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Beaches · Ocean Beach
Dog Beach sits at the north end of Ocean Beach where the San Diego River meets the Pacific, at the foot of Voltaire Street. It is one of the oldest official off-leash dog beaches in the United States, with wide sand and reliable surf, and it never closes.
The marquee off-leash beach in San Diego — free, open around the clock, and no permit or tag required.
Officially off-leash 24 hours a day with no seasonal closure, permit, tag or fee. Dogs are not allowed on the main stretch of Ocean Beach between the bike path and the pier. Because the river mouth is right there, check water-quality advisories before letting a dog swim. Parking and outdoor rinse showers are at the lot near West Point Loma Boulevard.
The pet policy above is summarised from the venue’s own published information and cross-checked against public listings. Policies change without notice anyway, so confirm the current one with the venue before you travel, and keep your dog leashed anywhere that is not a signed off-leash area. Read the full disclaimer.
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A long-running restaurant inside the historic House of Hospitality in Balboa Park, serving Spanish-influenced California cooking. The garden terrace overlooks the Casa del Rey Moro Garden and is the dog-friendly seating area, in the middle of the park's 1915 architecture.
No photo yetStone's flagship San Diego restaurant occupies a former Navy mess hall at Liberty Station, with a large garden, a bocce court, an outdoor cinema space and forty craft taps. The grounds are the dog-friendly part of the site.
No photo yetRoughly ninety fenced, off-leash acres on a peninsula in Mission Bay, ringed by calm, waveless shoreline where dogs wade and swim. It is one of only two places in San Diego where dogs may legally be off-leash on the water's edge.
