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There's no hearing yet, but the conversation started long ago.

The City hasn't scheduled a public hearing on the pump track proposal. We expect one around January 2027.

The Pump Track Alliance is already meeting with City staff, the City has earmarked $115,000 for a pump track feasibility study, and park plans (often powered by private donations) usually take shape well before hearings.

We want the people who use Bayfront every day in those conversations now. In the meantime, here are things you can do …

Attend 🎉 Pawty at the Park 🎉
Sunday, November 1, 2026
@ 2 PM

Bring your pup, a sign, and comfortable shoes. We’ll meet at two spots:

  • The Fire Station off Hamilton

  • The school lot across from the church on Sycamore

From there, both groups walk to Bayfront with their pups and do one loop of the park together. We’ll have drinks for the humans and Pup Cups for the dogs.

Why November 1? Bayfront has 14 regular parking spaces and 2 accessible ones, and construction is using some of them. On weekends, a small school lot next door adds 16 more, and one driveway serves as both the entrance and exit.

We’d like to show up in big numbers for Pawty at the Park without adding to the traffic and parking problems we keep asking the City to look at.

We’ll have information packets at the Pawty for you to take home for your street. Neighbors closest to the park will feel the traffic and parking first, and plenty of them haven’t heard about the proposal yet. The Parks & Rec meeting is three days later, on Wednesday, November 4 at 6 PM, if you’d like to carry the momentum into three minutes at the mic.

One heads-up: clocks fall back that morning. Enjoy the extra hour, then come say hi.

Send a short note to the Parks and Recreation Commission and the City Council. Ask them to include dog park users in any discussion about Bayfront before a proposal moves forward, and to finish the improvements the Commission approved in 2024. The Commission is reviewing park use, recreation programs, and issues related to animal control: https://www.cityofmillvalley.gov/274/Parks-Recreation-Commission

A message in your own words carries more weight than a form letter, and a few sentences about how you use the park is enough. You might mention how often you come, who you see there, and that you support a pump track somewhere other than the town's only off-leash area.

Parks & Rec just launched a dedicated email address for Bayfront Park: bayfrontpark@cityofmillvalley.gov. Please use this address and share your stories and voice.

If you'd like a starting point:

I use the Bayfront off-leash dog park [how often]. I've heard the Pump Track Alliance is meeting with the City about Bayfront, and I'd like dog park users to be part of that conversation too. I support a pump track in Mill Valley, just not in our only off-leash area. I'd also like to know when the improvements the Commission approved in March 2024 will be completed.

Write an email to the City

Show up to Parks & Rec’s Monthly Meeting

Mill Valley Parks & Rec meets at City Hall on the first Wednesday of every month at 6 PM. At the beginning of the meeting, everyone gets three minutes to share what’s on their mind.

Showing up matters because it helps the commission see how important Bayfront’s Off-Leash Park is to Mill Valley. The real conversation will begin in January 2027, but you can attend to learn how the meeting works, especially the first part, when everyone gets three minutes to share their thoughts. Then, head home for dinner.

Tell someone about the Mill Valley Pump Track Alliance & what’s happening

Many Bayfront regulars and neighbors with and without dogs haven't heard about the proposal yet. Share this site with someone you see at Bayfront, or forward our emails. We encourage you to share the Pump Track Alliance’s website.

50 & Over Take Live Well Mill Valley survey

The City is asking residents what would make Mill Valley better for older adults and people with disabilities. If the dog park is part of how you stay active and see your neighbors, say so here.

Vice Mayor Caroline Joachim leads Live Well Mill Valley, so if you're an older resident or have a disability, mention how the Bayfront Off-Leash Dog Park helps you stay active and connected.