Faria Beach Park in Ventura, CA.

Faria Beach Park in Ventura, CA. was a place that mom, dad and I (Gracie Girl) went to before Bobo was adopted into our family. 

It is located next to the Rincon, between the beautiful Pacific Ocean and the base of the Santa Ynez mountains along Highway 1 off the Ventura Freeway. 

It offers spectacular views up the coast towards Santa Barbara and of the breathtaking Channel Islands, which are most notable at dusk.

We got a really great spot, right next to the steps which led us down to the beach. That is where I spent most of my time swimming and splashing in the waves. It was awesome.

When mom, dad and I weren't down on the beach playing and swimming, we spent time watching the local sea birds swooping by. 

We even caught a glimpse of several Porpoises and California Sea Lions.

In the early evening hours we all enjoyed gazing out at the horizon taking in the most beautiful sunset.

We also spent some time nearby in Downtown Ventura walking around window shopping and stopping for a bite to eat.

Faria Beach Park is a lovely beach camping destination.  Tent and RV sites are available, some with full-hookups. Restrooms and showers are also on hand. Make sure that your parents keep in mind that the campsites are highly sought after and are on a first come, first serve basis.  They do not accept reservations, so an optimal time to go would be during the week.

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DogSpa Resort & Wellness Center in Desert Hot Springs, CA.

We love DogSpa Resort & Wellness Center in Desert Hot Springs, CA. as do our Parents.  As soon as we walked through the gated entrance our leashes came off and we were free to roam the entire resort off-leash as if it were our home.  We couldn't believe it!  We were greeted by the wonderful friendly staff and a POOL!!!! We will tell you more about that later.  DogSpa was our home for the whole weekend including a few of our PAW friends and their parents from our Dog Club.  We had the entire resort to ourselves.  It was awesome!   

The resort has six modernly designed, comfortable, fully-appointed and air-conditioned rooms to choose from either as a Studio, Mini Suite or Double Suite (Suites include a kitchen). 

Each room even comes with its very own dog bed, or you can sleep in bed with your parents as we often did.  There is even a Wellness Room equipped with products by Nikken, such as, PiMag water system, Power5 Pro air filtration unit, Naturest sleep system and KenkoLight.  We didn't know what all that was but our parents sure enjoyed them and the water tasted great.  Free high-speed wireless internet is included for those parents who don't leave the laptop at home.  We tried to convince our parents to leave theirs at home but they brought it anyway.  Funny thing was, they were having so much fun with us and just relaxing that they hardly used it. 

The amenities don't stop there.  As mentioned before there is a pool, two hot mineral pools,  kept at the perfect temperature year round.  For the swimmers like us, we, along with our friends, were in the large swimming pool almost all day, every day.  Yes, you read that correctly.  Dogs ARE ALLOWED in the pool! Woof!! Woof!!!

There is also a communal lounge which is called the Dog House Lounge, where you can  watch movies, listen to music or just relax.

It includes a kitchen where you will receive a complimentary health conscious buffet breakfast served inside or poolside. 

Just off the Dog House Lounge, on the back patio, there is an enclosed Dog Park with fire pit for everyone to enjoy.  Our parents, their friends and ours all enjoyed this area in the evenings after being in the pool all day.  It was so relaxing and fun!

The staff is so accommodating and nice.  They even offer a Pet Nanny service so if your parents want to take a trip into nearby Palm Springs or other locations in the surrounding area, you can stay at the resort and swim, play or just relax with your Pet Nanny.

Your parents can either go with just you or rent the entire resort for friends, family and PAWs, just like our parents did.  By the way, we just found out that we are going again in September with some friends from our Dog Club.  We can't wait!!

Overall, DogSpa Resort & Wellness Center in Desert Hot Springs, CA. is an absolutely wonderful place to vacation with friends and PAWs and it's where DOGS RULE!

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