About this site

SanFranciscoDogParks.com is a plain, honest directory of San Francisco and metro dog parks: where each one is, whether it's fenced or lit, whether there's water or shade, what (if anything) you need a pass for, and the rules that keep parks open. It's built to be useful first and to pay for its own hosting with ads second.

Where the data comes from

San Francisco city parks: the official Dog Parks page from San Francisco Parks & Recreation (names, addresses, lighting, hours, bag dispensers, the Green/Yellow/Red system, licensing), plus SF Recreation & Parks park pages and neighboring towns county parks.
Coordinates & amenities: OpenStreetMap via the Overpass API, plus Photon geocoding for a few small parks OSM hasn't tagged yet.
County & township parks: SF Recreation & Parks (Winton Woods, Miami Whitewater Forest, Voice of America) and neighboring towns park departments (Devou, Fort Thomas, Newport).

How honest we try to be

Amenities we can't confirm say "not listed" rather than a guessed yes/no.
A few new or downtown parks carry a "pin approximate" note because they're pinned to a street address, not a surveyed point.
Parks marked pilot / in development are flagged — check the city page before making a trip.
Park conditions change. Always read the posted Green/Yellow/Red sign at the gate. We can't know today's mud or bag levels.

Get in touch

Spot something wrong, know a park we missed, or want to volunteer your park's quirk as a tip? Leave it on the park's page — the reviews feed powers the "what people actually see here" notes. For corrections, see the contact detail on the park pages or the About footer.