I have previously written about a number of pet friendly National Parks and Monuments but unfortunately many of them are not as friendly. Many of the parks get what I call a 1 paw rating, 
. This means that dogs are allowed in the park but only in paved areas, campgrounds and on roads and there are no pet friendly trails. I’m not saying these parks aren’t worth visiting because they are but you need to be aware that you may not be able to see as much of the park as you would like to. Traveling with a hard-sided camping trailer or RV gives you the flexibility to leave your pet for short lengths of time and still enjoy the park. Many of the parks also have nearby National Forest or State parks which are pet friendly allowing your pets to enjoy some hiking or other activities with you.
This is a list of some of the parks we have visited with our dogs:
| AZ | Wupatki Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument |
| CA | Lassen Volcano National Park |
| CA | Lava Beds National Monument |
| CA | Pinnacles |
| CA | Point Reyes |
| CA | Redwood National Park |
| CA | Yosemite National Park |
| CA, NV | Death Valley National Park |
| CO | Colorado National Monument |
| ID | Craters of the Moon National Monument |
| NM | Canyon de Chelly |
| NM | Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
| OR | Crater Lake |
| SD | Badlands |
| SD | Jewel Cave National Monument |
| TX | Big Bend National Park |
| TX | Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
| UT | Arches National Park |
| UT | Bryce Canyon National Park |
| UT | Canyonlands National Park |
| UT | Capitol Reef National Park |
| UT | Natural Bridges |
| UT | Zion |
| UT, AZ | Dinosaur National Monument |
| WA | Mount Rainer |
| WY | Devil’s Tower National Monument |
| WY | Yellowstone National Park |
Useful information. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome. We have been adding some more parks to our list this summer and I hope to have time to write them up soon.