Some of our wonderful Facebook fans have said they want to easily locate dog parks while they’re traveling. Do you feel the same way? Well, so did we – Buster is a young German Shepard after all! He as a lot of energy to burn. (Ty, not so much.)
When we launched the new Road Trip Planner, we included an easy way for you to find dog parks – as well as pet friendly beaches, National Parks, and other attractions like wineries and shopping centers to make your pet travels more fun and interesting. Here’s now it works:
First, go to the Road Trip Planner. Tell it where you’re starting from, where you’re heading to, and then hit “Start Trip.”
As you can see, I’m mapping a trip from Naples to Tampa, Florida:
You’ll see your route show up on the map. Then, check the “Activities” box under “Locate Pet Friendly Places” and hit “Apply.”
PRESTO! All the activities – including off-leash dog parks – along your route will show up on the map. :-)
To see what pops up, simply hover your mouse over the dot on the map. To get additional details, click on the dot and an information bubble will appear.
From the bubble, you can do three things.
- Click on “View Details” to see a description of the activity and any reviews that have been submitted for it on the GoPetFriendly.com website.
2. For places you just thinking of visiting use Save as Favorite and the activity will show up in your itinerary on the left side of the screen.
3. If you’re sure you want to visit a location, Add as Destination and the activity will be included in your itinerary, it will appear on the map, and turn-by-turn directions will be provided when you click “View Driving Directions.”
Yep, it’s that easy! Please let us know if you have any suggestions or comments on additional features you’d like to see on the Road Trip Planner.
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Hello, the links to the trip planner result in error messages or blog posts (from url provided in comment), but not the actual planner tool. Can you help?
Hi Kristen! Thanks for pointing out those old links. Unfortunately, the service we were using to provide the maps for the road trip planner are no longer available. Until we find a new map provider, we’ve had to take the trip planner portion of the site down. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience.
Bummer to hear that! I came across this post looking for a guide to help my parents on their trip with their pup. Luckily they are going to Naples FL so I’ll send them the screen shots! lol jk – Hope you find a new map provider. This was a lovely idea! Cheers!
Road Trip Planner page not found when I click the link. What is the ULR for this?
Hi Barbara! Here’s the link >> https://www.gopetfriendly.com/trip_planner/
You can also click on Trip Planner in the header of the website. Happy travels!
Do you have an ETA for when it will be back up? Before July 23?
Hi AM – No, we won’t have that functionality back up by the end of July. I’m sorry for the inconvenience. Safe travels to you!
Hi it says “Lane closed ahead”
Hi Laura! Yes, we’re doing some work on the trip planner. We’re hoping to have it back up soon!
It didn’t work for me, it shows my route, but I don’t see anywhere, where it shows how to add anything to the map such as dog parks
Thanks, Angela! We’re doing some work on the trip planner and hope to have it working like this again soon.
I am looking for gas stations that also have dog park. Your website was of no help yo me but I think that if you add that to it you will get more people
Thanks for the suggestion, Myrna – we’ll look into it!
If you’re coming past Perry, Georgia and Somerton, South Carolina, the Stuckey’s gas stations have dog parks!
Nice!! Thanks for letting us know, Stephanie!
Hi there! The road trip planner on GopetFriendly.com does include Canada! Here’s a link: https://www.gopetfriendly.com/Road-Trip-Planner.aspx and waggin’ trails to you. =)
if only this included Canada… driving from Ohio to Nova Scotia — any ideas?