Dog-friendly parks and trails in San Mateo County
San Mateo County has 120 places in our guide; 73 of them welcome dogs today, 23 of them off-leash. Here are the ones to start with.
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
- Dog parkBair Island Marina Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBrisbane Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkBurlingame Dog Exercise ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCentennial Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCity Dog Hall ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCity Hall Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkCommodore Park Dog Exercise AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Bayside/Joinville ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Laurie Meadows ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Mission Hills ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Palisades ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Ray ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at San Mateo Central ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Seal Point ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park at Willow Oaks ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in ColmaOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Foster CityOff-leash
- Dog parkDog park in Menlo ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkFoster City Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMain Street Agility Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkPacifica Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkShore Dogs ParkOff-leash
ParkPulgas Ridge Open Space PreserveLeash required
Photo by Elf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailSneath Lane TrailLeash required
Photo by Richard Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailSweeney Ridge TrailLeash required
Photo by Nina Rumbines nbrumbines, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkWoodside StoreLeash required
Photo by Suiren2022, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
TrailWoodside TrailLeash required
Photo by Suiren2022, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailAlpine Road TrailLeash required
- TrailClouds Rest TrailLeash required
- ParkColma Historical ParkLeash required
- TrailGrasshopper Loop TrailLeash required
- ParkHidden Canyon ParkLeash required
- ParkJohn Daly Tot LotLeash required
- ParkPatricia Wharton ParkLeash required
- TrailSchilling Lake TrailLeash required
- TrailSharon DirtLeash required
- TrailSherwood Forest TrailLeash required
- ParkSterling ParkLeash required
- TrailYellow Brick RoadLeash required
- Trail4 Bridges TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailAnniversary TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkBayside/Joinville ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailBetsy Crowder TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailBlack Oak TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailBlue Oak TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailBridle TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailCanyon View TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailCoal RoadDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailCoastal TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailCordilleras TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailCrazy Pete's RoadDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailCrazy Pete's TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailDeer Path TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailDick Bishop TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailDusky-footed Woodrat TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailEaton Canyon TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailEaton TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailHamms Gulch TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailHassler Loop TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailHassler TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailHawk Hill BypassDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailHawk Hill TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailLos Trancos Road TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailLower Meadow TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailOld Mori RoadDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- ParkPalmetto Mini ParkDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailPolly Geraci TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailSequoias TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailSpring Ridge TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailSunrise TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailUpper Mori TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailWillowbrook TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- Dog parkCipriani Park and Dog Exercise AreaOff-leashA guess from the name
ParkEdgewood Park and Nature PreserveNo dogs
Photo by John Loo from Sunnyvale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkPurisima Creek Redwoods Open Space PreserveNo dogs
Photo by Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkSan Bruno Mountain State and County ParkNo dogs
Photo by Serouj, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailAlpine Pond TrailNo dogs
- TrailBald Knob TrailNo dogs
- TrailBorden Hatch Mill TrailNo dogs
- TrailChestnut TrailNo dogs
- TrailChimney Tree TrailNo dogs
- TrailCielo TrailNo dogs
- TrailCoho Vista TrailNo dogs
- TrailCouncil Circle TrailNo dogs
- TrailDe Anza TrailNo dogs
- ParkEl Corte de Madera Creek Open Space PreserveNo dogs
- TrailFir Knoll TrailNo dogs
- TrailGrabtown Gulch TrailNo dogs
- TrailHazelnut TrailNo dogs
- TrailHorseshoe Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailIpiwa TrailNo dogs
- TrailIrish Ridge TrailNo dogs
- ParkLa Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (permit area)No dogs
- TrailLambert Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailLive Oak Nature Trail LoopNo dogs
- TrailLobitos Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailLong Ridge RoadNo dogs
- TrailLong Ridge TrailNo dogs
- TrailLost TrailNo dogs
- TrailMolder TrailNo dogs
- TrailOld Page Mill TrailNo dogs
- TrailPeter's Creek Falls TrailNo dogs
- TrailPeters Creek TrailNo dogs
- TrailPine TrailNo dogs
- TrailQuail Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailRanch Spring Loop TrailNo dogs
- ParkRavenswood Open Space PreserveNo dogs
- TrailRazorback Ridge TrailNo dogs
- TrailRidge TrailNo dogs
- TrailSan Andreas TrailNo dogs
- TrailSan Francisco Bay TrailNo dogs
- TrailSan Francisco Bay TrailNo dogs
- TrailSan Francisco Bay TrailNo dogs
- TrailSchool RoadNo dogs
- TrailSF2 TrailNo dogs
- ParkSkyline Ridge Open Space PreserveNo dogs
- TrailSkyline Watershed Ridge TrailNo dogs
- TrailToyon TrailNo dogs
- TrailTree Farm TrailNo dogs
- TrailWard RoadNo dogs
Nearby counties
Towns in San Mateo County
How we knowThe agencies that set dog rules here, and what each one says
- OpenStreetMapWhere no agency rule is on file, the dog tags people add to the map.119 places here
- Inferred from the place's nameNo source states a rule; the place's name suggests one.1 place here
Rules that cover 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.
County boundary: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, 2025 (public domain). A place belongs to the county that holds its point on the map.