Rules & Resources
East Bay Regional Park District website
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline page
EBRPD police dispatch: 510-881-1833 (non-emergency)
Point Isabel park managers: 888-327-2757, option 3, extension 455
EBRPD official rules regarding dogs in EBRPD parks: link
EBRPD dog permits (required for professional dog walkers and for individuals who bring more than three dogs to the park): link
To apply for a dog permit, call EBRPD’s Public Safety Department: 510-690-6508.
LOST YOUR DOG?
If you lose your dog at Point Isabel, it may help to stay near your car as long as you can. (Many dogs circle back to their cars, sometimes hours later.) Post to PIDO’s Facebook group. Check with Mudpuppy’s & Scrub (510-559-8899).
The first 24 hours after you lose a dog are critical. Put up flyers right away. Post to Nextdoor, craigslist.org (“lost+found” and “pets”), pawboost.com, and dog groups and “lost pet” groups on Facebook. File reports with Contra Costa County Animal Services, Berkeley Animal Care Services, and Oakland Animal Services. Check all Bay Area animal shelters frequently.
¿PERDISTE A TU PERRO?
Si perdiste a tu perro en Point Isabel, podría ser útil que permanezcas cerca de tu automóvil todo el tiempo que puedas (muchos perros regresan en círculos a sus automóviles, algunas veces horas después). Pública en el grupo de Facebook PIDO. Consulta con Mudpuppy’s Tub & Scrub (510-559-8899).
Las primeras 24 horas tras la pérdida de un perro son críticas. Coloca volantes de inmediato. Publícalo en Nextdoor, craigslist.org (“lost+found” y “pets”), pawboost.com y grupos de perros y “mascotas perdidas” en Facebook. Presenta el reporte en los Servicios para Animales del Condado de Contra Costa, en los Servicios para Animales de Berkeley y en los Servicios para Animales de Oakland. Revisa con frecuencia todos los refugios de animales del Área de la Bahía.
Area dog groups:
Albany Landfill Dog Owners Group & Friends: aldog.org
Dogs of César Chávez Park (Berkeley): FB page
East Bay Dogs: ebdogs.org
Lake Merritt Dog Group (Lakeview): FB page
Lamorinda Dogs: FB page
Marin County Dog Owners Group: marincountydog.org
Oakland Dog Owners Group: odogparks.org
Point Pinole Dogs: FB page
San Francisco Dog Owners Group: sfdog.org
Save Off-Leash Dog Walking Areas in the Bay Area: FB page
Resources:
Mudpuppy's Tub & Scrub: 510-559-8899
Contra Costa County Animal Control (dog incidents or lost/abandoned dogs, injured wild mammals or reptiles): 925-335-8300
International Bird Rescue (injured bird): 707-207-0380
Marine Mammal Center (injured otter, seal, sea lion): 415-289-7325
Point Isabel and Richmond Inner Harbor Tides (tides, weather, fishing times — courtesy of Tideschart.com)
photo by Mary Barnsdale
Point Isabel Exception
Throughout EBRPD, dogs are generally not allowed on paved trails or in “developed areas“ (such as picnic areas and food concessions). In 1987, PIDO successfully negotiated the Point Isabel Exception that allows off-leash recreational dog walking at Point Isabel Regional Shoreline on both paved and dirt trails, and in the café and dog wash areas. (Dogs must be on-leash in the parking lots.)
The only other exception — which PIDO also helped to secure, along with other dog advocacy groups — is that dogs may be walked off-leash on South Park Drive in Tilden Park during its annual winter closure (generally November through April, to protect migrating newts).
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
2701 Isabel St., Richmond, CA 94804
Open between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m.