Dog-friendly beaches, parks and trails in San Francisco County
Dog-friendly beaches, parks and trails. 187 of 194 places welcome dogs today, 33 of them off-leash.
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
- Dog parkAlemany Boulevard Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkAvalon Dogpatch Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBuena Vista Dog RunOff-leash
- Dog parkChannel Street Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCollingwood Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCorona Heights Dog Play AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkDaggett Plaza Dog RunOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Alamo SquareOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at China Basin ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Crocker Amazon PlaygroundOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Heron's Head ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Jefferson SquareOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Lafayette ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Pine Lake ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Presidio of San FranciscoOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Tunnel Top ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Victoria Manalo Draves ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Civic CenterOff-leash
- Dog parkDuboce Park Dog Play AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkGolden Gate Park Dog Training AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkJoby's Dog RunOff-leash
- Dog parkMcLaren Park Dog Play AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkMission Bay Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMoscone Dog Play AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkMountain Lake Park Dog Play AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkPepi's Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkProgress ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkRincon Hill Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSoMa West Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSt. Mary's Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkThe Rocks Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkUpper Douglass Dog Play AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkWalter Haas Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkBuena Vista ParkLeash required
ParkChina Basin ParkLeash required
ParkDuboce ParkLeash required
ParkFrancisco ParkLeash required
ParkMission Creek ParkLeash required
ParkMission Dolores ParkLeash required
ParkMountain Lake ParkLeash required
- ParkAdam Rodgers ParkLeash required
- ParkAgua Vista ParkLeash required
- ParkAlamo SquareLeash required
- ParkAlice Chalmers PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkAllyne ParkLeash required
- ParkAlta Plaza ParkLeash required
- ParkAngelo Rossi ParkLeash required
- ParkAptos PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkArgonne PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkBalboa ParkLeash required
- ParkBayfront ParkLeash required
- ParkBayview ParkLeash required
- ParkBayview PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkBernal Heights ParkLeash required
- ParkBernal Recreation CenterLeash required
- ParkBilly Goat HillLeash required
- ParkBoeddeker ParkLeash required
- ParkBrooks ParkLeash required
- ParkCabrillo PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkCayuga ParkLeash required
- ParkCivic Center PlazaLeash required
- ParkCorona Heights ParkLeash required
- ParkCrocker Amazon PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkDorothy W. Erskine ParkLeash required
- ParkDouglass PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkDuncan-Castro Open SpaceLeash required
- ParkEdgehill Mountain Open SpaceLeash required
- ParkElla Hill Hutch Community CenterLeash required
- ParkEmbarcadero PlazaLeash required
- ParkEsprit ParkLeash required
- ParkEureka Valley Recreation CenterLeash required
- ParkExcelsior PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkFairmount Open SpaceLeash required
- ParkFay ParkLeash required
- ParkFillmore & Turk Mini ParkLeash required
- ParkFranklin SquareLeash required
- ParkFulton PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkGarfield SquareLeash required
- ParkGeorge Sterling ParkLeash required
- ParkGilman PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkGlen Canyon ParkLeash required
- ParkGolden Gate Heights ParkLeash required
- ParkGolden Gate ParkLeash required
- ParkGrand View ParkLeash required
- ParkGrandview Open SpaceLeash required
- ParkGrattan PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkHayes Valley PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkHelen Wills ParkLeash required
- ParkHeron's Head ParkLeash required
- ParkHilltop ParkLeash required
- ParkHolly ParkLeash required
- ParkHuntington ParkLeash required
- ParkIn Chan Kaajal ParkLeash required
- ParkIna Coolbrith ParkLeash required
- ParkIndia Basin Open SpaceLeash required
- ParkJ.P. Murphy PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkJackson ParkLeash required
- ParkJapan Town Peace PlazaLeash required
- ParkJefferson SquareLeash required
- ParkJoe DiMaggio PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkJunipero Serra PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkKelloch-Velasco ParkLeash required
- ParkKid Power ParkLeash required
- ParkKite Hill Open SpaceLeash required
- ParkKoshland ParkLeash required
