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Living in Snohomish County means you’re within easy reach of some of the most dog-friendly terrain in the entire country. PNW dog adventures like alpine trails, vineyard patios, ferry rides to island towns, off-leash beaches with Olympic Mountain views, and a handful of places so genuinely unusual they deserve a road trip of their own- it’s all within a few hours of Lynnwood and Monroe. No matter what time of year, we have over 101 dog-friendly day trips to explore!
The hard part isn’t finding dog-friendly spots. It’s knowing which ones are actually worth the drive, and which ones will turn you away at the gate despite what the internet said.
We’ve done that research for you. Every destination on this list has been sourced and verified, because there’s nothing worse than loading up the car, driving an hour, and discovering dogs aren’t welcome where you thought they were. From the well-known to the genuinely off-the-beaten-path, these 101+ day trips cover every kind of outing: breweries and wineries, hikes across distinct landscapes, beaches and waterfronts, charming small towns, sculpture parks, wildlife viewing, seasonal festivals, and a few one-of-a-kind experiences you won’t find on any generic “pet-friendly Washington” roundup.
These are the best things to do with your dog in Washington State. There is something here for every pup!
| KEY Note: time estimates based on Everett 🚗= Under 1h 🚗💨= 1h-2h 🚗💨💨= 2h-3h 🚗💨💨💨= 3h-4h 🚗💨💨💨💨= Over 4h ⛴️ = includes a ferry ride |
Dog Park + Bar Hybrids:
- 🚗 The Friendly Bark (Lynnwood)
- 🚗 Dogwood Play Park (Seattle/Lake City)
- 🚗 Dog Yard Bar (Seattle, Queen Anne)
- 🚗 Growlerz Seattle (Seattle)
- 🚗 Pawsome Park and Lodge (Everett)
- 🚗💨 Paws For A Beer (Bellingham)
- ⛴️🚗 Spoiled Dog Winery (Langley)
- ⛴️🚗 Whidbey Island Distillery (Langley)
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Propolis Brewing (Port Townsend)
Dog menus
- 🚗 Pub 70 (Seattle)
- 🚗💨 Twisted Fork Saloon (Tacoma)
- 🚗💨💨💨💨 The Cove (Long Beach)
Bookshop
- 🚗💨 Village Books & Paper Dreams (Bellingham)
Washington Dog-Friendly Hikes & Trails
- 🚗💨💨💨 Ancient Lakes (Quincy) Moderate
- 🚗 Wallace Falls State Park (Gold Bar) Moderate
- 🚗💨 Lake Serene (Gold Bar) Moderate / Hard
- 🚗💨💨💨💨 Dog Mountain (Columbia River Gorge) Hard
- 🚗💨💨 Picture Lake (Deming) Easy
- 🚗💨💨 Chain Lakes Loop (Deming) Moderate
- 🚗💨💨 Artist Point (Deming) Easy / ADA-friendly
- 🚗💨💨 Lake Ann (Deming) Hard
- 🚗💨💨 Ptarmigan Ridge (Deming) Hard
- 🚗💨💨 Thunder Knob (Rockport) Moderate
- 🚗💨 Lake Whatcom Park – Hertz Trail (Lake Whatcom) Easy
- 🚗💨💨 Skyline Divide (Deming) Hard – closed due to flood damage
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 The Brrothers Trail – Lena Lake (Hoodsport) Moderate
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Rocky Brook Falls (Brinnon) Easy – closed due to construction
- ⛴️🚗💨💨💨 Spruce Railroad Trail (Lake Crescent) Easy / Moderate
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Murhut Falls (Hoodsport) Easy
- 🚗💨 Rattlesnake Ledge (North Bend) Moderate
- 🚗💨 Ira Sprint Trail – Mason Lake (Snoqualmie Pass) Moderate / Hard
- 🚗💨 Middle Fork Snoqualmie (North Bend) Hard
- 🚗💨 Mailbox Peak (North Bend) Hard
- ⛴️🚗💨 Ebey’s Landing (Coupeville) Moderate
- 🚗💨 Deception Pass State Park (Oak Harbor) Moderate
- ⛴️🚗💨 Fort Ebey State Park (Coupeville) Easy / Moderate
- ⛴️🚗💨 Greenbank Farm off-leash trails (Coupeville) Easy
- 🚗💨💨 Blue Lake (Winthrop) Moderate
- 🚗💨💨💨 Rizeor Lake/Lewis Butte (Winthrop) Easy / Moderate
- 🚗💨💨💨 Lunachick Trail (Winthrop) Easy
- 🚗💨💨💨 Big Valley (Winthrop) Easy / Moderate
- 🚗💨💨 Pacific Crest Trail from Chinook Pass (Mount Rainier) Easy / Moderate
- 🚗💨💨 Crystal Mountain Hiking and Gondola (Enumclaw) Easy / Moderate / Hard
Winter Hiking, Skiing, and Snowshoeing
- 🚗💨💨💨 Methow Trails cross-country ski trails (Winthrop) Hard
- 🚗💨💨💨 Mount Tahoma Trails (South District only) (Ashford) Moderate / Hard
Washington Dog-Friendly Beaches & Waterfronts
- ⛴️🚗💨 Double Bluff Beach (Freeland)
- 🚗💨💨💨💨 Ruby Beach (Kalaloch)
- 🚗💨💨💨 Rialto Beach (Mora)
- 🚗💨 Larrabee State Park (Bellingham)
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Lime Kiln Point State Park (San Juan Island)
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 South Beach (San Juan Island)
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Jackson Beach (Friday Harbor)
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Obstruction Pass State Park (Orcas Island)
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 4th of July Beach (San Juan Island)
Dog-Friendly Hotels
- 🚗💨 Salish Lodge & Spa (Snoqualmie Falls)
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Lakedale Resort (San Juan Island)
- 🚗 The Lodge at St. Edward State Park (Kenmore)
- 🚗💨💨💨💨 Sou’wester Historic Lodge & Vintage Trailer Resort (Long Beach)
- 🚗💨💨 Icicle Village Resort (Leavenworth)
