Point Isabel Dog Park

Place is pretty big and right on the water. If your dog is a swimmer, this place is great. There were plenty of labs jumping in and fetching. A great place to go for a long walk with your dog, or just let him roam off-​leash. Great views of both bridges on a clear day.
There is also a place to get your dog washed if your dog is too muddy
I’m giving it 4 stars because of the parking. Next time, I’ll show up earlier and hope for better parking.

My favorite dog park in the Bay Area! I wouldn’t say it’s an ‘off leash park’ per say, but only because it’s really open and not super secure (no double fences here). Personally, I keep my dogs on leash.
However, the location is fabulous. Lots of available parking, restrooms, coffee for purchase, and the views are outstanding (you can see both bridges and SF on a clear day).
I like that there’s a paved walkway, but there are also grassy areas to play in. The people who come here always seem to be friendly, and I’ve never encountered a dog that was out of control or too aggressive toward my dogs.
The park is on the water, so be sure to bring a few layers for warmth!

Ok so I don’t have a dog, but I do like to come here just to talk around. But it seems like a great place to let your doggies run free! There’s a lot of open space for everyone and there are some benches along the way. The people and their dogs here are friendly. You can see the city from this park and it’s a great place to catch a gorgeous sunset by the water.
There’s a little café by the park. I haven’t been there so I can’t comment! There is a free parking lot with a decent amount of spaces, but also some spots on the street leading to the park.
Remember to bring a sweater, though. It can get really chilly here by the water!

Took my dog there for the first time today and she LOVED it! Pretty clean, great view, and tons of open space for the dogs to run around. There’s frequent garbage bin and poop bag stations. There is no water station though so bring some for your dog. There’s dogs of all sizes and energy levels and I’d say about 95% of the dogs off leash were very well behaved and the owners were usually pretty good about supervising. However, there was some lady making a huge scene with some other owner trying to call the police. Apparently her dog attacked his? So keep your eye out for unfriendly dogs here. Because of the large size of this place it’s very easy for your dog to get ahead of you so this is really a kind of park where you need to be proactive in watching your dog. I wouldn’t recommend this place if you need to be sitting while your dog plays. I would also avoid this place if your dog can’t handle being approached by other dogs. Most of the dogs here were off leash and the people with anxious dogs had a hard time keeping them away. There’s a parking lot and street parking but if it’s all full just park at costco next door.

If you love life, you won’t have to pay the price. This awesome sanctuary for dogs has it all for free. Great energy at this park.

Wonderful place to take the dogs and run them off leash! Beautiful view, chill people, puppy paradise.

My buddy had a blast sniff sniff… a lot of friends to meet and greet, lots of place to walk & run overall pretty clean. He’s happy so I’m happy…

Absolutely LOVE this place. Definitely a doggie and human oasis. This place is pretty easy to get to (barring crazy traffic) and totally worth it if you’re in the Bay Area. Not only is it a picturesque place for a romp with your pooch, but it offers both canine and human the opportunity to take a stroll at their leisure and in the company of other like-​minded folks. My dogs loved this place for the freedom they had to walk around and explore to their heart’s desires. And after you’ve worked up an appetite, you can stop by the café and grab some lunch or a quick snack. If you’ve never been, you’re missing out, and if you have, then you already know the best kept secret doggie place in the area!
Likes:
–lots of land for doggie romps and exploration
–plenty of parking
–place to wash your pups
–food and snacks on site (for both humans and canines)
–clean bathrooms
–gorgeous views of the Bay
Dislikes:
–not close to public transportation
–traffic can be difficult to get to if you’re coming from San Francisco or Oakland

