Pet Travel Journal: Destinations, Guides & Gear

Dogs at Baker Beach: Off-Leash North of Lobos Creek, Leashed South

Updated August 12, 2026

The creek is the line: voice-control sand with the full Golden Gate view to the north, leashed family stretch to the south. Timing, the…

Updated August 12, 2026

The redwoods take no dogs: not leashed, not carried, not in the plaza. Why the ban is total, what people try anyway, and the…

Updated August 12, 2026

Off leash on the sand from shoreline to dune crest, leashed everywhere else — and no dogs at all up the hill at Muir…

Updated August 12, 2026

Fort Funston, Ocean Beach north, Baker Beach, Crissy Field and Muir Beach — where the voice-control zones start and stop, what plover season closes,…

Updated August 12, 2026

Two points of support, zero surprise exits: the correct in-arms hold, the jump-down risk nobody warns about, and when equipment does the job better…

Updated August 12, 2026

TSA does not certify carriers — it screens them. What really happens at the checkpoint, who sets the size rules, and the four things…

Updated August 12, 2026

Lowering a cat through the roof beats pushing one through a gate — at your front door and at the vet. Zip roofs vs…

Updated August 12, 2026

Chest vest, sling, or a handle vest the dog wears — three different front carries, what each is for, and the honest weight limit…

Updated August 12, 2026

The tape length is fixed at 3 m and the street decides whether that reads as freedom or a problem. Where it earns its…

Updated August 12, 2026

Torso shell, leg shield, or a full four-leg suit? Covering the legs and covering the paws are two different decisions, and most listings only…