Dog Friendly in Canton

Apr 10, 2025

Traveling with your four-legged friend? Find out more about pet-friendly activities for your dog to enjoy while visiting Stark County!

**Please note: Before visiting, please contact all businesses to find out the most current operating procedures and protocols for visiting with your furry friend.

Patios for Pooches

Take your appetite and your canine date to one of the many patios that seat dogs, too. Tap into the London-inspired Royal Docks Brewing Co.'s pub culture and spirited outdoor seating environment. Ingredients are mostly Ohio-grown and come from close to home.

At Fat Head's Brewery Canton, beer geeks and dog lovers alike can say cheers to the lively environment near the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Next up, grab a seat on the dog-friendly patio at UnHitched's Woodshop, which crafts wood-fermented beers inside the Deli Ohio building a block from Centennial Plaza. Here, every element of every brew is sources from no more than 400 miles from the taproom.

Bring your own food and your pooch to Codex Brewing or take a pet home. The brewery often hosts events like Pawsitive Ohio pet adoption.

Wine down with views of the Sippo Valley bike trail at Cherry Road Winery in Massillon, a welcome way to take in live music and house-made wines without leaving your dog at home. If a slice would be nice, Demario's Pizza is literally a square deal. If you dine on the patio, you can slip your four-legged companion a taste if you can manage to spare what is known as Canton's best. And at Almost Heaven Homemade Ice Cream, dessert and dogs are included at designated outdoor tables.

Pet Friendly Patios

Romp and Run

Inspired by the popular annual dog swim, a new addition to Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort is Splashy Tails dog water park. Your four-footed buddy can paw around in a wading pool with zero entry and play in a dog-themed splash pad.

Nearby in Hartville, exercise your pooch on a 3.1 mile loop trail at Quail Hollow Park's dog-friendly purple trail, the largest path on site. Picnic spots and places for pit stops are conveniently located. Or, explore Canal Fulton's amenity-loaded dog park that includes a trail, swimming, running field, off-leash zone and designated areas for big and small dogs.

Stark County is a bone-a-fied dog lovers destination with so many more recreational options to explore, from Furnas Dog Park to Veterans Dog Park.
Outdoor Recreation and Parks

Hit the trail with your furry companion!

Outdoors

Out and About

Pick up a personalized pet tag or splurge on an engravable Yeti bowl at Hartville Hardware. If you're up for a nature adventure, check out Beech Creek Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve, which welcomes dogs, unlike many botanical gardens across the country. The park just asks you steer clear of the butterfly house and keep pets leashed.

Get a pet membership at the Massillon Museum for $10 and attend fun pooch-friendly events, such as workshops where you can create portraits and ornaments. Or, schedule a session to commission a deluxe fine art, custom pet portrait painted by artist BZTAT.

Looking for Tuesday plans? Pups on the Piazza at Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa invites leashed dogs to the outdoor dining area and surrounding lawn. Enjoy a stroll along the brick path that's connected to the Stark Parks Trail and sneak a visit to The Still House's front porch.

Pet Friendly Activities

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Hartville Hardware

Visiting America’s Largest locally owned hardware store? Your furry friend is invited along with you to explore this 305,0000 square foot store. Pick up a new toy, treats, dog beds, and dog…

Hartville Hardware

Massillon Museum

For $10 annually, all dogs, cats, or other transportable pets can become members of the Massillon Museum. All members will receive a MassMu logo item, an invitation to two pet-friendly events per…

Buy a Pet Membership
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Beech Creek Gardens

Pets are always welcome on our grounds, even inside the buildings. We just ask that you have them on a leash and clean up after them. Pets are prohibited from entering the…

Beech Creek Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve

Stay Over

Shop, dine, play and stay with your pup at pet-friendly accommodations such as The Bertram Inn. For the entire family, Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort offers cabin rentals, RV sites and tent camping areas, plus access to the grounds' amenities, which now includes Splash Tails dog water park. If glamping is more your style, the family dog can also stay with you in pet-friendly cottages at Clay's Resort Jellystone Park. Not to mention, there are a variety of hotels that allow pets, from Comfort Inn to America's Best Value Inn.

Hotels

Campgrounds

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