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Parks · West End
Vancouver's largest park, a 400-hectare coastal rainforest with the Seawall, beaches and trails. Dogs are welcome throughout the park but must stay on a lead unless they are inside a designated off-leash area; the wooded trails and seawall path are the most popular routes for a walk.
A free, all-day park where leashed dogs are welcome on every trail, just minutes from downtown, the West End and the Seawall, and close to several beaches.
The City of Vancouver's dog off-leash page confirms that dogs are welcome in all Vancouver parks and must be on-lead unless inside a designated off-leash area; enforcement under the Animal Control Bylaw carries fines of $250 to $10,000. Stanley Park itself publishes no fenced off-leash zone, so treat the whole park as on-lead. Park hours and the 400-hectare figure come from the City's Stanley Park page.
The pet policy above is summarised from the venue’s own published information and cross-checked against public listings. Policies change without notice anyway, so confirm the current one with the venue before you travel, and keep your dog leashed anywhere that is not a signed off-leash area. Read the full disclaimer.
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A freshwater beach at the south end of Trout Lake in John Hendry Park, with an off-leash dog area at the north end of the lake. The surrounding park has play fields, a picnic area and a concession, and the water quality has been under review, so swimming is not permitted for people.
No photo yetA taproom and kitchen from the Steamworks brewery group on Main Street, with a large patio facing a small urban park. The venue advertises a dog-friendly patio and prints a dedicated 'Bone Appétit' menu for dogs, alongside a full pub menu for their owners and a weekend brunch.
No photo yetA 96-room boutique hotel in Yaletown that markets itself as dog-friendly. Its published policy welcomes one house-trained dog of up to 25 pounds per room, requires dogs to be with their owners or leashed in public areas, and adds a one-off cleaning fee at check-out.
