Dog walking in Atascadero

West Templeton

West Templeton is a residential area surrounded by vast desert regions on all sides inside the city of Templeton, 5.5 miles away from Atascadero. This popular neighborhood features the Vineyard Dog Park. The park is a gorgeous acre of land, with trees surrounding the perimeter, and two areas for large and small dogs. Double-gated entrances can be accessed, along with features like clean-up stations, water fountains, free toys, and benches. The Venteux Vineyards is also in the neighborhood, and is a dog-friendly venue with treats, water, and a fenced-in area to play in for customers.

Templeton Center

The Templeton Center is a neighborhood in the city of Templeton along the Salinas River, 5 miles north of Atascadero. Inside the neighborhood's borders is Templeton Park, a vibrant green area with vegetation, healthy trees, and lots of shade. Fido will have plenty of room to run around in the open and sit under shady trees, with access to a playground, water fountains, benches, and trash bins. Afterwards, walk with Fido to Nino's Grill, to get some energy back and relax while enjoying your meal. This craft beer and American fare restaurant has dog-friendly seating outside, and water bowls for Fido.

Paloma/Pine Mountain

The Paloma and Pine Mountain neighborhood is referred to by both names, but offers a single great experience when walking your pup. The Paloma Creek Park is a lush green park surrounded by desert terrain, with open spaces to run around in, shaded sitting areas, and 3 fenced-in baseball fields. Dogs can play off-leash in the safety of the fields as long as no teams are playing, and even enjoy amenities like water fountains, a playground, clean-up stations paved walkways, benches, and trash bins. the Dove Creek Park is a much smaller park, and offers a quiet and peaceful atmosphere to play in with your pup. Paved trails and a nice gazebo offer a place to sit and walk with a leashed Fido.

Henry

The neighborhood of Henry is a rural eastern neighborhood, with some residential areas, and known for the large park called Stadium Park. The area takes up over 90 acres of grassy terrain, deserts, and forests. Walking Fido in this park will be great, thanks to the 3.2 miles of paved trails, nature trails, and open fields to let Fido play inside of. Dogs do not have to be on a leash inside the area but can enjoy benches, picnic tables, and water fountains. The Jim Green Trail is a quieter trail on the east side of the neighborhood, made from concrete and extends over 1.1 miles in a loop around the area. The trail is pretty bare and you will need to remember to bring water and clean-up bags.

San Benito

San Benito is a cozy community on the north side of the city, with a small shopping area and a school district. The area is excellent for dog-walking, thanks to the Traffic Way Park that offers a large space to play in and recreational fields. The fields offer two fenced-in baseball fields that are dog-friendly as long as no teams are playing, surrounded by lush green space, a picnic area, a playground, and paved walkways. Sunken Gardens is south of the park, and provides a close-to-town park to walk Fido, with winding paved fields, green fields, benches, shaded areas, and water fountains. Dogs must be on a leash inside both parks.