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Your guide to Puptopia Big Bear 2026

Clear the calendar and get the car road trip ready—the mountains are howling! Big Bear Puptopia Festival is coming up …
Dog-friendly California destination, photo courtesy of Visit Big Bear

Splash, stay and play in Big Bear

There’s so much to enjoy in Big Bear before and after the festival. Pair your Puptopia weekend with a property …
Santana & Mavericks, Big Bear. Photo by Dave Kendrick.

Tables for tail-waggers

Big Bear’s Village rolls out the welcome mat for four-legged diners, with ample summer patio seating, water bowls and the …
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Choose your Big Bear basecamp

Veterans Park is an easy stroll from Big Bear Lake’s Village, so you can bed down anywhere from a lakefront …
Dog at DT Puptopia booth, photo by Dave Kendrick.

Plan your pup’s Puptopia festival ‘fit

Puptopia is a day of sheer canine cuteness in waterside Veterans Park. It’s all about fun, games and pampering, with …
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Roll, stroll and sniff: California’s most wheelchair-accessible dog-friendly beaches

Sand is where good intentions go to get stuck. A boardwalk ends, the dunes begin, and suddenly a wheelchair, a …
Kayla and her big ball. Photo by Dave Kendrick.

Splash hits: Summer delights for water-loving dogs

The dog days of summer are here! Got a pup who loves the water? California’s rivers, lakes and coastal landscapes …
Dog in water at Big Bear Lake

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 …
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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 …

Cinco de Mayo with your dog: California’s best patios

Cinco de Mayo is one of California’s great outdoor holidays. The first week of May delivers reliably warm weather from …
Acme House Company Google Places photo

14 dog-friendly vacation rentals in Greater Palm Springs

14 dog-friendly vacation rentals across Greater Palm Springs, from Desert Hot Springs to Rancho Mirage, drawn from DogTrekker’s directory of …
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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 …

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