Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park

Bring your leashed pet to this Encino public park to play with you.

Ascending Caballero Canyon on the north side of the Santa Monica mountains will take you and your dog on a 3.4-mile round trip hike with a 625-foot elevation gain. Visit the webpage for more trail and hiking information.

Mulholland Drive's unpaved section offers a 2-mile round way stroll up San Vicente Mountain that climbs only 330 feet. Bring Petzooie along for a trek and a lunch among the old structures' chairs and tables. On the mountain, there are also facilities and a water fountain.

Your dog is invited to accompany you on your journey through Westridge-Canyonback Wilderness Park, which offers breathtaking views of downtown and the coast. Many of the paths have mutt mitts available. Hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians can use the Westridge fire road to access trails along the north-south ridgeline. The park is connected to the "Big Wild," a 20,000-acre urban wilderness park. San Vincente Mountain Park in the San Fernando Valley and the end of Westridge Road in West Los Angeles provide access to the park.

This 5-mile loop trip takes you and your dog into the higher reaches of Mandeville Canyon and into San Vicente Mountain Park, covering a variety of paths.

In Los Angeles, Val Surf is a pet-friendly surf, skate, and snowboard shop. If they're salty sea pups, leashed dogs are welcome to assist their owners in selecting their new boards or to explore their own surfboard possibilities.