Albany Beach — Attraction in Albany

Great little strip of beach for dogs to run free. Been going there for many years. This past time we had almost a private beach because we went at 8 AM on a cold windy morning. It is usually windy there, so make sure you have your layers!

Some days and times are busier and you will have tons of dogs and even bay swimmers coming out of the waters. Some dogs will be catching sticks from the water.

There is a bike path and hiking trails, and Albany bulk is a popular sightseeing destination.

We go right to the beach area for the dogs to run. There are trash cans for your poop bags.

It is not a totally enclosed area so you must have some voice control. No water station so bring your own. There are public restrooms.

There are two parking areas. The first one is dilapidate so keep driving to the back and you will find the...

So I found that it is hard to find a beach that allows pets in the Oakland/Alameda area. This was about a 40 minute drive for us. There was not very many people there when we first arrived but the beach quickly became crowed with lots of dogs and people. There is a sign on the beach telling about up coming closures so make sure you check before you go. Nobody had their pet on a leash in the beach area and all the dogs seemed to be acting fine. This is all new to me so I was not sure about letting my dog run loose so I kept him leashed. It got a little overwhelming for me when there was a large number of dogs so we decided to cut the...

I really enjoyed myself first time here!! Very clean for a busy public beach👌🏽. Very kelpy waters maybe it's the time of the year🤷🏽‍♀️. The water was PERFECT!! not to cold or hot, the waves were strong but manageable🌊🏊🏽‍♀️. I usually don't get in the water too often but this water was perfect and so was the weather! Everyone was so chill & clean here even peoples dogs ( I played catch with 1 haha) I appreciated that. Parking was a bit scarce but free & dident take long at all to park, people were constantly coming and going so that made it easy for us to get a spot at...