I’ve been going to this dog park since my friend introduced me a couple of years ago. Always enjoyed my walks there, I especially like how the dogs are not completely fenced in and they mostly follow their owners on the trail. Everyone that I have met there seems nice and are responsible with their dogs, the dogs seem to be well-​behaved and people pick up their dogs poop too. I also like how we’re constantly walking next to the water and can see SF when it’s not foggy. Dogs are able to be themselves, can walk with their owners or play with others. My dogs don’t feel annoyed at others that keep bothering them because they can just walk away. Only bad thing about being off leash and not fenced in would be that dogs can easily get lost if not watched, they tend to wander off when they get distracted, but owners look like they’re mostly aware.
Of course, any dog park would come with some crazy people. I’ve seen a fight happen between two big dogs where the lady was spraying the other dog with water and the other dog owner running up screaming that she not touch his dog and her then, threatening to call the cops when her dog was actually the one that started the fight. Another time would be when someone else’s big dog pinned mine down (I have a 10 lb Pomeranian) and when I pulled my dog away, the owners took their dog and walked away quickly without asking if mine was okay. Other than those incidences, I have not seen any yet.
Other nice things about this park is that they have bathrooms (no sink though), a rinse-​off area for those dogs that like to swim, benches and picnic tables for resting, 2 parking lots and a café for those who just wants to hang out with friends and dogs where you can also bathe them. I especially like seeing other breeds of dogs and my mom would enjoy it as well. It’s just a nice place to exercise you and your dog plus is a cheap way to catch up with friends.
One of my favorite parks and will continue going there :)

Great outdoor park with no fences. All the dogs are running around with smiles on their face. There are occasional dog watering spots. There’s a great little (human) café that serve sandwiches, wraps, coffee, etc. there is also a dog washing service right by the café.

One of the best places in he bay to bring your fury children. Huge open areas to run around, play, and socialize with plenty of other dogs.
It can get crowded on weekends but is pretty dead during the week.

I wish there were more dog friendly places like this! I loved the fact that this «park» was not just an enclosed space of grass or dirt for dogs to run around in circles. But rather is was a open space with lots of places for the dogs to run around and also walk along with their owners along the water for miles if they wanted too ! We had views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the city scape was beautiful ! Found easy enough to Parking along the side of the road … They do have a decent size lot tho. There are bathrooms, a little café with outside seating, and even a little store and place where you can get your dog bathed or self service bath. Totally cool idea, but HELLa expensive for the service !! Anyway, this place is awesome. There is a way place where you can have to the pups go in the water. Buts it’s just a kind of narrow ramp into the water .must of the water is separted from walkway by an embankment made of rough rocks. This place would get five stars if the water access was larger and the place had more shade trees. It was pretty hot and dry when we visited. Will come back again !! Ps the location is close to freeway exit next to Costco.

This place is by far the best dog park I’ve been to, and that’s saying a lot. I’ve been gone for a minute. No not literally a minute. Stop being so specific. I mean I’ve been gone from Unilocal for a while but I am black… wait I mean back!
Point Isabel is great. I brought a BBQ and tailgated. This snooty lady got mad, but the cops didn’t have a problem with it.
Why did I speak to the cops? We’ll I’ll tell ya!
It seems some people got into some dog drama. Next thing I heard racial epithets and all kinds of comments were flying.
Really people? We have to get into racial statements and comments about people’s body types because your dogs got into it?
Sometimes I think dogs are superior to humans.
Anyway, my Isbo loved it. A view of SF. Wide open fields to run in, great people. Great dogs. He came home exhausted from all the new smells and sights. I never saw him so alive.
Bathroom access in the front.
There’s this one wooden post that looks like a million dogs lifted their legs on it. Ew. It’s oddly cool though. Like wow, I wonder how much dog urine has touched that post.
My mind is weird.
My dog is brachycephalic, which means he has a short smashed in nose.
He’s so cute.
Anyway, he can’t handle extreme heat. This place had the perfect environment for him.
I love Richmond, I love Pt Isabel and I love my Isbo.
I LOVE YOU POINT ISABEL! I WILL BE BACK SOON!!!

Point Isabel Dog Park is awesome! It’s a bit of a drive from home, so this isn’t our everyday dog park. This is a great off-​leash park full of well behaved and friendly dogs. Your dog will love the freedom that they have here, it’s doggy heaven!
We like to start off with grabbing a sandwich and coffee at the café here, then we take our dog around the park and let him do his thing. After he’s finished getting dirty, we bring him back over to the dog spa area, get him washed, nails clipped, and we all head home happy.