- ParkLafayette ParkLeash required
- ParkLake MercedLeash required
- ParkLake Merced ParkLeash required
- ParkLakeview and Ashton Mini ParkLeash required
- ParkLaurel Hill PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkLincoln ParkLeash required
- ParkLittle Hollywood ParkLeash required
- ParkLittle Marina GreenLeash required
- ParkMargaret S. Hayward PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkMarina GreenLeash required
- TrailMarina GreenLeash required
- ParkMariposa ParkLeash required
- ParkMcCoppin SquareLeash required
- ParkMcKinley SquareLeash required
- ParkMerced Heights PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkMichelangelo PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkMidtown Terrace Park and Sutro Recreation CenterLeash required
- ParkMiraloma PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkMission Bay Kids ParkLeash required
- ParkMission PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkMoscone Recreation CenterLeash required
- ParkMount Davidson ParkLeash required
- ParkMullen & Peralta Mini ParkLeash required
- ParkMuriel Leff Mini ParkLeash required
- ParkNoe Valley CourtsLeash required
- ParkOcean View ParkLeash required
- ParkPalega Recreation CenterLeash required
- ParkPalou Phelps Mini ParkLeash required
- ParkPanhandleLeash required
- ParkPanorama ParkLeash required
- ParkPark in Russian HillLeash required
- ParkParkside SquareLeash required
- ParkParque Niños UnidosLeash required
- ParkPatricia's GreenLeash required
- ParkPine Lake ParkLeash required
- ParkPotrero Del Sol ParkLeash required
- ParkPotrero Hill Recreation CenterLeash required
- ParkPrecita ParkLeash required
- ParkPresidio Heights PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkRaymond Kimbell PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkRichmond PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkRichmond Recreation CenterLeash required
- ParkRochambeau PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkRocky OutcropLeash required
- ParkRolph Nicol Jr PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkRolph PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkRossi Playground Edward St AnnexLeash required
- ParkSaint Mary's ParkLeash required
- ParkSaint Mary's SquareLeash required
- ParkSeward Mini ParkLeash required
- ParkShoreview ParkLeash required
- ParkSigmund Stern Recreation GroveLeash required
- ParkSilver Terrace PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkSouth ParkLeash required
- ParkSue Bierman ParkLeash required
- ParkSunnyside ConservatoryLeash required
- ParkSunnyside PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkSunset DunesLeash required
- ParkSunset PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkSydney G. Walton SquareLeash required
- ParkTank HillLeash required
- ParkTenderloin Children's PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkUnion SquareLeash required
- ParkVictoria Manalo Draves ParkLeash required
- ParkWalter Haas PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkWarm Water Cove ParkLeash required
- ParkWashington Square ParkLeash required
- ParkWest Portal PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkWest Sunset PlaygroundLeash required
- ParkWillie "Woo Woo" Wong ParkLeash required
- ParkWoh Hei Yuen Recreation CenterLeash required
- ParkYik Oi Huang Peace and Friendship ParkLeash required
- ParkYoungblood-Coleman PlaygroundLeash required
TrailCoastal TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
ParkFort FunstonDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
ParkJohn McLaren ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
BeachOcean BeachDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- BeachBaker BeachDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- BeachEast BeachDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailEmbarcadero (San Francisco)Dogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkPresidio of San FranciscoDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkRobert Pender ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
ParkChina BeachNo dogs
BeachMarshall's BeachNo dogs
- ParkAlcatraz IslandNo dogs
- ParkArgonne Community GardenNo dogs
- BeachChina BeachNo dogs
- ParkSan Francisco Maritime MuseumNo dogs
- ParkSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor CenterNo dogs
Nearby counties
Towns in San Francisco County
How we knowThe agencies that set dog rules here, and what each one says
- San Francisco Recreation and Park DepartmentOff leash in 30-plus Dog Play Areas. Leashed elsewhere in city parks. No dogs at the Japanese Tea Garden.141 places here
- Golden Gate National Recreation AreaMany trails, beaches and sites closed to dogs. Leash or voice control only in named areas. Leash everywhere else.3 places here
- Port of San FranciscoLeashed in all Port parks. Off leash in the Butchertown and Crane Cove dog runs.1 place here
- OpenStreetMapWhere no agency rule is on file, the dog tags people add to the map.43 places here
- California Coastal CommissionA published list of places with their dog rules.6 places here
Check posted signs. They are the rule on site. This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete. It is not legal advice.
Photo credits (2)
- Alameda County: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- San Mateo County: Elf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
County boundary: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, 2025 (public domain). A place belongs to the county that holds its point on the map.