We have camped at Pocahontas State Park many times and always enjoy the roomy campsites and clean grounds and restrooms. The bike trail is very beautiful and has lots of up and down hill stretches. Our favorite site is one we call the Wisteria because of the beautiful climbing wild wisteria vines on either side of the camping area. There is fishing and boating to add to the fun.
Submitted By: Joyce Johnson

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Trial Lake, UT

Great fishing, and it is secluded in the high Unintas at a elevation of 9400 feet.
Submitted By: Michael Moran, Tooele, Utah

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Tyler State Park

Tyler State Park is one that is close and most beautifulState Parks around! They have interpretive programs, hiking areas, paddle boats and hills with the tallest Loblolly pines! If you mountain bike, or just like to kick back and float a bobber, this place is for you!
Customer: Laura Wilson

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Inks Lake State Park

Absolutely the best state park in Texas. The scenery, the shelters, the fishing, the hiking, the biking, and the way the fingers of the lake intertwine in through the park make it a great place for tent camping with water access everywhere. Highly recommended.
Customer: J. Gonzalez

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Sunset Bay State Park

I've been camping here since I was a little girl, and now I take my own kids(20 years later). And even though the campgroud has had updates the atmosphere, and outdoor surroundings have changed little. It's a few miles outside of Charleston, Oregon, on Highway 101. The hiking is great, and our favorite spot to veg is at Sunset Beach, or Simpson Beach, inside the Shore Acres State Park. I cherish all the memories with my cousins, riding our bikes, hiking, singing old family songs, tp-ing all of our great aunts and uncles as they slept in their trailers (we never used park tp, we always brought out own). Hope someone else will make Sunset Bay, part of their family camping experience.
Customer:Heather Eason

Loeb State Park

Great Oregon state park campground on the Chetco River 10 min inland from Brookings on Hwy 101 in southern Oregon.
Customer: M.T.
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Hugh White State Park, MS

1) Even in the hot Texas summer heat, the campgrounds are pleasant under the canopy shade of the pine trees. 2) The grounds are always clean and manicured. 3) Beautiful, private, uncrowded small lake/large pond. No power boats are allowed, so it is always peaceful. There is a fun diving platform in the middle that you can swim out to - very popular with families - even teens! 4) The park is located about 90 minutes from the Louisiana border (Bossier City/Shreveport). If you don't have the kiddoes along, it is fun to drive there and spend the day playing in the casinos. Nice combination of wilderness and big city fun! 5) The park has a huge "cabin" that will accommodate 20 people, hidden from view, with its own parking lot, bath facilities, kitchen, patio, bbq grills and path to the water. Very reasonable rates too! OH NO!!! Now Everyone will go there! (Never mind!)
Customer: Kathleen Martin, Houston, TX

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Watkins Glen State Park

The campground was beautiful! Each site was in the forest and private. The restroom and shower house was clean and bug free. The long hike to see the waterfalls was worth every step. It was also close to the speedway for the Indy Car race. It was our first trip to Watkins Glen but it won't be our last!
Customer: Sherri Wells

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