Ohlone Dog Park

Berkeley's Ohlone Dog Park, on a strip of land cleared in the 1960s for BART undergrounding, is widely considered the world's first dog park. Development plans for the area were disrupted when activists occupied the strip and called it People's Park Annex. In 1979, a group of residents gathered there to declare the area a park for dogs. What began as an experiment became official in 1983, and the non-profit Ohlone Dog Park Association, pronounced "odd paw," was formed to help maintain it. A fire hydrant in the park is dedicated to Doris Richards, the longest sitting ODPA president, and a sign honors Martha Scott Benedict, the founders' leader.

Berkeley, California · United States