Pick A Peck o’ Pumpkins

What’s Halloween without a visit to a pumpkin patch, especially if the pumpkin patch doubles as a seasonal family theme park? Largest in Northern California is Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon, offering enough activities to keep tails wagging all day. Read more.

Your trip to the wine country begins in Vacaville

hanging sign that reads "winery tasting room open"

Ready for some wine tasting? The verdant Suisun Valley, about 20 minutes from downtown Vacaville, is home to numerous wineries that welcome canine guests in their picnic areas. Read more.

Bark when you discover Vacaville

Panoramic view of Lagoon Valley Park in Vacaville, California, USA, featuring oak tree and a lake and pedestrian walkway around it, from above

Lagoon Valley Park, Vacaville.

Don’t you love it when you stumble across something great that you never knew about before? That’s the feeling that takes Read more.

Dog-friendly hiking around Vacaville

happy white long haired chihuahua on leash in on grassy trail

Photo by Anna.

An attraction of pastoral and historic interest easily accessible from Vacaville is Rush Ranch Open Space a 2,070-acre open space now administered by the Solano Land Trust. Read more.

Vacaville, gateway to the wine country

chocolate lab sits at table with bottle of wine

Photo Credit: Liz Anderson Ready for some wine tasting? The verdant Suisun Valley, about 20 minutes from downtown Vacaville, is home to numerous wineries that welcome canine guests in their picnic areas. Wooden Valley Winery’s courtyard patio is an especially pleasant place to sit and sip with your pooch. Read more.