Is Saguaro National Park Dog Friendly?

National Park

Saguaro Dog Policy

Saguaro National Park is Somewhat Dog Friendly

Trails

Dogs Limited

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Campground

Dogs Not Allowed

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Roads

Dogs Allowed

with 6' Leash & Exceptions ^[]

Split into the separate Rincon Mountain and Tucson Mountain districts, this park is evidence that the dry Sonoran Desert is still home to a great variety of life spanning six biotic communities. Beyond the namesake giant saguaro cacti, there are barrel cacti, chollas, and prickly pears, as well as lesser long-nosed bats, spotted owls, and javelinas.^[1]

Saguaro National Park is a somewhat dog friendly national park. Dogs are not allowed on most trails, but they are allowed on several paved trails. There are no front-country campgrounds for dogs, but they are allowed along roadways and most picnic areas. Dogs must not be left unattended in vehicles at Saguaro National Park.

Website: https://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm
Pet Policy Details: https://www.nps.gov/sagu/planyourvisit/pets.htm
Area: 145 mi²
Annual Visitors: 762,226

Trail Policy

Dogs are allowed only on the following paved trails:

Desert Ecology Trail
Desert Discovery Trail

Dogs are not allowed on any other trails.

Campground Policy

Saguaro National Park only has back-country camping, and dogs are not allowed.

Road Policy

Dogs are allowed along roads and in picnic areas (with the exception of Mam-A-Gah picnic area) while they are on a leash no longer than 6'.

Location & Map

State

Arizona

Locality

Tucson

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Credits

[1] Overview text from the Wikipedia article List of national parks of the United States, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.