Featured bars/taprooms
Beer Thirty Bottle Shop
Soquel
Beer Thirty Bottle Shop & Pour House in Soquel, Santa Cruz County, California Coast, is a haven for craft beer enthusiasts looking for a diverse selection of brews.
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Brady’s Yacht Club
Santa Cruz
Brady's Yacht Club, a beloved dog-friendly establishment in Santa Cruz, offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere for both canines and their human companions.
Read moreSanta Cruz Mountain Brewing
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, an award-winning, local, certified organic brewery in Santa Cruz County, is a haven for beer enthusiasts and dog lovers alike.
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Scotts Valley
Steel Bonnet Brewing Company is a family-owned and operated craft brewery that produces small batches of beer in a range of styles, from traditional cask-conditioned British ales to robust stouts and porters to hop-forward American West Coast IPAs. Dogs are more than welcome to visit
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Santa Cruz
Located in Santa Cruz, California, Venus Spirits, founded by Sean Venus, is a renowned distillery producing organic small-batch whiskey, gin, aquavit, and blue agave spirits.
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Central Coast nesting season: a dog owner’s calendar
Month-by-month guide to Central Coast beach closures for snowy plover nesting, plus dog-friendly beaches that stay open March through September.
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Ticks and Lyme disease in California dogs
California reports roughly 1/200th the Lyme cases of New York — and our tick season peaks in fall and winter, not summer. Here's what California-specific CDC data, vet research, and CDPH surveillance actually show, and what it means for protecting…
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Dog-friendly Bay Area spring getaways under 2 hours
Five spring dog-friendly escapes under two hours from San Francisco or Oakland: Half Moon Bay and Pescadero, Healdsburg and the Russian River, Calistoga and upper Napa, Bodega Bay and the Sonoma Coast, and Santa Cruz on the edge of Monterey…
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Dog-friendly breweries in California: your spring patio season guide
Spring patio season is here, and California has more than 350 dog-friendly breweries across the state. From Lagunitas in Petaluma to Firestone Walker in Paso Robles and Cool Beerwerks in Gold Country, here is where to start your paws-and-pints tour.
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Dog-friendly Santa Cruz: spring guide to beaches, trails, patios
Santa Cruz in April delivers off-leash beaches like Its Beach, greenbelt trails through Pogonip, walkable coastal paths, and dozens of dog-friendly patios and hotels. It is an easy weekend from the Bay Area before the summer crowds arrive.
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ADA accessible dog-friendly trails on the Central Coast
California’s Central Coast stretches from Santa Cruz to Ventura, encompassing some of the most dramatic coastline in the state. For travelers with mobility challenges — and their loyal four-legged companions — this region offers a surprising number of paved paths…
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