Dog-friendly Lakeside Park is best known for Lake Merritt and one of the best places to take a walk with your dog in Oakland. It is one of the most celebrated and accessible parks in Oakland with hundreds of visitors enjoying the park and its unique amenities daily.
There are so many enjoyable activities and places to have an adventure while visiting Lake Merritt inside Lakeside Park.
Stroll along Edoff Memorial Bandstand which was built in 1923, jog or bike along paved trails, or bird watching nearby the five bird islands on the lake that serve as the oldest Wildlife Refuge in Northern America.
Dogs on leash (always) are welcome. Please clean up after your dog.
