MAINE
Maine is known for its rocky coastline, especially in the northern stretches, but the many coves offer small sandy beaches in places. Maine is in the middle-of the pack for dog-friendliness on its beaches. Dogs are not allowed on state beaches and you will have to wait until the off-season to take advantage of most of the town beaches.
Recommended Tail-Friendly Beaches
York Harbor Beach. A big, convenient parking lot next to a wide sand beach in a sheltered cove. You have to arrive early or come late in the summer but your dog can play here under voice control.
Old Orchard Beach. A classic resort beach with plenty of white sand and a long fishing pier. No dogs allowed on the beach mid-day during the summer but you don’t have to get off the beach until 10:00 a.m.
Drakes Island Beach. Wells is a dog-friendly place with several beaches. Drakes Island is a wonderful, secluded choice.
Downeast/Acadia
Bar Harbor
Acadia National Park
NO DOGS ON BEACH BUT ALLOWED ON TRAILS
207-288-3338
Boothbay Harbor
Barrett Park
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-633-2353
Grimes Cove Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-633-2353
Castine
Back Shore Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH UNDER VOICE CONTROL OR ON A LEASH
207-326-4502
Dennysville
Cobscook Bay State Park
NO DOGS ON BEACH
207-726-4412
Eastport
Shackford Head State Park
NO DOGS ON BEACH
207-941-4014
Lamoine
Lamoine Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-667-2242
Lubec
Quoddy Head State Park
DOGS ALLOWED ON CARRYING PLACE COVE BEACH OUTSIDE PARK
207-941-4014
Rogue Bluffs
Rogue Bluffs State Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-255-3475
Seal Harbor
Town Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 15 TO MAY 15
207-276-5531
Stockton Springs
Sandy Point Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-567-3404
Midcoast
Brunswick
Thomas Point Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH DURING EVENTS
207-725-6009
Georgetown
Reid State Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-371-2303
Owls Head
Birch Point State Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-941-4014
Phippsburg
Popham Beach State Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-389-1335
Town Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-389-1835
Richmond
Peacock Beach State Park
NO DOGS ON BEACH
207-582-2813
Greater Portland
Cape Elizabeth
Crescent Beach State Park
NO DOGS ON BEACH
207-799-5871
Portland
East End Beach
CAN BE UNDER VOICE CONTROL FROM DAY AFTER LABOR DAY TO DAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY; NO DOGS IN SUMMER
207-874-8793
Scarborough
Ferry Beach State Park
NO DOGS ON BEACH
207-283-0067
Higgins Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT MID-DAY DURING THE SUMMER
207-883-7778
Pine Point Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT MID-DAY DURING THE SUMMER
207-883-7778
Scarborough Beach State Park
NO DOGS ON BEACH
207-883-2416
Western Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT MID-DAY DURING THE SUMMER
207-883-7778
South Portland
Willard Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL AND MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM
207-767-3201
Southern Coast
Biddeford
Beach Avenue
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT DURING THE HOURS BETWEEN 9 AM AND 8 PM FROM MAY 25 TO SEPTEMBER 15
207-284-9307
Biddeford Pool
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT DURING THE HOURS BETWEEN 9 AM AND 8 PM FROM MAY 25 TO SEPTEMBER 15
207-284-9307
Fortunes Rocks Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT DURING THE HOURS BETWEEN 9 AM AND 8 PM FROM MAY 25 TO SEPTEMBER 15
207-284-9307
Hills Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT DURING THE HOURS BETWEEN 9 AM AND 8 PM FROM MAY 25 TO SEPTEMBER 15
207-284-9307
Rotary Beach Park
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT DURING THE HOURS BETWEEN 9 AM AND 8 PM FROM MAY 25 TO SEPTEMBER 15
207-284-9307
Kennebunk
Gooch’s Beach
FROM THE DAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY UNTIL JUNE 15 DOGS ALLOWED ANYTIME; OTHERWISE DOGS NOT ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
207-967-4243
Middle Beach
FROM THE DAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY UNTIL JUNE 15 DOGS ALLOWED ANYTIME; OTHERWISE DOGS NOT ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
207-967-4243
Mother’s Beach
FROM THE DAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY UNTIL JUNE 15 DOGS ALLOWED ANYTIME; OTHERWISE DOGS NOT ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
207-967-4243
Parson’s Beach
