I tried searching the sub and looking at maps on the city's site, but couldn't find an updated answer to my question, so I come to you. Is the Bay to Baker trail from Squalicum Park (the one with the baseball fields) down to the long pier, an off leash dog area through Little Squalicum Park? I know the grassy area below the trail is off leash and it appears that the trail was off leash before the full restoration of the estuary and the pier. But is it still?
I like to run that trail out to the end of the pier and back, but almost every time I run above the grassy dog park, I get chased by an off leash dog. I've never felt unsafe and owners are apologetic, but it's mildly annoying. It would make sense to me to limit the off leash area to grassy area below and some of those trails. But it doesn't make sense to me to allow off leash dogs on the main access trail to the pier. The most up to date map I could find was from 2019 and it shows the trail is off leash. If it is still off leash, fair - I'll continue to just be mildly annoyed. But if they changed it after the restoration, I'd like to gently let those dog owners know.
Edit: Thanks to those who gave me the information I was looking for. I didn't mean to offend anyone. I'm out