Right on the bay! Views of San Francisco. Awesome off-​leash area to take your fur babies. Tons of room for them to run! Open spaces on the side of the trail. This is literally the best place to take your dog. You can even have a picnic! In the middle of a meadow! With views of the Bay! While your dog runs around. my dogs don’t run to far from me they stay within eyesight.
Pros:
Hills
Grass
Meadows
Trails
Trees
Picnic tables
benches
Enough people and dogs to not feel alone out there.
Cons:
Small Parking lot
Dogs can easily run into the parking lot or into the street, so put them on a leash a little bit before you get close to the parking lot, the parking lot is small and people could easily not see your dog while backing out of a parking space. There is no gate. My basset is a little shit and ran into the parking lot and made me chase after him, I almost had a heart attack. He is the love of my life. He made it out of there alive.
Go with another person, there could possibly be a weirdo out there. Be safe is all I’m saying!

If you want to socialize your dog, this is literally Doggy heaven. HUGE area for off leash doggies to roam, right by the bay giving the humans a beautiful view to enjoy– something for everyone.
Everyone here seemed decently friendly, and are great about cleaning up after their dogs. Most of the dogs we met were well behaved and friendly as weel, except for a couple that we (and my dog) were not sure of.
Do note that it is a tad windy, since it’s by the bay. I would recommend bringing a light layer for yourself. Again, great place to socialize your dog.

Today a group of us (and our dogs) drove down from Sacramento to this dog park. I was born and raised in the bay area so I was prepared for the cold, the fog, and the wind. Even though I would have preferred it to be warmer it was still an amazing experience.
The area is, of course, beautiful, and the scenery, including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, and Mt Tam, is awesome.
The many walkways, open land, and water access make it a joy for humans and our dogs. The most enjoyable part for me was seeing the many many dogs, all breeds, shapes, sizes, walking, running, playing, along with their humans, and everyone appeared to be having fun. No dog fights, no dust ups, no problems. Just a very very enjoyable time.
We will definitely return.

Hey the view is great, and this was the best option for the dog we were watching but not the best place if your dog doesn’t play well with others. Owners let their dogs big and small roam about off leash– which is great until someone’s German Shappherd is annoying you/​your dog and you look around and can’t find the culprit. I wish big dog owners were aware that not everyone loves having 90 lbs of intensity jumping all over you.

Much as if by fate, my path crossed with my friends Rosanne P. and Richard A. and their sweet pup Mochi this afternoon. They were taking him to Point Isabel and asked if I would like to join. Oh, you betcha!
I think most of my friends already know that I love dogs more than anything: more than food, more than drinks… even more than Unilocal!Canines truly are man’s best friend.
Sadly, I don’t have a dog at the moment, but it was quite joyous to walk around and see all of the cute critters running to and fro, fetching balls, wading in the shallow water, getting muddy or grassy or otherwise dirty. All of the doggies seemed to be having the time of their lives.
Surprisingly, most of the pups were incredibly well behaved, even off leash, as most of them tend to be once you get past the parking lot and snack bar. They walked along with their owners and only strayed to inspect some bushes or sniff a dog butt or two. Only one overzealous white dog seemed to be instigating some tiffs between the others. He really wanted to play, but his enthusiasm was too much for his puppy pals.
It was fun to live vicariously through all of these happy pet owners, although it made me a little sad to see a stumpy dachshund waddling around, confused, looking for his dog mom. Please do not let your pets stray too far, always keep an eye on them. Protect them as if they were your own offspring or a pot of gold, because they are just as precious, if not more.

It can be too windy, the sun can be a bit punishing, and I stay away on weekends because it’s too crowded and it becomes a bit of a dog zoo. But Point Isabel can be a great place to walk the doggies. There’s plenty of off-​leash space with hills and a few trees, and plenty of dogs for your pals to play with. The views from Point Isabel are lovely, especially at the right time of day, when the light is just right.
If the play gets too frisky, there’s a dog washing place –Mudpuppy’s Tub & Scrub. –so you don’t track muddy paws into your car. And if you get hungry or need your morning coffee when you’re walking the dog, the Sit & Stay Café has got you covered.