Alamo Square Dog Play Area — Attraction in San Francisco

This is my favorite weekend dog park, and my corgi always tires himself out playing with the other dogs. We have been going here for years.

It’s a spacious, unenclosed grassy hill, which may not be ideal all dogs. It also gets very muddy for a few days when it rains. While I’m sure there some bad apples at times, most of the people and pets we encounter here are friendly and well-behaved.

There are trash cans at the bottom of the hill and a dog water fountain a little higher up the hill (hidden around the corner from...

Great off-leash area for dogs, though it can be a bit muddy in the winter when it's wetter weather and cloudier skies. Not far from the area where tourists are because of the Painted Ladies. Beautiful view all around though. Some small spots in the dog area were closed off though, I assumed to regrow some grass...

Lovely park but some bad actors. One woman with an aggressive black male lab does nothing when her dog pins and growls viciously at other dogs (mine). I spoke with her, and she was not at all apologetic or interested in getting her dog under control. We don't go...