Parks for You and Your Dog

San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department

(415) 666-7201/7107 or see the City of San Francisco Recreation and Parks Dept. website.
Leashed dogs are allowed at all parks. Off-Leash Dog Walking Areas are located at the following locations:

• Golden Gate Park:
  • Area bounded by Lincoln Way, King Dr., 2nd and 7th Aves.
  • Northeast corner of park at Stanyan and Grove Sts.
  • Area bounded by King Dr., Middle Dr., 34th and 38th Aves.
  • Fenced dog training area at 38th Av. and Fulton St.
• Buena Vista Park: Buena Vista Ave. West at Central St.
• Mountain Lake Park: east end at 8th Av.
• Stern Grove: north side off Wawona between 21st and 23rd Aves.
• Lake Merced: north side at Lake Merced and Middlefield Av.
• Bernal Heights: entire top section bounded by Bernal Heights Blvd.
• McLaren Park:
  • Top section bounded by Shelley and Mansell Drives;
  • South section reached from 1600 blocks of Sunnydale or Geneva.
• Potrero Hill Mini Park: 22nd St. btwn. Arkansas and Connecticut.
• Dolores Park: 18th St. bewteen Church and Dolores Sts.
• Lafayette Park: Sacramento between Octavia and Gough.
• Corona Heights Plgd. Area at corner of Roosevelt and Museum Ways.
• Alta Plaza: Clay betweeen Scott and Steiner (second terrace only).
• Douglas Playground: at end of 27th St. btwn. fence & Diamond Heights Blvd.

Considerations are underway for additional off-leash areas (see SF Chronicle article from 5/7/99). This list will be updated once the Parks Commission has made final decisions.

(courtesy, in part, of Peninsula Humane Society, 4/94)

Belmont

(650) 595-7441 or City of Belmont Parks & Recreation website.
Twin Pines Park, Water Dog Lake Park

     

     

Menlo Park

(650) 858-3470
Bayfront Park

     

     

Millbrae

(650) 259-2360
Central Park, Constitution Park

     

     

Palo Alto

(650) 329-2423 or PA Parks & Recreation Dept. website.
Dogs allowed in most all parks except Foothill Park on leash; some parks have dog run areas.

     

     

San Carlos

(650) 593-8011 or the San Carlos Parks and Recreation website.
Big Canyon Park, Heather Park

     

     

San Mateo

(650) 377-4640 or the San Mateo Parks and Recreation website.
Bayside-Joinville Park, Beresford Park Central Park, Laurelwood Park

     

     

San Jose

(408) 277-4661 or City of San Jose Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services website.
[regulations not known]

     

     

Santa Cruz

(831) 429-3777 or Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation website.
Dogs allowed on leash at all parks.

Berkeley

(510) 644-6530 or Berkeley Parks and Waterfront website.
Dog run in Ohlone Park.

     

     

Oakland

(510) 531-2205 or the Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation website.
Leashed dogs allowed in Joaquin Miller Park but are not allowed in urban, "flatland" parks.

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