SF's Presidio temporarily bans dogs on trails to create coyote 'safe' zones FacebookTwitterEmail A coyote sighting in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in broad daylight, October 2020.Zaki Lisha Two popular trails in San Francisco's Presidio will be dog-free until the fall to create a safe space for coyote mothers and their young as the wild dog enters pupping season. Dogs will be prohibited from large sections of the Park Trail and Bay Area Ridge Trail (see map below) until the fall when pupping season ends, according to a press release from the Presidio Trust. The effort is to reduce potential conflicts between coyotes and dogs.