Dog walking in Casa Grande

Downtown

Casa Grande offers plenty of shopping, restaurants and fun activities for both humans and dogs, including their “Leash on Life” dog park located in the Sports Complex at Rodeo Park. Leashed dogs are permitted outside of the fenced area, and all parks, including Dave White Regional Park, Villago Park, and Fiesta Grande RV Resort, allow dogs if they are leashed. Many restaurants and lodging options in the area accommodate pups, including Quality Inn, Mainstay Suites, In-N-Out Burger and Sonic. The local PetSmart hosts adoption and other seasonal events including puppy love and happiness workshops, where owners can create paw print keepsakes.

Maricopa

Maricopa, a 25-minute drive away from Casa Grande, gives residents and visitors access to beautiful and spacious local parks, including Copper Sky Regional Park. This park covers 98 acres of open land, offering endless opportunities for fun, fitness, and relaxation. Most importantly, it has a dog park with designated areas for shy or more active pooches. If you and your pup are feeling more adventurous and want to take in some local history, the Gila River War Relocation Center is a former Japanese internment camp that allows leashed dogs to be walked around the spacious site.

Florence

This community, located 40 minutes away from Casa Grande, is home to several parks, including Little League Park that also has a dog park on the premises. The local dog park provides three separate areas for dogs to run around in, tables and benches for sitting, and a water fountain for both humans and pups to battle those dog days of summer. The town hosts an annual Pooch Party Contest inviting dog owners and their dogs participate in a variety of fun contests to help raise funds for Pinal County Animal Care and Control.  Florence has other local parks that accommodate dogs on leashes, and Big Quicks BBQ is a local restaurant that is very dog friendly.

Queen Creek

This Arizona locale, approximately 50 minutes away from Casa Grande, is an excellent area for dogs who love to explore the outdoors. Pocket Park for Pups is a one-acre, well-lit dog park that has two separate grass-play areas, amenities, enclosed fencing, and a drinking fountain. MLF Dog Sports is a pawesome organization that offers obedience, herding, agility, herding and handling training to enrich the quality of your pooch’s life, or to address and solve current behavioral issues. Queen Creek is home to the San Tan Mountains Regional Park that boasts over 10,000 acres of trails that are dog friendly, complete with a visitor’s center and exciting wildlife exhibits.

San Tan Valley

San Tan Valley, just under an hour’s drive away from Casa Grande, has a local pet sitting service, dog friendly lodging accommodations and plenty of open land to explore. San Tan Valley is home to the community of Johnson Ranch that has over 300 acres of recreation and green belt space, 3 swimming pools, a 9-hole golf course, catch and release fishing lake, tennis courts, basketball courts, sand volleyball, a Frisbee golf course and various playgrounds. As long as they are kept on-leash, dogs are allowed at all facilities.. For active pups and owners, camping and hiking are a quick drive away in the beautiful San Tan Mountain Range, offering 10,000+ acres worth of hiking trails for you and your pup to enjoy.