BARKTOBERFEST 2025
IT'S SPOOKY SEASON!!
Join PIDO on October 26, 2025 for our yearly Barktoberfest!!!
Register for costume contest at 12:00, it’s FREE for PIDO members. (See entry fees below.) Non-members pay $20 and get a FREE lifetime membership in PIDO. Short parade begins at 1 pm, followed by judging, prizes, and photos of winners.
WHERE: The field north of Sit and Stay Café/ Mudpupppy’s, 1 Isabel Street. Arrive early; parking may be difficult.
SPOOKY MERCH: Limited edition PIDO hoodies and tees are on sale now for our upcoming Barktoberfest Halloween costume contest and parade. We have new sizes and colors decked out with our spooky logo — while they last.
Check out our Instagram for updates and can’t wait to see everyone there!
North Point Isabel Park Cap Resilience Project
Through a funding partnership with California State Parks, the proposed project seeks to beautify and improve the project site’s resilience to sea level rise by enhancing the existing remedial cap to provide long-term, sustainable recreational use of the park through effective grading, drainage, and planting to prevent soil erosion.
You can read the complete proposal here: https://ceqanet.lci.ca.gov
Public Comments are accepted until 10/20/2025.
See PIDO’s comment submitted to EBRPD here.
Columbia discounts for PIDO members, June 6 -29
PIDO members have been invited to the Columbia Sportswear Company employee stores (Richmond and Union City) to enjoy 40 percent off full retail pricing between March 7-30!
The Richmond store is at Mountain Hardwear headquarters, Ford Point (near Rosie the Riveter Museum and Craneway Pavilion).
The discount applies to the store’s family of brands: Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear, and prAna – all items are 40% off Full Retail Pricing. For store access, please provide your digital invite (printed or shown on your mobile device) and proof of affiliation. Invitees can bring up to four additional guests with each visit. This offer is for store access (not valid online).
PIDO emailed the invitation and proof of PIDO membership to PIDO members on March 5. Contact us at info@pido.org if you are a member and we don’t have your email address.
Read what the news media is writing about Point Isabel and PIDO…
"Sunday Getaway to Point Isabel Regional Shoreline"
San Francisco Chronicle, 1 December 2019,
"Halloween comes early for Richmonders, dogs at Point Isabel"
Richmond Confidential, 30 October 2019
"The Most Epic Dog Parks in the U.S."
bringfido.com, 25 June 2019
"The Best Dog Parks in the U.S."
theactivetimes.com, 16 August 2018
"In the Bay Area, there's a community for just about everyone"
East Bay Times, 1 April 2017
"10 of the Coolest Dog Parks Across the U.S."
vetstreet.com, 13 June 2016
"Keeping dogs off leash: East Bay owners join fight"
East Bay Times, 18 April 2016
"Dog-friendly parks throw pet owners a bone"
San Francisco Chronicle, 21 April 2016
"Great Dog Parks: Point Isabel, CA"
The Bark, Fall 2014
"Dog Lovers Get Creative at Barktoberfest"
Patch.com, 29 October 2011
"A Bark for the East Bay Park Directors"
Dogtrekker.com, 5 January 2011
"Mudpuppy's at Point Isabel Regional Shoreline"
San Francisco Chronicle (video by columnist Tom Stienstra)
Video collage: Five photography students and their teacher, Stephanie Mohan of Creative Portraiture in Fairfax, took some great photos of dogs and people at Point Isabel during summer 2017.
Point Isabel Dog Owners publishes The PIDO Pointer three times a year.
