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Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Pets
  • Pets are allowed outside on the grounds, but not in the Visitor Center.
  • Helper animals are allowed in the Visitor Center.
  • Pets must be leashed at all times.
  • Pets may not be left unattended or tied to any object.
  • Pet excrement must be picked up and properly disposed of in a park trashcan.
  • Pets and other animals may not be released into the park. This is for the safety of the animals themselves and for the protection of park wildlife.
Grave marker in the Presidio pet cemetery  

Did You Know?
Though the majority of animals buried in the Presidio pet cemetery are dogs and cats, there are also parakeets, canaries, pigeons, macaws, rabbits, hamsters, rats, lizards, goldfish, and mice.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST