North Carolina Travel Tips
by Dogs
for Dogs

See Mo’s first trip as our dog travel agent

10 woof-worthy adventures on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina

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Pet-Friendly Trip Ideas

Doggone Good Vacations

10 out of 10 puppers want to go with. So my frens and I are sniffing out all the bestest places that give us turbo tippy taps. Just grab your hoomans’ leash and show them some trips they’ll beg to go on.

Doggo-designed trip tools

Pro Pupper Travel Tricks

I’ve got woofs for the hooman who said you can’t teach an old doggo new tricks. Young, old, big or smol – all puppers will awoo for these tried and true tips I learned through all my splorin.

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Beach Guide
for aqua doggos

Boop here
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Treato Recipes
to nom nom at home

And here
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Pawsome Cabins
near Dog City USA

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Our Best Frens

When your pupparazzi posts you hikin, splashin, zoomin, cheesin, fetchin and snoozin out and about in North Carolina, be sure they use #dogsvisitnc to share with the rest of our pack. And then track down even more woof-worthy spots by joining our Dogs Visit N.C. Facebook group.

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Hi! I’m Santi and I enjoy long walks on the beach 🌅 😊 #beach #saintbernard #dogsofdc #outerbanks #crystalcoast #northcarolina #sunset #dogsthatexplore

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Come on in, the water’s fine. Currently hiking along the #blueridgemountains and driving along the #blueridgeparkway so many waterfalls to check out. . . . . #hikingdogs #northcarolina #hikingadventures #hikingdogsofinstagram #spanielswhoswim #natureisbeautiful #gooutside #graveyardfieldsfalls #waterfalls

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Just keep swimming 🐠 . . . #labradoodle #doodlesofinstagram #northcarolina #jordanlake #durham #dogsofinstagram #dogs #swimming

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My latest adventure was up near Asheville, NC. Mom took us hiking and we stayed in this awesome dog friendly cabin in the middle of the woods 🍃 #pisgahhighlandscabins #visitnc #visitasheville #optoutside #goldenretrieversofinstagram #dogsthathike #hikingwithdogs #hikingdogsofinstagram #cabin

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beer & pups - Saturday staples!⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ .⁠⠀ #blacklabpuppy #charlottephotographer #ncphotographer #saturdaze #dogdaysofsummer #amb #appalachianmountainbrewery

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Happy fri-YAY!! . . . #friyay #tgif #sunsouttonguesout #instadog #momo #moslife #mosworld #lifeofmo #happypup #dogsofcharlotte #dogsincharlotte #southernbelle #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinstaworld #fridayfunday #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram

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Um...you didn’t expect me to hike up this mountain and then not get belly rubs, did you...? . . . #missingnc #chicagoistoocold #bellyrubs #pleaserubmybelly #plz #imrighthere #newyearmorerubs #moslife #goahead #hikingwithdogs #dogsonmountains #adventure #hiking #family #shepherdmix #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinstaworld #shepherdsofinstagram #rescuedogsofinstagram

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Fun wif daddo at ballpark. Me not understand why gud boy not allowed to fetch ball. #goldensofinstagram #goldies_world #goldenpuppies #goldenpuppy #goldenretriever #goldenretrieversofinstagram #goldenretrieverpuppy #puppiesofinstagram #puppy #retrieversofinstagram #retrievers #dogsofinstagram #weratedogs #puppiesofinstagram #retrieverthegolden #pups #dogsofinstagram #dailyfluff #dailygolden #lovemygolden #doglovers #retrieverpuppy #doggytheworld #bestwoof #goldenretrievertoday #welovegoldens #boopmynose #instagolden

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Max at Bodie . . . . . . #lighthouse #bodielighthouse #sunset #dog #obx #beach #nature #outerbanks #northcarolina #dogstagram #nagshead #landscape #clouds #sky #travel #adventure #explore #obxlife #nagsheadnc #lighthouse_captures #lighthouses #roadtrip #autumn #travelphotography #travelwithdogs

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Thanks @halifaxcvb Mig and Fly love stopping to run and stretch out on the way to Myrtle Beach. #bordercollie #bordercolliesofinstagram #roadsideamerica #discoverhalifaxnc

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Be Kind ♥️ . . . . . . . . . #dogsofinstagram #dogsincharlotte #dogsofcharlotte #puppiesofinstagram #dog #dogs #puppy #puppies #yellowlab #yellowlabrador #yellowlabpuppy #clt #labs #labrador #labradorretriever #labsofinstagram #labradorsofinstagram #nc #northcarolina #dogstagram #dogsofinstaworld #doggy #dog_features #dogs_of_instagram #doglovers #dogoftheday #bekind #heart #heartwall

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OBX? More like MoBX! . . . #obx #mobx #hatteras #capehatteras #capehatteraslighthouse #lighthouse #outerbanks #outerbanksnc #beachdog #momo #moslife #mosworld #instadog #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinstaworld #dogsofnc #dogsofobx #model #olliecosummermodelsearch

Lick. Lick. Chomp. Mlem! There’s a doggo menu here just for me.
Mo, the dog

Mo at Two Scoops Creamery in Charlotte

The air sniffs better up here + my snoot was booped at the top.
Champ, the dog

Champ at Chimney Rock State Park

Dis park gives me the tippy taps!
Hank, the dog

Hank at Midtown Park in Charlotte

I dig dis spot. And dat spot. And dat spot. All the spots!
Emmett, the dog

Emmett at Jolly Roger Fishing Pier on Topsail Beach

Took my hooman for tail wags at the Dog Bar.
Bogey, the dog

Bogey at The Dog Bar in Charlotte

She hooman paddled. [BIG SPLASH] I doggo paddled.
Phenom, the dog

Phenom at Lake Lure Adventure Company

This kshh is so big, it must lead to a dogmongous water bowl.
Chester, the dog

Chester at the Hickory Nut Falls Trail in Chimney Rock

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Why dogs vacation in North Carolina

With so many zoomie-inducing adventures in North Carolina, there are endless firsts for doggos and their hoomans to experience together. You could climb the highest mountains in the East. Then go for a romp through a museum park with 164 acres of fields, trails and other works of art. Or you might decide to race up and down the beach only stopping to dig a giant hole – because you definitely heard something in the sand. No matter which trip you choose, Visit North Carolina believes vacations should be experienced with the same boundless joy our best friends bring to every moment.