PetSmart Charities Park at Chase Field

The Arizona Center is located in the heart of downtown Phoenix, and it is regarded as one of the city's "Points of Pride." Window shop with your dog on the sidewalk or have a bite to eat at one of the eateries with outdoor seating. Check out the Center's garden, which features walking trails, benches, fountains, and plenty of welcome shade, for a quiet respite in the center of the city. Dogs are accepted at the Arizona Center, but individual restaurants and retailers have their own rules on whether or not they allow dogs inside.

Valley Metro provides public transportation throughout the larger Phoenix metro region, and dogs are welcome to accompany their owners as long as they are secured in a carrier.

Thelda Williams Paw-Pup Park in central Phoenix is a lovely urban dog park. The first dog park in downtown Phoenix is located next to the Phoenix City Council chambers and features a pleasant shaded space for sunny days, well-kept grass, and is totally enclosed. There are waste bags and a water station on hand. The park is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the week.

Bring your dog to the Phoenix Open Air Market to shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as local arts and crafts, while listening to live music. Dogs must be on a leash.

The city of Phoenix's first dog park has seats and large shade trees, ADA-accessible spaces for large and small dogs, ornamental wrought iron fencing, and chilled water faucets with integrated drinking bowls for dogs at ground level. Between 3rd and 5th Avenues, near the northwest corner of Margaret T. Hance Park.

At the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, leashed dogs are welcome to accompany their owners as long as they stay on the paved trails. Rio Salado is a habitat restoration project in the Rio Grande Valley. Snap in the sights of the river channel, ponds, rocks, flowers, and wildlife, but just take photos. Pets must be kept on a leash at all times when in the habitat restoration area, according to Phoenix leash laws.