If you’re going to be driving near Berkeley or just want an excuse to take a doggie day trip, a great place to visit is Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, a 50-acre park that is almost entirely off-leash.
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| Views of San Francisco and its bay are one of the many perks. |
Located right off I-580 in Richmond, it has mostly flat
trails that meander through grass and along a canal your dog can
explore while you are enjoying views of the San Francisco Bay or bird-watching in the tidal flats.
It is a very popular park (reportedly having well over 1
million visitors a year), and was teeming with dogs of all sizes the sunny
Saturday I visited.
Warning: If your dog doesn’t enjoy meeting a new dog every 90
seconds or you don’t trust them to be off-leash, then this likely is not the
park for you. (Unless you stay in the northern section of the park where owners are asked to keep dogs on-leash).
There is also free parking, bathrooms and drinking fountains
for humans and a “shower shack” where you can get the sand and mud washed off
your dog, though I did not partake.
Address: 2701 Isabel Street in Richmond.
