San Elijo Hills Dog Park

About the Park

San Elijo Hills, the planned community on the south side of San Marcos, California, has an off-leash dog park that costs nothing to use. The neighborhood sits in the hills near the city's border with Carlsbad and Encinitas, which usually means more breeze than the flats of central San Marcos. Details beyond the off-leash designation are sparse in our records — fencing, surface, and hours are unconfirmed — so look over the space and the posted rules before letting your dog go. Bring water and waste bags rather than assuming dispensers are stocked. For households in the 92078 zip code this is the close-to-home option, and like other San Marcos parks it follows city leash rules outside any marked off-leash zone.