Mar 15, 2024 - Things to Do

Where to book a private park for your dog in the Bay Area

Shawna Chen

Photo of two people walking four middle-sized dogs next to the Palace of Fine Arts — People walk their dogs by the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco last spring. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Private dog parks are gaining more popularity, and we've got the top Bay Area spots for you.

Why it matters: For many pet owners, there are perks to having a wide, secure space without unknown dogs or other distractions.

Seattle-based Sniffspot launched about six years ago to meet that need as an Airbnb-style rental marketplace for private dog parks, which you can reserve by the hour.

State of play: San Francisco itself doesn't make the cut for most popular Sniffspots in the Bay.

The top three local parks are:

5-acre parcel in Petaluma
Andrea's 1-acre park in Cotati
2-acre hillside meadow in San José

The fine print: Sniffspots' rankings change daily depending on the number of bookings and reviews, but the company says the ones shared above are consistently at the top of the list.

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Where to book a private park for your dog in the Bay Area

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