Dogs of The Little Green Lodge

Ruby and Willie’s Scoop: We’re at The Little Green Lodge up in Big Bear Lake! It’s coziest and dog friendliest Airbnb! We love staying here! The fully fenced in large yard is perfect for frolicking in the snow and the big trees are great…

Snow Day on Tahquitz Peak

Nala’s Scoop: First snow hike up in the Idyllwild mountains! Mileage (round trip) 6.6 or 8.1 Difficulty Strenuous Gain (in feet) 2400 Trailhead 33.735309, -116.696079 (via South Ridge Trail for 6.6 RT or 33.764694, -116.686133 (via Devils Slide Trail for 8.1 RT) Hike Time…

Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail via Humber Park

Olive’s Scoop: Two hours from San Diego, Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail is dog friendly and kid friendly. Lots of shade during the hike, lots of great places for pictures, waterfalls, wildflowers, trees, and smells! The dogs will love it. Ernie Maxwell starts at Humber…

Pedal Boating

The Parkhouse Pack’s Scoop: We decided to beat the summer heat with the dogs and check out pedal boating with Eco Boat Rentals in San Diego, what a fun outing! The boat was good sized – smaller than a Duffy but much bigger than…

Duffy Boat Cruise

The Parkhouse Pack’s Scoop: We had a great evening cruise on a Duffy boat rental in Long Beach with London Boat Rentals! First thing’s first, there is no extra fee or weight limit for the dogs to join- many other companies this is the…

Temecula Wineries

The Parkhouse Pack’s Scoop: Pups poppin bottles! Looking for a pinkies up kind of outing with your dogs? Temecula has some great wineries that are dog friendly! We may be a little biased, but one of our favorites is Danza del Sol (we loved it…

Sweet Views on Strawberry Peak

Kina’s Scoop: Last month on Valentine’s Day, I went hiking with my pawrents up Strawberry Peak via Redbox Canyon, rounding out our 10th hike of the year! This trail is a moderate-difficult out and back through the San Gabriel mountains toward a beautiful peak…

Rest Stop Fun

Tucker’s Scoop: Hi! I’m Tucker and I am going to tell you about my rest stop adventure! My family was on a big road trip we went to so many different places! So many new smells! We were on our way out of Montana…

Malibu Cafe at Calamigos Ranch

The Parkhouse Pack’s Scoop: Few things capture the essence of living in SoCal like a drive on the coast along Hwy 1! We enjoyed a drive to Malibu with Sandi & Aspen for lunch at the Malibu Cafe at Calamigos Ranch. The Malibu Cafe…

Heart Rock Trail

Jessica, Hunny, & Bauer’s Scoop: Our two Boston Terrier pups, Hunny (brown and white) and Bauer (black and white) are the best adventure buddies and love being outside exploring. We were on the Heart Rock Trail in Crestline. Super dog friendly and our dogs…