Golden Gate National Recreational Area - Pets (U.S. National Park Service)

NPS

Visitors and their pets at Fort Mason, GGNRA

Dogwalking In Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Areas Open For On Leash or Voice Control Dog Walking
San Francisco
-Fort Funston (excepting the 12-acre closure in northwest Ft. Funston)
-Ocean Beach (excepting the Plover Protection Area from Sloat Blvd. north to Stairwell 21 where leashes are required all year except from May 15 to July 1)
-Lands End
-Fort Miley
-Baker Beach, north of Lobos Creek
-Crissy Field (excepting the Wildlife Protection Area at the west end of Crissy field beach where leashes are required all year except from May 15 to July 1)

Parking Lots and Picnic Areas Dogs must be on leash in picnic areas and parking lots at Baker Beach and Crissy Field

Marin County
-Rodeo Beach
-Muir Beach
-Oakwood Valley Road to Alta Avenue
-Alta Ave. between Marin City/Oakwood Valley
-Homestead Valley
-Specific trails in Marin Headlands:
1. Coastal Trail from Golden Gate Bridge to junction with Wolf Ridge Trail;
2. Loop Trail from Rodeo Beach parking lot up Coastal Trail paved road (Old Bunker Road) near Battery Townsley and return to Rodeo Beach on paved road;
3. Wolf Ridge Loop (Coastal Trail to Wolf Ridge Trail; Wolf Ridge Trail to Miwok Trail; Miwok Trail back down to Coastal Trail).

Areas Open For On Leash Dog Walking Only
-Two trails in the Marin Headlands:
1. Coast Trail between Hill 88 (junction of Coastal Trail and Wolf Ridge Trail) and Muir Beach
2. Miwok Trail between Tennessee Valley parking lot and Highway 1
-All other areas of the park not listed as open to voice control dog walking, and which are not closed to dogs.

Areas Closed To Dogs
(through the Superintendent's Compendium)
San Francisco
The interior of Fort Point
The Fort Point pier
Batteries to Bluffs Trail
China Beach
Alcatraz Island
Crissy Field Tidal Marsh
Ft. Funson Habitat Protection Area

Marin
Muir Woods National Monument
Redwood Creek Trail (between Muir Woods and Muir Beach)
Fort Baker's Chapel Trail
Fort Baker pier
Kirby Cove
Upper and Lower Fisherman Trails
Rodeo Lagoon and Rodeo Lake
Tennessee Valley Trail to Muir Beach
Muir Beach lagoon
Redwood Creek
Stinson Beach (beach only)

San Mateo
Phleger Estate

Regulations That Apply to Dog Walking Both On Leash and Under Voice Control
36 CFR § 2.15 - The sections of the NPS pet regulation that prohibit:
-Failing to dispose of pet excrement
-Leaving a pet unattended
-Allowing a pet to make noise that is unreasonable considering the location
-Possessing a pet at a swimming beach
36 CFR § 2.1 - Preservation of natural, cultural and archeological resources
36 CFR § 2.2 - Wildlife protection
36 CFR § 2.34(a)(4) - Disorderly Conduct (unmanaged dogs creating hazardous or physically offensive condition)