Dog-friendly Texas by region
Texas is big. Start with the part of the state you're headed to — city guides, parks and patios are grouped inside each region.
Central Texas
Austin's patio culture, Hill Country swimming holes and the small towns along I-35 from Waco down to San Marcos.
14 cities
Dallas–Fort Worth
The Metroplex, from the Trinity Trails in Fort Worth to White Rock Lake in Dallas and the big suburban dog parks up north.
7 cities
Greater Houston
Bayou City beer gardens, Buffalo Bayou's trails and the shaded parks of The Woodlands, Katy, Sugar Land and Pearland.
5 cities
San Antonio Area
The River Walk and the Pearl, San Antonio's deep bench of city dog parks, plus New Braunfels and Boerne nearby.
4 cities
Gulf Coast
Dog-friendly beaches and seawalls from Galveston down through Rockport, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi and South Padre.
5 cities
West Texas & Big Bend
Desert trails and mountain towns — Big Bend country, the Davis Mountains, Marfa, Alpine and El Paso.
7 cities
Panhandle & Plains
Palo Duro Canyon's rim trails, Amarillo's parks and the wide-open South Plains around Lubbock.
4 cities
East Texas & Piney Woods
Pine forests, lake trails and cypress bayous around Tyler, Nacogdoches, Longview and Caddo Lake.
4 cities