OFF-LEASH DOG BEACH. Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Ocean Beach is a 3.5 mile stretch of white beach located on the westernmost border of San Francisco, adjacent to Golden Gate Park. Dogs are allowed on-leash or off-leash from the north end to Stairwell 21. At the Ocean Beach Snowy Plover Protection Area (SPPA) dogs must be restrained on a leash no longer than 6 feet starting July 1 and ending May 15. Dog walking restricted to on-leash only in the area which encompasses the shoreline and beach area west of the GGNRA boundary, between Stairwell 21 to Sloat Boulevard, including all tidelands and submerged lands to 1,000 feet offshore.
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