Dog-friendly outings, places to eat and places to stay in Alaska, city by city. Every spot below was checked against a published dog policy (the venue itself, BringFido or the park authority) – tap a name for our notes, or see them all on the Dog Fun Map.
Anchorage
- Far North Bicentennial Park
- South Anchorage Sports Park
- Russian Jack Springs Park
- Dog Park at Connor's Bog
🍽 Where to eat:
🏨 Where to stay:
- Baymont Inn & Suites by Wyndham Anchorage Airport
- Motel 6 Anchorage AK – Midtown
- La Quinta by Wyndham Anchorage Airport
- Homewood Suites by Hilton Anchorage
🐕 Doggie daycare:
- Barking Lot Doggy Daycare – Doggy daycare and dog care services in Midtown Anchorage.
- The Hound Lounge – An Anchorage doggy daycare and lounge for social pups.
- Howling Peaks – Dog daycare with two Anchorage locations, on Lake Otis and Fireweed.
Fairbanks
🍽 Where to eat:
🏨 Where to stay:
🐕 Doggie daycare:
- ABC K-9 FUN – Doggie daycare alongside boarding, training and grooming.
- Holy Dog – Doggie Day Play with full-day and half-day options.
Juneau
🍽 Where to eat:
🏨 Where to stay:
🐕 Doggie daycare:
- Dandy Dog Daycare – Off-leash group daycare; new dogs start with an application and evaluation.
- Juneau Animal Rescue Doggy Daycare – Weekday doggy daycare run by the local animal rescue.
Our notes on each spot
Anchorage
Far North Bicentennial Park · Outing
🐾 Dog-friendly; off-leash on the designated North Gasline Trail (shared with all park users)
Anchorage's biggest park, open for recreation all year. The North Gasline Trail is set aside for off-leash dogs, so expect to share it.
4970 Campbell Airstrip Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507
South Anchorage Sports Park · Outing
🐾 Leashed dogs welcome; off-leash only in the dog park
A sports complex with a dog park alongside ball fields, an RC track and paintball fields.
779 W Klatt Rd, Anchorage, AK 99515
Russian Jack Springs Park · Outing
🐾 Dog-friendly; unfenced off-leash area in the northeast corner – keep your dog under control
A busy community park whose northeast corner is open to off-leash dogs. It isn't fenced, so solid recall helps.
801 Pine St, Anchorage, AK 99508
Dog Park at Connor's Bog · Outing
🐾 Off-leash in the designated year-round exercise area only; not on groomed multi-use trails
A year-round off-leash area inside Connor's Bog. Dogs need to stay off the multi-use trails when they've been groomed.
5404 Jewel Lake Rd, Anchorage, AK 99517
Middle Way Cafe · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome on the back patio; dogs stay outside while you order
Coffee, juices, sandwiches, burgers, salads and breakfast, with a pet-friendly back patio.
1200 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503-3652
Ak Alchemist · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome at outdoor tables and the outside bar
A coffee house and taco stand with a steampunk look. Try the AK burrito; open early.
103 E 4th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2505
Don Jose's · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome at the outdoor tables
Burritos, enchiladas, fajitas and seafood, with a dozen tables outside.
2052 E Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99508-4101
Spenard Roadhouse · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome on the patio
A roadhouse menu ranging from ahi tuna and tomato basil soup to bacon jam burgers and Thai chicken curry.
1049 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503
Baymont Inn & Suites by Wyndham Anchorage Airport · Hotel / motel
🐾 4 dogs of any size for an additional fee of $15 per pet, per night
About a mile from the airport, with a free airport shuttle. Guests with dogs usually get ground-floor rooms, and there's a grassy relief area.
5205 Northwood Dr, Anchorage, AK 99517
Motel 6 Anchorage AK – Midtown · Hotel / motel
🐾 Two pets of any size are welcome for a $150 refundable deposit; pets can’t be left alone in the room
A budget midtown motel with grassy relief areas and waste bags at the front desk.
5000 A Street, Anchorage, AK 99503
La Quinta by Wyndham Anchorage Airport · Hotel / motel
🐾 Two pets up to 75 lbs for an additional fee of $25 per night (not to exceed $75 per stay); pets can’t be left alone in the room
Minutes from the airport, with a grassy relief area and waste bags on site.
3501 Minnesota Dr and W 36th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503-3650
Homewood Suites by Hilton Anchorage · Hotel / motel
🐾 2 pets up to 40 lbs for an additional fee of $75 for stays of 1 to 4 nights and $100 for longer stays; pets must be crated if left alone
A midtown extended-stay hotel with an airport shuttle and a pet relief area. Pets must be crated if left alone.
101 West 48th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503
Fairbanks
Fairbanks Dog Park · Outing
🐾 Off-leash dog park with fenced play areas
Twenty acres with a half-mile of walking trails, two fenced play areas and a fenced lawn used for training and events.