FROM THE DAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY UNTIL JUNE 15 DOGS ALLOWED ANYTIME; OTHERWISE DOGS NOT ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
207-985-2102
Kennebunkport
Arundel Beach
FROM THE DAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY UNTIL JUNE 15 DOGS ALLOWED ANYTIME; OTHERWISE DOGS NOT ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
207-967-4243
Cleaves Cove Beach
FROM THE DAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY UNTIL JUNE 15 DOGS ALLOWED ANYTIME; OTHERWISE DOGS NOT ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
207-967-4243
Colony Beach
FROM THE DAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY UNTIL JUNE 15 DOGS ALLOWED ANYTIME; OTHERWISE DOGS NOT ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
207-967-4243
Goose Rocks Beach
FROM THE DAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY UNTIL JUNE 15 DOGS ALLOWED ANYTIME; OTHERWISE DOGS NOT ALLOWED ON BEACH BEWTEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
207-967-4243
Kittery
Fort Foster Park
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-439-0452
Seapoint Beach
DOGS ALLOWED BEFORE 10 AM AND AFTER 5 PM
207-439-0452
Ogunquit
Foot Bridge Beach
NO DOGS MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 15
207-646-5139
Moody Beach
NO DOGS MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 15
207-646-5139
Ogunquit Beach
NO DOGS MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 15
207-646-5139
Old Orchard Beach
DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON THE BEACH ANYTIME EXCEPT MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM
207-934-2500
Saco
Bayview Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-284-4831
Wells
Drakes Island Beach
FROM 6/16 TO 9/15 NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM; BEFORE 8 AM AND AFTER 6 PM UNDER CHARGE OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON; ANYTIME FROM 9/16 TO 6/15
207-646-5113
Wells Beach
FROM 6/16 TO 9/15 NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM; BEFORE 8 AM AND AFTER 6 PM UNDER CHARGE OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON; ANYTIME FROM 9/16 TO 6/15
207-646-5113
York
Cape Neddick Beach
YES! DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
207-363-1000
Harbor Beach
IN SUMMER NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM; ANYTIME OFF-SEASON
207-363-1000
Long Sands Beach
IN SUMMER NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM; ANYTIME OFF-SEASON
207-363-1000
Short Sands Beach
IN SUMMER NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM; ANYTIME OFF-SEASON
207-363-1000
NEW HAMPSPHIRE
If you are taking the dog to New Hampshire, head for the mountains. The Granite State does not give dog owners much reason to stop when driving along its 18 miles of Atlantic Ocean shoreline.
Hampton
Hampton Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
603-926-8718
Hampton Beach State Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
603-926-3784
North Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
603-926-8718
New Castle
Grand Island Common
NO DOGS ON BEACH FROM MAY 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15
603-431-6710
North Hampton
North Hampton State Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
603-436-1552
Rye
Foss Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO THE SATURDAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY AND BEFORE 8 AM AND AFTER 6 PM OTHERWISE
603-964-6281
Jenness State Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
603-436-1552
Wallis Sands State Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
603-436-9404
Seabrook
Seabrook Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
603-474-3871
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts is the best northeastern state to take the dog to the beach in summer. The resort islands are particularly dog-friendly and several spots on Cape Cod will permit dogs in non-swimming areas. The beaches around Boston are generally restrictive until the off-season.
Recommended Tail-Friendly Beaches
Cape Cod National Seashore. Dogs are allowed on all non- nesting protected beaches year-round. Walking the beaches at Cape Cod is a special experience due to limited sight distance down the shore caused by the curvature of the coastline. The effect is that of a series of private beaches as you move from beach alcove to beach alcove. In addition to Atlantic Ocean beaches backed by impressive highlands, the park extends across the cape to include bayside beaches with gentler waves for doggie swims.
Nantucket Island. Dogs are allowed on island beaches the entire year, although there are restrictions during the summer. Dogs are even allowed on the shuttle buses to the beach.
