Playtime with your pup in the East Bay’s big back yard

By: DogTrekker Staff

Woman with cute Shiba Inu dog at the riverside

Yes, San Francisco traffic congestion can be a turnoff, but head to the East Bay and you’ll be amazed by all the open-to-the-public lands at your disposal – not to mention dozens of boutique wineries and, in spring, emerald-green, oak-dotted hills that beckon as invitingly to dogs as to their people.

Here are some of our favorite destinations in the dog-friendly East Bay: