Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Dog walking in Rancho Santa Margarita

Book on-demand and scheduled walks with local dog walkers. Choose between a 20, 30, or 60-minute walk for your pup.

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Unable to take your dog on a walk today? Dog walkers through Wag! are available to care for your pup whenever you’re not. Every dog walker has passed an enhanced background check. Get photos and updates on where your dog poops and pees while you follow along via GPS in the app.

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Why book dog walker in Rancho Santa Margarita

Busy Pet Parents sometimes need a hand when it comes to ensuring their pup is getting the potty breaks and exercise they need. That's where Wag! comes in! Local Rancho Santa Margarita, CA dog walkers are background checked and registered on the Wag! platform, ready to take your dog on an adventure when you need them. Your dog can make a friend in the neighborhood, and you can re-book with the same dog walker easily in the app. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA has "pawlenty" of parks and neighborhoods that your dog is itching to explore!

The best dog friendly neighborhoods
in Rancho Santa Margarita

Santa Margarita and Antonio Pkwy

If Fido is itching to have some off-leash fun, take him to the Rancho Santa Margarita Dog Park inside of the Canada Vista Park. This great dog park offers tons of amenities like benches for owners, tables, water, and separate areas so large and small dogs can play with their own respective sizes. The park is open from dawn until dusk every day of the week, and your dog must be licensed before being allowed into the park. If you dog isn't a fan of the park, you can still walk around the Canada Vista Park to get some exercise in before heading home for the day.

Rancho

Grab Fido and head to the Rancho neighborhood to grab a bite to eat where Fido can enjoy the meal with you. Natraj's Indian Bistro specializes in authentic Indian cuisine that has a variety of veggies, chicken, lamb, and seafood. Cinnamon Productions serves fresh baked goods and great American fare in a warm atmosphere that your pup will love. Their menu includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner with favorites like Belgium waffles, club sandwiches, and BBQ chopped chicken salad. Both these restaurants have dog friendly patios.

Pittsford park

Ten minutes out of Rancho Santa Margarita is the Aliso Creek Riding and Hiking Trail in Lake Forest. The trail is 18.4-miles long and a mixture of asphalt and sand trail surfaces. The trail has plenty of rest areas for you and Fido to relax on while walking, and there are kiosks that provide information and history about the trail and surrounding area. You and Fido will get a slight workout on this trail since it gradually starts going uphill. Eventually, the trail turns to sand as you get closer to the beach the further you hike.

Rancho Mission Viejo

The La Paws Park in Mission Viejo is six miles from Rancho Santa Margarita, and a great spot to take Fido to run around off -leash and socialize. The park has three separated fenced in areas, one for large dogs, one for small dogs, and another for dogs who have anxiety or prefer to be away from the rough housing that accompanies the dog park. The park has tons of shade to keep your pup cool. If your dog doesn't feel like being in the dog park, then take him along the walking trail that surrounds the park and still get a good day of exercising in.

Rancho Niguel

Twelve miles out of Rancho Santa Margarita is the Laguna Niguel Regional Park in Laguna Beach. This park offers 230-acres of doggie fun, but Fido must stay on a leash while vising. The park provides picnic tables, a pavilion for shade, a lake for fishing, and hiking trails. Take your dog on a beautiful hike throughout the park and enjoy a nice picnic before you pack up and head back home. Make sure to bring clean-up bags and water for you pup while you explore the park together. Locals love how the park is always peaceful and quiet when they come and visit.