Best dog walkers in Ashbury Heights

San Francisco is a pedestrian-friendly city and Ashbury Heights is no exclusion. You'll find sidewalks, crosswalks, and stairs are as bountiful as the infamous hills. Due to its age and frequency of earthquakes, some sidewalks and stairs may have cracks in them, so be sure to step with a little caution. In more residential areas, such as this one, foot traffic occurs less than it does in highly touristy areas, but you should still be aware of joggers or walking commuters if you own a dog who is easily excited by strangers.

Corona Heights Park is right next to Buena Vista and offers great views as well. At its peak, you can see the Golden Gate Bridge and the blue water that surrounds it. Keep dogs leashed out of consideration of others, but also for their safety as there have been several coyote sightings here as well. 

Bordering the top of Ashbury Heights is a small park called The Panhandle. It's named this due to its unique long, thin shape. Concrete pathways give way to joggers with strollers or dog-walkers such as yourself, and on either side of the greenway are adorable quintessential San Franciscan homes. This may be ideal for a nice, quick run or a leisurely stroll before dinner time given both its unchallenging size and proximity to the neighborhood. 

Golden Gate Park is one of San Francisco's top tourist attractions, inviting millions of visitors a year. The park is over 1,000 acres, offering multiple sights to see, walkways to explore, and activities to enjoy. A shortened list of what the park has to offer shows how diverse and rare it is:

• Carousel 
• Conservatory of Flowers
• Botanical Garden
• Golf Course
• Sports fields and complexes (Frisbee golf, horseshoes, archery, tennis)
• Dutch Windmill
• Art Studio
• Japanese Tea Garden 
• Access to the beach

From Ashbury Heights, you and your walking buddy can get to the eastern-most region of Golden Gate Park in less than 20 minutes by foot. The park is a long, thin rectangular shape so walking its breadth will take less time than walking its three-mile length. Dogs are allowed within the park as long as they're leashed, but some of the attractions inside - such as the tea garden or sports complexes - may not be dog-friendly. There are a few designated off-leash areas, but most are not fenced. If that's an issue for you or your pet, there is a fenced area for doggos to run and play on the side of the park that Fulton Street lines. However, it is closer to the beach (its north-western side), so quite a trek from Ashbury Heights as it rests east of the park.