1890 2nd Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99701, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Chena River State Recreation Area · Outing
🐾 Leashed dogs welcome
A 29-acre riverside park (also called Chena Wayside) with picnic tables, trails and shallow, sandy river access for wading.
3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709
Pioneer Park · Outing
🐾 Leashed dogs welcome on the grounds
A 44-acre historic park open all year, with museums, places to eat and events on the grounds.
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
The Banks Alehouse · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome on the patio
An American alehouse with fish, tacos, burgers and wings, plus beer on tap and cocktails.
1243 Old Steese Hwy, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Great Harvest Bread · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome at the three outdoor tables
A bakery for breads, scones, cookies and cinnamon rolls; the cheddar bacon scone is a good pick.
36 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99701-1704
Alaska Salmon Bake · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome at outdoor tables; open May–September
A summer-only spot for fire-grilled wild salmon, beer-battered cod and prime rib kabobs.
2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
La Quinta by Wyndham Fairbanks Airport · Hotel / motel
🐾 Two pets up to 75 lbs for an additional fee of $25 per pet, per night
Near the Fairbanks airport, with a pet relief area behind the hotel.
4920 Dale Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709
Google Maps · Dog policy source (BringFido, reviewed 2026-10-29)
Hampton Inn & Suites Fairbanks · Hotel / motel
🐾 Two pets up to 75 lbs for an additional fee of $75 (for stays of 1 to 4 nights) and $125 (for longer stays)
Free breakfast and an indoor pool, with grassy areas for dogs on the property.
433 Harold Bentley Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Pike's Waterfront Lodge · Hotel / motel
🐾 Two dogs of any size for an additional fee of $25 per pet, per night; pets can’t be left alone in the room; cabins aren’t pet friendly
A lodge on the Chena River with a restaurant and a relief area between buildings. Rooms only; the cabins aren't pet friendly.
1850 Hoselton Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709
Google Maps · Dog policy source (BringFido, reviewed 2026-05-06)
Juneau
Tongass National Forest · Outing
🐾 Leashed dogs welcome on many trails
The largest national forest in the country, covering much of southern Alaska, with trails for hiking, camping and wildlife viewing.
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, 6000 Glacier Spur Rd, Juneau, AK 99801
Treadwell Mine Historic Trail · Outing
🐾 Dog-friendly trail
A moderately challenging two-mile loop at Savikko Park, past old mine buildings with plaques on their history.
121 Savikko Rd, Juneau, AK 99824
OverStreet Park · Outing
🐾 Dog-friendly park
A downtown waterfront stop with a boardwalk, interpretive signs and a big whale statue, and views over the Gastineau Channel.
Harris Harbor Way, Juneau, AK 99801
Alaskan Crepe Escape · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome at outdoor tables; seasonal
A seasonal creperie serving sweet and savory crepes, smoothies and espresso.
139 S Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801
Deckhand Dave's Fish Tacos · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome at outdoor tables
A stationary food truck for fish tacos, fried fish, chips and salsa.
139 S Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801
Alaska Fish & Chips Company · Restaurant / cafe
🐾 Dogs welcome at the pet-friendly tables
An indoor-outdoor seafood bar best known for halibut fish and chips, plus king crab, clams and fish tacos.
2 Marine Way, Juneau, AK 99801-1256
Aspen Suites Hotel Juneau · Hotel / motel
🐾 2 dogs up to 40 lbs for an additional fee of $50 per pet, per night (not to exceed $250 per stay); pets can’t be left alone in the room
Kitchen suites in Juneau with food and water bowls in the room and small grassy areas outside.
8400 Airport Blvd, Juneau, AK 99801
Google Maps · Dog policy source (BringFido, reviewed 2026-07-23)
Alaskan Hotel and Bar · Hotel / motel
🐾 One pet of any size for an additional fee of $25 per night; confirm a pet-friendly room with the hotel before booking
A downtown Juneau hotel with a bar. There are only four pet-friendly rooms.
167 S Franklin Street, Juneau, AK 99801
Juneau Hotel · Hotel / motel
🐾 Two dogs up to 25 lbs for an additional fee of $50 per pet, per night (not to exceed $200 per pet, per stay); pets can’t be left alone in the room; confirm a pet-friendly room with the hotel before booking
Downtown suites with full kitchens, near the Governor's Mansion. Only a few rooms take dogs.
1200 W 9th St, Juneau, AK 99801
Restaurant patio rules and hotel pet fees change – call ahead or confirm when booking. We list only places with a published dog policy, and we never add star ratings or reviews we didn’t write.
Doggie daycares are listed with a note from each business’s own website. Most ask for a meet-and-greet or temperament check and current vaccinations – contact them before your first visit.
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