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| school's out for summer - let's go swimmin' |
The southernmost
of the three fields that comprise Mill Valley's Bayfront Park was designated as a dog park in the City's
masterplan in 1995. The park is situated between Richardson Bay, an arm of San Francisco Bay and
the Marin Bike path, a segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail system. Framed by Sausalito and Strawberry Point,
the San Francisco skyline is visible from the park and 2571-foot Mount Tamalpais, Marin County's dominant landmark,
fills much of the park's western view. Clean, safe, well-tended and very active, the Mill Valley Dog Park
is among the most scenic and enjoyable dog parks in the United States. The park is
fenced along its western border with the Marin County Bike Path. Richardson Bay bounds the park on its eastern
and southern sides. It can be entered from the north via the Bike Path or along the shore of the Bay. There is
an entrance in the southwestern corner that connects with the Bike Path and a gate midway along the Bike Path fence.
The park has a large, grassy central area for dog play. The
southern part of the park is filled with wood chips where agility stations have been placed. There is a wonderful and very unique "official" dog beach
at the southeastern corner on Richardson Bay.
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| Mt. Tamapais is always in view |
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| Richardson Bay forms the park's eastern edge |
"To sit
with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace."
~ Milan Kundera
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| the shore of the bay gives the park definiton and beauty |
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| San Francisco is somewhere under that fog bank |
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you
more than you love yourself." ~ Josh
Billings
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| a fence seperates the park from the bike path |
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| this guy sure gets around |
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| a lone eucalyptus marks the park's southeast corner on the bay |
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