Dog-friendly trails in San Mateo County
41 of the 81 trails in San Mateo County welcome dogs today.
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
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
TrailWoodside TrailLeash required
Photo by Suiren2022, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TrailAlpine Road TrailLeash required
- TrailClouds Rest TrailLeash required
- TrailGrasshopper Loop TrailLeash required
- TrailSchilling Lake TrailLeash required
- TrailSharon DirtLeash required
- TrailSherwood Forest TrailLeash required
- TrailYellow Brick RoadLeash required
- Trail4 Bridges TrailDogs allowedLeash rule not stated
- TrailAnniversary TrailDogs 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
- 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
- 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
- TrailFir Knoll TrailNo dogs
- TrailGrabtown Gulch TrailNo dogs
- TrailHazelnut TrailNo dogs
- TrailHorseshoe Loop TrailNo dogs
- TrailIpiwa TrailNo dogs
- TrailIrish Ridge TrailNo 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
- 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
- TrailSkyline Watershed Ridge TrailNo dogs
- TrailToyon TrailNo dogs
- TrailTree Farm TrailNo dogs
- TrailWard RoadNo dogs
Nearby counties
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.