DogPolicies

DogPolicies answers "can I bring my dog?" for California and Nevada. Each answer gives the rule, the official source (the agency's or the business's own page) and the date it was checked. When a source does not state a pet fee or weight limit, the answer says so rather than guessing.

What you can ask:

• The I-5 drive: "Find my next dog stop heading north from Bakersfield." Rest areas with a pet area and travel stops with a dog park, in driving order, with the mile and side of the freeway. A rest area Caltrans reports closed is marked closed, and the answer names the next open stop.
• Road conditions: "Do I need chains on I-80 to Tahoe right now?" Live Caltrans chain controls, closures and road weather on I-5, I-80, US-50 and I-15 in California, fetched every 15 minutes.
• A whole trip: "Plan three nights in Monterey with our 70 lb Lab, pet fees under $150." Stays checked against the dog's weight and the number of dogs, the pet fee for the whole stay worked out, then each day's beach or trail, park and dinner patio, with a link to the plan on dogpolicies.com.
• Hotels: each hotel's published pet policy against your dog's weight, number of dogs and nights, with the fee arithmetic shown, plus the chain-wide policies of six hotel brands.
• One place or a list: "Can I bring my dog to Point Lobos?" "Off-leash beaches near San Diego." Names people use work (Van Nuys, the Mission, SFO), and slips such as "Montery" are corrected.
• Stops along US-101, Highway 1, I-15, I-80, US-50, US-95 and US-93, by mile and direction.
• Rule changes since a date or around a town, with an Atom or JSON Feed link to follow them.
• Corrections: report a wrong rule and a person re-checks the official source. You get a ticket id and a public status page; the record changes only once the source confirms it.

California and Nevada only; Nevada coverage is thinner. No account, no sign-in and no API key. Every tool only reads, except the one that files a correction.