Here's a sample itinerary for a pet-friendly drive from Grand Canyon National Park to Dripping Springs with your dog or cat. If you're planning a road trip to Dripping Springs, you can research locations to stop along the way. Make sure you check road conditions to double check the weather. Find the best dog parks, pet-friendly accommodations and hotels, restaurants, and attractions based on the most talked about places recommended by Trippy members and GoPetFriendly. Scroll down to see all the pet-friendly stops along the way.
10:00 am start at Grand Canyon National Park
drive for about 2 hours
12:02 pm Sedona
eat at Taos Cantina
stay for about 2 hours
and leave at 2:02 pm
drive for about 3 hours
5:08 pm Petrified Forest National Park
stay overnight and leave the next day around 9:00 am
day 1 driving ≈ 5 hours
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9:00 am leave from Petrified Forest National Park
drive for about 3.5 hours
12:32 pm Albuquerque
eat at Flying Star Cafe
stay for about 2.5 hours
and leave at 3:02 pm
drive for about 2 hours
4:49 pm Santa Rosa (New Mexico)
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 5:49 pm
drive for about 2 hours
7:55 pm Portales (New Mexico)
stay overnight at Super 8 Portales
leave the next day around 9:00 am
day 2 driving ≈ 7.5 hours
9:00 am leave from Super 8 Portales
drive for about 2 hours
10:52 am Lubbock
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 11:52 am
drive for about 2.5 hours
2:29 pm Abilene
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 3:29 pm
drive for about 2.5 hours
6:11 pm Llano
stay for about 1 hour
and leave at 7:11 pm
drive for about 1 hour
8:23 pm arrive in Dripping Springs
stay at Sleep Inn And Suites Dripping
day 3 driving ≈ 8.5 hours
Sedona (87 answers)
Precious Paws Cat & House Sitting (1 mention)
Adventure Company Jeep Tours (1 mention)
Three Dog Bakery (1 mention)
Whiskers Barkery (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Sedona:
Taos Cantina
Canyon Breeze
Theia's
questions about Sedona:
Best things to do in Sedona besides hiking?
Nature Lover in Sedona
Vortex Hike/ Sound healing
Best hikes and natural swimming holes
Going on a roadtrip to Sedona, AZ. Is taking I-10 better route?
Petrified Forest National Park (6 answers)
questions about Petrified Forest National Park:
Accessibility
Albuquerque (114 answers)
Albucreepy Downtown Ghost Walk (1 mention)
Be Pupular! (1 mention)
Pampered Pooches & Other Pets LLC (1 mention)
Fetch! Pet Care Of East Albuquerque (1 mention)
Cuddles Pet Sitting Service (1 mention)
pet-friendly restaurants around Albuquerque:
Flying Star Cafe
questions about Albuquerque:
What is your favorite restaurant in Albuquerque?
Affordable hotel in Albuquerque for the International Balloon Fiesta?
Temporary home!
Where to stay
Santa Rosa (New Mexico) (2 answers)
Santa Rosa Lake State Park (1 mention)
Portales (New Mexico)
Oasis State Park (1 mention)
pet-friendly hotels around Portales (New Mexico):
Super 8 Portales
questions about Portales (New Mexico):
Good Local Food
Lubbock (9 answers)
American Wind Power Center (1 mention)
Hub City Unleashed Dog Park (1 mention)
American Museum of Agriculture (1 mention)
Canyon Run Dog Park (1 mention)
questions about Lubbock:
Places in Lubbock to see
Abilene (5 answers)
Fort Phantom Hill (1 mention)
Elkins Ranch (1 mention)
Judge Ely Animal Hospital & Bird Clinic (1 mention)
Town and Country Drive-In (1 mention)
Llano
Are you going straight to a hotel, or looking for a vacation rental or Airbnb?
The best resource on neighborhoods, areas, and hotels is the Trippy page on where to stay in Dripping Springs.
If you're looking for a quick answer, you can check out Sleep Inn And Suites Dripping.
Need some recommendations on somewhere to get food?
GoPetFriendly suggests Smoke'n Hops.
Here are some more restaurants people talk about:
This section could be endless, so rather than trying to suggest every local activity or attraction, we'll leave it open-ended.
These are some of the places people talk about on GoPetFriendly:
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Want to plan the trip back? Get the reverse directions for a Dripping Springs to Grand Canyon National Park drive with pets, or go to the main page to plan a new road trip.
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