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Park of the Week: Del Mar Dog Park

Take your four-legged friend for a romp at this play space just for pups!

One of San Ramon's biggest prides and joys is the city's amazing park system. Our city has a whopping 53 parks spread throughout our vast community, ranging from small neighborhood playgrounds to multi-acre, multi-feature parks.

Each week we'll be highlighting one of our city parks, showing you photos, listing park features, and telling you what's special about them. We have so many parks that it will take Patch more than a year to profile each of them. So if you have a special park you'd like featured next, let us know!

Park of the Week: Del Mar Dog Park

The pet friendly terrain of Del Mar Dog Park is a great destination for an outdoor excursion with man's best friend. Open from 8 a.m. until dusk, the park is a solid acre of fenced in space. The floor of the park is made up of cedar playground chips, a perfectly padded and delightfully-diggable surface for paws of all sizes.

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Del Mar is an off-leash dog park, so while pups run free within the grounds watchful owners can relax under one of the park's two shaded structures. Though fairly small in size, the solid overhangs and benches underneath will provide a welcome respite from the sun, which beats down on the rest of the park.

In addition to the spots of shade, other amenities include water fountains for dogs and humans, lots of available parking and waste receptacles for cleaning up after your furry friend.

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Del Mar Dog Park is also conveniently located adjacent to Iron Horse Trail. A stop at the park could be a fun treat for Fido if you two are already out for some exercise on the track. 

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