Not realizing that you had already decided on which of the five Livermore Area Recreation and Park District dog parks, Chloe and I decided to scout each and every one this morning. We all knew that Karen would want the one near her house, but as it turns out this is clearly the most appropriate for the desired purpose. Vista Meadows is the only other park near the freeway, but there is almost no parking at this facility. Excellent views since it sits on a hill top, but no parking. The chosen park was the only one with a separate small dog run, and while others had more grass, most of the run did have a good deal of grass once one makes it past the entrance. The dog run is in the south west corner of the park which is designated as the North Livermore Neighborhood Park, but has clear markings of Marlin A. Pound on the west side of Bluebell between Buckskin and Shetland. Parking is along the west side of Bluebell as well. Also, I have directions below and you should not have any trouble pulling a trailer via these directions.

Directions from Eastbound I580:
Exit right onto ramp at First Street-Springtown Blvd     
Turn left onto Springtown Blvd (also marked First Street) and continue for 1.4 miles
Continue at bend onto Galloway St and continue for 0.1 miles
Turn right onto Bluebell Dr and continue for 0.1 miles
Marlin A. Pound Park will be on your right.

When departing:
Continue on Bluebell for 0.3 miles
Turn left onto Scenic Drive and continue for 0.9 miles
At North Vasco Rd you can turn right to return to I580 or left to proceed to Brentwood/Discovery Bay.

We'll be there too--with Radzi and Mujde.

Mary and Cemil