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 The Swan Hotel (Port Townsend)
- 🚗💨💨 Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort (Leavenworth)
Flowers & Farms
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Sequim Lavender Farms (multiple, Sequim)
- ⛴️🚗💨 Western Sun Lavender (Whidbey Island)
- 🚗💨💨 Thomasson Family Farm (Enumclaw)
- 🚗💨 Tulip Valley Farms (Mount Vernon)
- 🚗💨 Tulip Town (Mount Vernon)
- 🚗💨 Garden Rosalyn (Mount Vernon)
Boats
- 🚗 The Center for Wooden Boats (Seattle, South Lake Union)
- 🚗 Washington State Ferries
Drive-In Movies
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Rodeo Drive-In (Bremerton)
- 🚗💨💨 Skyline Drive-In (Shelton)
- ⛴️🚗💨 Blue Fox Drive-In (Oak Harbor)
- ⛴️🚗💨 Wheel-In Motor Movie (Port Townsend)
Golf & Disk Gulf
- 🚗💨 South Fork Landing Disk Golf (North Bend)
- 🚗 Kayak Point Disc Golf Resort (Stanwood)
- 🚗💨💨💨💨 Peninsula Golf Course – traditional golf & disk golf (Long Beach)
Lighthouses
- ⛴️🚗💨 Point No Point Lighthouse & Park (Hansville)
- 🚗💨💨💨💨 North Head Lighthouse (Long Beach)
Art/Sculpture Parks
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 San Juan Islands Sculpture Park (San Juan Island)
- 🚗 Olympic Sculpture Park (Seattle)
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Webster’s Woods Art Park (Port Angeles)
Festivals and Special Events
- 🚗💨 Dog Days of Summer (Bellingham) — August/September
- 🚗💨 Holiday Dog Parade (Bellingham) — December
- 🚗 Marysville Poochella (Marysville) — June
- 🚗 Wag Fest (Mountlake Terrace) — September
- 🚗 Fremont Solstice Parade’s Dog Parade (Seattle) — June
- 🚗 Bark at The Park (Seattle) — March, April, September
- 🚗💨 Petpalooza (Auburn) — May
- 🚗 Dogtoberfest (Fremont) — September
- 🚗💨💨💨 Doggie Dash costume race (Methow Trails) — February
Parks & Off-Leash Areas;
- 🚗 Marymoor Park “Doggie Disneyland” (Redmond)
- 🚗 Magnuson Park (Seattle)
- 🚗💨 Grandview Off-Leash Dog Park (SeaTac)
- 🚗💨 Westcrest Park (West Seattle).
- 🚗 Golden Gardens (Seattle)
- 🚗💨 Lake Padden Park (Bellingham).
- 🚗💨 Sehome Hill Arboretum (Bellingham)
Charming Small Towns
- ⛴️🚗💨 Poulsbo, WA — ideally compact and walkable: park once, hit the bakery (famous Viking cinnamon roll at Sluys), browse Front Street shops, walk the Liberty Bay waterfront boardwalk for harbor seal sightings, and end at a brewery.
- ⛴️🚗💨 Bainbridge Island — 35-minute dog-friendly ferry ride from Seattle, walkable downtown directly from the ferry terminal, dog-friendly patios.
- ⛴️🚗💨 Coupeville (Whidbey Island) — 19th-century architecture, wharf-front BnBs, pairs naturally with Ebey’s Landing and Fort Ebey, which we already have as hike entries nearby.
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Eastsound (Orcas Island) — village green with live music and farmers market, fully walkable, pairs directly with the Lime Kiln Point, Moran State Park, and Obstruction Pass State Park
- 🚗💨 Fairhaven (Bellingham) — You’ll find many charming shops, restaurants, and activities, including Village Books and Paws For A Bear – mentioned above.
- ⛴️🚗 Langley (Whidbey Island) — distinctive East Coast-style architecture, unique shops, a Whale Center; and already adjacent to Spoiled Dog Winery and Whidbey Island Distillery.
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Port Townsend — one of the most dog-friendly downtowns in the state, compact, sidewalk water bowls, off-leash pocket at Chetzemoka Park, and you can catch a drive-in movie at Wheel-In Motor Movie, visit Propolis Brewing, and stay at the Swan Hotel.
- 🚗💨💨 Leavenworth — Bavarian theme town, dog-friendly beer gardens, and stay at either Icicle Village Resort or Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort.
- ⛴️🚗💨💨 Friday Harbor — walkable from the ferry, every patio dog-friendly, and visit Jackson Beach.
- 🚗💨💨💨 Winthrop — wooden boardwalks, Wild West theme, paired with the Methow Trails dog pass system.
Ready to hit the road? Before you go, there is one more thing worth knowing.
Getting out and exploring the world with your dog is one of the best parts of dog ownership, and it’s also one of the best things you can do for them. New environments, new smells, new sounds; every adventure is a chance to build confidence, strengthen your bond, and remind yourself why you brought a dog home in the first place.
If you’re in the early stages of that journey with a new puppy, Ready, Pup, Go! is here to help you get there. Based in Snohomish County and serving families across the Lynnwood and Monroe areas, we offer force-free, science-backed puppy training through group classes, one-on-one coaching, and virtual coaching, so your pup grows into the kind of confident, well-mannered adventure companion who makes every outing on this list more enjoyable.
Because the goal was never just a well-behaved dog… It was a dog you love taking everywhere.
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