McLaren Park

This little off-leash dog park in San Francisco's Bernal Heights district has both grassy areas and a paved path with bench seating.

Crocker Amazon Playground, which includes five illuminated soccer fields, softball fields, tennis, basketball, and Bocce courts, a playground, and a community garden, welcomes leashed dogs. Within the park, there is also an off-leash dog play area.

Bernal Heights' best hidden secret is this lovely little park. It's a terrific area for dogs to socialize and play catch with their owners. It's also a fantastic area for dog owners to meet up with other dog owners. Although posted signs state that dogs must be kept on a leash, most people let their dogs run free. The beauty of this park is that owners pick up after their dogs, and dogs are amazingly friendly toward other dogs and people, perhaps because it is a tiny park and owners are near by. The park is primarily made up of grass, with walkways and numerous trees. At the top of the hill, there is a fenced-in baseball pitch, two fenced-in kiddie playgrounds, and fenced-in BBQ places.

This dog park is one of San Francisco's largest, with lots of space for on- and off-leash activity. The terrain is steep but beautiful. Plastic bags are available at both park entrances, at the parking lot at the intersection of Folsom and Bernal Heights (north entrance) or at the dead end of Bernal Heights (south entrance) (south entrance).

This neighborhood park features a fenced, off-leash dog park where your dog may mingle with the locals.

For man's best friend, Upper Noe Park in San Francisco's Noe Valley features a tiny fenced-in off-leash dog park. This is a fenced-in, extremely small official Dog Play Area that's easy to miss. There isn't a blade of grass to be discovered (has bare dirt substrate).