Dogs can join you on the forest's extensive trail system, including the popular Pinecrest Lake Loop and routes reaching the many high-country lakes and rivers. A leash is required at campgrounds, picnic areas, and other developed sites; on general forest trails they need to stay under control.
Keep dogs off the designated swim beach at Pinecrest Lake and out of posted swim areas.
A 6-foot leash is required in developed recreation areas like campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads. On the general forest and most trails there is no leash law, but your dog must be under control at all times.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.
Dogs are welcome across the 898,000 acres of the Stanislaus in the Central Sierra, with more than 1,000 miles of hiking trails and 78 lakes to explore together. The standard rule is a leash no longer than six feet in developed recreation sites, and reliable voice or physical control elsewhere. Dogs can join you on the forest's extensive trail system, including the popular Pinecrest Lake Loop and routes reaching the many high-country lakes and rivers. A leash is required at campgrounds, picnic areas, and other developed sites; on general forest trails they need to stay under control.
A 6-foot leash is required in developed recreation areas like campgrounds, picnic areas, and trailheads. On the general forest and most trails there is no leash law, but your dog must be under control at all times.
Keep dogs off the designated swim beach at Pinecrest Lake and out of posted swim areas.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.