Dog-Friendly Hikes near Fort Bragg

Featured hikes

Belinda Point

Fort Bragg

This 0.7-mile long trail leads to Belinda Point, as well as a stairway down to a rocky pocket beach.

Forest History Trail

Fort Bragg

The Forest History Trail is a moderately easy 4 mile single track trail I is a beautiful, narrow trail that is somewhat hilly but well graded and has benches along the uphill portions for resting.

MacKerricher State Park

Fort Bragg

MacKerricher State Park is more dog-friendly than most California state parks. Leashed dogs are allowed on some beaches and trails.

Railbikes on the Noyo

Fort Bragg

Dogs can ride the Railbikes. Photo by the Skunk Train. Sit back, breathe deep, and discover an entirely new way to explore with railbikes on the Noyo.

Hare Creek Beach Trail

Fort Bragg

The Hare Creek Beach trail is a very sweet pocket beach owned by Mendocino Land Trust, located at the south end of the City of Fort Bragg.

To access the Haul Road recreation trail, park your car in downtown Fort Bragg near the Pudding Creek Trestle, a 515-foot-long former Union Lumber Company railroad bridge converted to a road in 1949 and to pedestrian and bicycle use in 2007.

Jackson Demonstration

Fort Bragg

The Jackson Demonstration State Forest 50,000-acre tract has a long history of industrial logging activity, which began in 1862 and continued under private ownership until the state of California purchased the property in 1947.

Noyo Headlands Coastal Trail

Fort Bragg

Bikers, strollers, roller bladers, hikers, runners, families, and dogs on leash are welcome on the Noyo Headlands Coastal Trail, which connects on its north end to MacKerricher State Park and on its south end to the Noyo Harbor and Pomo Bluffs Park.

Pomo Bluffs Park

Fort Bragg

Pomo Bluffs Park, located in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, is a picturesque 25-acre coastal gem that opened its gates to the public in April 2006.

Ten Mile Beach Trail

Fort Bragg

Park your car in downtown Fort Bragg near the Pudding Creek Trestle, a 515-foot-long former Union Lumber Company railroad bridge converted to a road in 1949 and to pedestrian and bicycle use in 2007.