Veterans Parkway — Attraction in Manhattan Beach

BEWARE DOGS PAWS!!!!!

As this trail seemed nice at first.. it became a nightmare in our 3rd visit here with my dog!!! Half way through the trail a piece of wood went through my shoe, & into my left big toe. It was so painful!!! I had to limp for about a minute to get to bench to see what the heck was going on!!!

The wood made a hole in my shoe & left a splinter in my toe that left a hole!!! That’s how bad it is!! My toe started to swell & hurt more!!! I limped back to my car which was about 25 mins & then I noticed she was limping.

By the time we got to the car, I was able to set myself up & take the splinter out because fortunately I had tweezers in the car.

I checked my dogs paws & yup. Splinters. Then I noticed a boil or something on one of her knuckles… an old splinter from the previous visits during that same week. Sigh. It’s been 3 days & both of us are still suffering. I feel like such a bad dog owner for not thinking about the risks of a WOOD trail. We all know wood causes splinters!! I FEEL SO DUMB!

I’ve never liked wooded chipped parks idk what convinced me this trail would be safe. Please put shoes on your dog before walking here or avoid this trail with your dogs at...

A lovely little wood chipped walking path. Can be crowded on weekends, and dusty in the drier months, but it’s still a very nice walk. There are trees that provide some shade, but several areas are in full sun. There is a baseball field adjacent to the path and it culminates near the downtown area of Manhattan beach. Parking is plentiful in the residential areas bordering the path, and there is also parking...

First time today I've walked this beautiful trail. I brought my two retired racing greyhounds and they loved it. For them it was more of a stop and sniff and explore than a walk. People along the way were so friendly. Loved this trail and definitely...