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PawScapes

Pepsi & Max's guide to dog-friendly Australia

Pawscapes is the dog-friendly Australia guide written by two dogs living their best life.

Honest reviews of stays, beaches, cafes and pubs - a golden retriever and a german shepherd noticing the things other sites skip.

10842+ venues · verified policies · real photos, no stock

Pepsi and Max at Toomuc Creek

Pepsi & Max

“The water hole in the middle of the big yard is my first stop every time.”

Pepsi, at Toomuc Creek · the diary

Browse by what you need

Stays 2047 listed Beaches 188 listed Parks 1739 listed Cafes 3278 listed Pubs 282 listed Restaurants 1105 listed Trails 1830 listed Wineries 373 listed

Chosen for the boys

The Pepsi & Max wish list

Shortlisted for a golden and a shepherd: verified dog policies, serious local love. The first field notes are in the diary, and more land as the paws do.

Pepsi the golden retriever and Max the German shepherd on lead at the Bayview Park Boardwalk welcome sign, the 1001 Steps climb behind them trail Dogs welcome

1001 Steps at Bayview Park

Narre Warren North, VIC 4.5 (486)
Pepsi the golden retriever and Max the German shepherd at the Flinders Peak summit lookout over the You Yangs trail Dogs welcome

Flinders Peak Walk

3.2 km, moderate walk

Little River, VIC 4.6 (1,051)
Gunns Road Reserve Fenced Dog Park dog park park Dogs welcome

Gunns Road Reserve Fenced Dog Park

Dog-friendly fenced park in Hallam, VIC

Hallam, VIC 4.5 (118)
Seebeck Drive Reserve Dog Park dog park park Dogs welcome

Seebeck Drive Reserve Dog Park

Dog-friendly off-leash park in Narre Warren South, VIC

Narre Warren South, VIC 4.0 (48)
Point Lonsdale Dog Beach dog-friendly beach beach Dogs welcome

Point Lonsdale Dog Beach

Dog-friendly beach in Queenscliff, VIC — off-leash area

Queenscliff, VIC 4.8 (70)
trail Dogs welcome

George Bass Coastal Walk

15.4 km, moderate walk

Kilcunda, VIC 5.0 (4)
trail Dogs welcome

Mount Torbreck Summit Walk

Dog friendly snow hike in Eildon, Victoria in Barnwell Plains

Eildon, VIC
Pepsi and Max swimming at Toomuc Creek park Dogs welcome

Toomuc Creek Linear Reserve Dog Off Leash Area

Pakenham, VIC
Tirhatuan Park Fenced Dog Park dog park park Visited

Tirhatuan Park Fenced Dog Park

Dog-friendly fenced park in Dandenong North, VIC

Dandenong North, VIC 4.7 (179)
Dog Friendly Beach - Tassells Cove, Safety Beach beach Visited

Tassells Cove

Dog-friendly beach in Safety Beach, VIC — off-leash area

Safety Beach, VIC 4.6 (443)
trail Dogs welcome

Cardinia Aqueduct Trail

Pakenham, VIC 4.5 (250)
Old Olinda Golf Course Dog Off Leash Area dog park park Dogs welcome

Old Olinda Golf Course Dog Off Leash Area

Dog-friendly off-leash park in Olinda, VIC

Olinda, VIC 4.8 (92)

Field notes

From the diary

Dated entries from places the paws have been. No composites, no invention.

2026-10-07 Four parks and a burger: one Wednesday with the PawScapes app Two dog parks in the south east + a burger at the end, with the PawScapes Nearby doing real work in a Kalora car park.2026-10-04 Dogs on the ferry: Sorrento to Queenscliff and back Four dogs, a ferry and forty minutes of open water each way via Sorrento to Queenscliff on the Searoad ferry. A morning on the beaches, lunch, and one set of see-through stairs Pepsi did not approve of.2026-09-27 Tulip Festival with a Golden and a Shepherd Four hours at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival with Pepsi, Max and two golden friends: slow laps of the rows on lead, and a lawn that got rolled on.2026-09-13 The George Bass Coastal Walk Clifftops, two beach swims and a wave that caught Max out: the full 15km return from the Punch Bowl Road end with Nala and Mali along.

The unowned corners

Regions worth the drive

NSW Sydney Harbour beaches with off-leash hours, the Cooks River and Parramatta parklands, and the pub-per-suburb density that makes a dog day out easy. VIC Melbourne Bayside off-leash beaches from Port Melbourne to Seaford, creek-trail suburbs in the north and east, and a cafe culture that expects a dog under the table. QLD Brisbane Australia's most dog-friendly capital: off-leash bay beaches at Sandgate and Wynnum, river parks, and cafes that put the water bowl out first. QLD Gold Coast Fifty kilometres of surf coast with dog beaches at both ends, canal-side cafes and hinterland walks under an hour from the sand. SA Adelaide Metropolitan beaches with dog hours from Semaphore to Sellicks, the Hills villages twenty minutes up the freeway, and cellar doors that welcome dogs. WA Perth The longest run of dog beaches of any capital, river foreshores from Fremantle to Guildford, and pubs with big shaded beer gardens. TAS Hobart A compact capital where the dog beaches, the mountain trails and the waterfront pubs are all within twenty minutes of each other. ACT Canberra Off-leash reserves in nearly every district, lake loops, and a cafe scene built around dog walkers.

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