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Barstow Welcome Center
Barstow
Barstow Welcome Center is a visitor welcome center in Barstow in California’s Southern California.
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Yucca Valley Welcome Center
Yucca Valley
Each of the California Welcome Centers scattered throughout the state are staffed with personal travel concierges.
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Dive into summer at Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake boasts 300 days of sunshine and dark nights perfect for stargazing, but that's just the start. This mountain jewel in the San Bernardino National Forest also has great fishing, boating and water activities, hiking and biking trails…
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Puptopia Festival
Calling all dog lovers and pet parents! You're invited to come out to the Big Bear Puptopia Festival on July 25 for a tail-wagging day of fun in Veterans Park. Enjoy the Pawground, relax in the K9 Lounge, watch stunt…
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Paws, heat, and the fragile crust beneath
California desert dog travel: why surface heat, fragile cryptobiotic soil, and trail etiquette matter more in Palm Springs than a Sierra meadow.
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26 dog-friendly cabins in Big Bear
26 dog-friendly cabins across Big Bear and the San Bernardino Mountains, from Big Bear Lake to Yermo, drawn from DogTrekker's directory of vetted pet-welcoming properties.
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Pups for the planet: leaving only paw prints
This Earth Day, DogTrekker is celebrating something worth wagging about: our community. A recent reader survey shows 99% of you pack it in and pack it out, and 95% leash up in sensitive habitats. Now, that’s a pack worth howling…
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Dog-friendly Memorial Day weekend in California: 6 escapes
Six dog-friendly California escapes for Memorial Day weekend: North Lake Tahoe, the Mendocino coast, Big Bear Lake, Avila Beach, Bishop and the Eastern Sierra, and Bodega Bay. Each pick includes real places to stay, and why the rooms book out…
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