✅ Best tent for camping with a dog

Looking for the best tent for camping with your dog?

Sometimes it can feel as though there simply isn’t much better than taking a trip out to the open plains, whether it’s up high or down low and watching life pass by.

But having your cuddly canine by your side increases this feeling of escape elation ten-fold. 

Also see: Best sleeping bags for your dog

So, you’ve got your pup by your side and you’ve packed for the trip, but you’ve suddenly realised the shelter situation just won’t do for the two of you. And, while it might be tempting to offer the tent to the dog so they can sleep in the warm and dry tent while you brave it up in the brisk British night-time, it’s not really an option.

With this, it’s time for you to hunt-out the best tents for camping with a dog to enjoy your top camping holiday escape in a dog-friendly pod.

✅ Outdoor dog tent

These are, in our opinion, the best tents available for taking your dog camping:

✅ Best tent for dog owners UK

The 5 Best Tents for Camping with a Dog by Your Side

From finding sturdy fabrics to making sure there’s good ventilation to, we’ve gathered the top 5 best tents for camping with a dog, so you don’t have to. Take a look:

The HEWOLF Automatic Pop-Up 2-4 Person Waterproof Camping Tent

With a maximum occupancy of 3 people, this tent certainly provides all the space you and your cuddly canine could possibly need when enjoying a night under the star-studded sky.

As well as this, you might find your pup doesn’t have time for you to faff about with rods and pitching. So, having this 3-second pop-up tent can bring a new meaning to dog-friendly tent camping. 

It is manufactured using silver coated 190T polyester, making it lightweight, waterproof, durable and UV protected. Despite all this layering and protection from the elements, it still has good ventilation and breathability woven into its very fabric (so having bad doggy breath won’t be too much of an issue as you cuddle up for a cosy night). 

It has two-door entrance to make it a little easier to manoeuvre, a hook to hang things out of the way from curious paws and anti-mosquito fabric to save your skin, too.

With all this, it is our favourite of them all in this list of the 5 best tents for camping with a dog. 

The Coleman Waterfall 5 Deluxe Family Tent

For a tent with designated vestibules, the Coleman waterfall tent is the choice for you. This helps create space between you and your pup, especially if they’re not used to sleeping with you on a night. 

With fibreglass poles and polyethylene fabric material, it makes for light camping, 100% water protection and good haul hiking. 

Plus, with a sleeping cabin of 5.6m² and a living area of 7.8m², you’ve got plenty of space to separate you from the pup while allowing them to also enjoy the comfort of your warm and sheltered tent. 

The Coleman Tent Octagon 6 Person Family with 360° Panoramic View

The biggest of the collection is this Coleman 6-person tent able to give you and your energetic dogs the freedom to roam around even when the rain outside is keeping the tent securely zipped up. 

The best thing: even if you are zipped up in the rain all day, you can still enjoy the sights with your furry friends as there is 360° panoramic viewing. In fact, there’s a window on all 8 walls to this geodesic tent. 

In terms of the qualities, this Coleman has dog-friendly tent camping in mind as it features: PU coated polyester fabric, full head height to roam around in, sturdy steel poles, a flysheet, Coleman’s Weather Tec waterproofing, a sewn-in groundsheet and a specific carry bag to make your camping adventures even easier.

The Active Era® 2 Layer Waterproof 2 Person Pop Up Tent 

One that simply couldn’t be missed off our top 5 best tents for camping with a dog is this Active Era contribution with weatherproof and storm tested durability.

Again, this is a pop-up tent which allows for very quick and easy installation meaning you can spend more time enjoying the sights and wandering the green with your best friend in the whole world.

What makes this tent stand-out is the fact that it features dual layer design, making it all the more rip-resistant (and claw scratch-resistant). 

This is the most important feature to look out for when you’re on the hunt for dog friendly tent camping tools as you’ll want to ensure a bad nightmare or some light moving around won’t tear through the tent to allow the cold air, moisture, animals or insects to share the tent, too.

The Lyeiaa Dome Tent with 4 Doors and Windows

Finally, our top 5 choices of the best tents for camping with a dog includes this 4-door and window dome tent by Lyeiaa. 

Featuring high-density mesh over the four windows, water-resistant PU fabric, silver screen coating to protect against UV rays and advanced 210D Oxford cloth. The tent is sure to stay standing after sheltering you for a night bunking with your pup.

One thing to note with this particular tent is that is it manufactured with an odourless material. This is extremely important when helping your pup acclimatise to the transition of sleeping in a new place and a new bed. 

To aid further with dogs experiencing camping anxiety, try to bring as many items that smell like them as possible (although you might need to make sure your tent is well-ventilated!). 

As well as this, this tent is a 3-man tent with enough space for you to share and care with your dog but only carry 2.25KG on your back. This makes it one of the lightest dog-friendly tent camping journeys you can find yourself on.

✅ Top Tips for Choosing a Tent that is Dog-Friendly

We’ve touched on a few important tent qualities already built-in to the design for each of our top 5 choices for dog-friendly tents. But we wanted to give you a definitive list. So, here are the things to look out for when finding a durable and temporary shelter that’ll take you through your entire nomad travelling experiences. More so, a tent that’ll take both you and your cuddly canine across the British wonders.

• Make sure the material is rugged, durable and scratch proof
• Go for a much larger tent than usual
• Find a tent you can also place the dog bed inside 
• Try to source a tent with vestibules or compartments
• Get a tent with very good vent holes for doggy breath, doggy farts and wet doggy smells
• Take a tent that could be big enough to also fit a portable dog pen inside
• Find a tent with thick fabric making for good insulation and sound insulation
• Ensure the tent is made of an easy-clean material for muddy paws and forgotten fur
• Try to find a tent with few open cords for your curious canine to chew on or get tangled in
• Search for odourless tent materials to help prevent anxiety in your dog

✅ Where are the Best Dog-Friendly Tent Camping Locations?

Here in the UK, we are very big dog lovers (and cat lovers too!) meaning our furry friends are welcome to come nearly everywhere with us. However, there are some places that aren’t too pet friendly and others that go out with open arms. 

Whether it’s having dog dedication areas with bowls of water and grooming supplies or simply by allowing dogs on the camping grounds while offering large open space for letting your pup roam free, these places each have their own way of smiling back at the furry family:

• Tregarton Park, Cornwall
• Petruth Paddocks, Somerset
• The Big Place Campsite, Oxfordshire
• Dreamfields Glamping, Devon
• Mad Hatters Campsite, Cambridgeshire
• Wheems Organic Farm, Scottish Isles
• Celtic Camping, Pembrokeshire

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