🐾 Kids at the Dog Park: Real Stories, Safety Risks & Smarter Solutions
If you’ve spent time at an off-leash park, you’ve probably seen it:A parent strolls in with a stroller 🚼 or […]
Located in the Marina District, Dog Park at Moscone Park offers a pet-friendly environment right in the heart of San Francisco. This neighborhood dog park features both a main area and a recently opened secondary gravel-covered section, providing local pups with space to play, socialize, and run free. With its combination of gravel and grassy athletic fields, the park caters to both small and large breed dogs who love off-leash exercise. The park is especially appreciated for its accessibility—both the entrance and parking are wheelchair accessible, and the pathways are even and easy to navigate.
The park stands out for being tucked away from busy streets, offering a clean and relatively quiet spot for dog owners, just steps from the shops and cafes of Chestnut Street. While seating is limited and parking is primarily street-based, the large grassy field adjacent to the dog park area provides ample room for energetic pups to run and fetch. Dog owners note the friendly, social atmosphere and the convenience of being close to other local attractions.
It has a few unpredictable people that now call it home. A few people live in their cars too. Never thought I’d see the Marina in this state.
The dog park itself at Moscone Park is a bit on the smaller side. Recently they opened up the secondary portion however the ground is covered in gravel which my two pups don’t seem to enjoy. Anywhere that has small gravel they tend to stay away from, I understand that it’s likely put down for hygiene purposes at dog parks but it ruins the experience from my pack. Truth be told, my pups and my partner much rather utilize the large athletic Field as the grass is great for the pups to frolic in. Also my two are large breed and runners the grassy athletic field allows for lots of room to run and for us to shoot our Nerf dog ball gun which my two pups love. The grassy athletic Field is so large that many dogs can enjoy off leash running time and not run into each other at all in fact, it’s my experience that each dog and human companion sticks to their area of the athletic field and doesn’t typically get into the other’s play space.
Nice place for your dog to play with others. Humans sometimes snotty
Love letting my pup run and play in the park, everyone is so nice. It’s great to be able to let the dogs run free.
As of June 1, 2021 you have a few on and off mask wearers (half are wearing mask, half are not). This park is pretty tucked away and there are no major signs saying it’s a dog park. The lot is extremely clean and no trash around. The park itself is accessible and there are no hills or bumps along the way. There is very limited seating if you’d like to sit and watch. The park is one of the smallest i have been to in the city but people come and go throughout the day so it doesn’t feel too crowded. Parking is mainly street parking, definitely watch out for street sweeping days. Close by all the restaurants and shopping area on Chestnut St.