North Shore
Beverly
Brackenberry Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
978-921-6067
Dane Street Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
978-921-6067
Independence Park
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
978-921-6067
Lynch Park Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
978-921-6067
Pleasant View Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
978-921-6067
Woodbury Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
978-921-6067
Danvers
Sandy Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
978-777-0001
Gloucester
Cressey’s Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
800-649-6839
Good Harbor Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
800-649-6839
Half Moon Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
800-649-6839
Niles Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
800-649-6839
Stage Fort Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
800-649-6839
Wingaersheek Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
800-649-6839
Ipswich
Crane Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH IN SUMMER AND NEVER IN DUNES
978-356-4351
Lynn
Lynn Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
781-598-4000
Lynn Shores Reservation
NO DOGS ON BEACH IN SWIMMING AREAS
617-727-1397
Pavilion Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MEMORIAL DAY TO LABOR DAY
781-598-4000
Manchester
Black & White Beaches
NO DOGS ON BEACH MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 1
978-526-2000
Singing Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 1
978-526-2000
Marblehead
Devereux Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MAY TO SEPTEMBER
781-631-0000
Grace Oliver Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MAY TO SEPTEMBER
781-631-0000
Nahant
Forty Steps Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MAY TO SEPTEMBER 30
617-581-0018
Long Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MAY TO SEPTEMBER 30
617-581-0018
Short Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MAY TO SEPTEMBER 30
617-581-0018
Tudor Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH MAY TO SEPTEMBER 30
617-581-0018
Newburyport
Plum Island Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH APRIL 1 TO OCTOBER 1
978-465-5753
Revere
Revere Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH
617-727-8856
Rockport
Back and Front Beaches
NO DOGS ON BEACH JUNE 1 TO SEPTEMBER 15
978-546-6894
Cape Hedge
NO DOGS ON BEACH JUNE 1 TO SEPTEMBER 15
978-546-6894
Halibut Point
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
978-546-6894
Old Garden Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH JUNE 1 TO SEPTEMBER 15
978-546-6894
Pebble Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH JUNE 1 TO SEPTEMBER 15
978-546-6894
Salem
Collins Cove
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
978-745-0241
Willows Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
978-745-0241
Winter Island
NO DOGS ON BEACH
978-745-0241
Salisbury
Salisbury State Reservation
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM THE DAY AFTER COLUMBUS DAY TO THE DAY BEFORE PATRIOT’S DAY
978-462-4481
Salisbury Town Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH IN SUMMER
978-465-3581
Swampscott
Fishermen’s Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 20
781-596-8854
King’s Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 20
781-596-8854
Phillips Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 20
781-596-8854
Preston Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 20
781-596-8854
Whale’s Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 20
781-596-8854
South Shore
Boston Harbor Islands National Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
617-223-8666
Boston Dorchester Shores Reservation
NO DOGS ON BEACH IN SWIMMING AREA
617-727-6034
Hull
Nantasket Beach Reservation
NO DOGS ON BEACH IN SWIMMING AREA
617-727-8856
Plymouth
Duxbury Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-830-4095
Nelson Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-830-4095
Plymouth’s Long Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-830-4095
Quincy
Quincy Shore Reservation
NO DOGS ON BEACH IN SWIMMING AREA
617-727-5293
Scituate
Egypt Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH 10 AM TO 6 PM FROM JUNE 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15
781-545-8704
Humarock Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH 10 AM TO 6 PM FROM JUNE 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15
781-545-8704
Minot Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH 10 AM TO 6 PM FROM JUNE 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15
781-545-8704
Peggotty Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH 10 AM TO 6 PM FROM JUNE 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15
781-545-8704
Sand Hills Beach
NO DOGS ON BEACH 10 AM TO 6 PM FROM JUNE 15 TO SEPTEMBER 15
781-545-8704
Cape Cod
Cape Cod National Seashore
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ANYTIME BUT NOT IN LIFEGUARDED SWIMMING AREAS, NATURE TRAILS, HIKING TRAILS OR BIRD NESTING AREAS
508-487-1256
Barnstable
Craigville Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH SEPTEMBER 15 TO MAY 15
877-492-6647
Kalmus Park Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH SEPTEMBER 15 TO MAY 15
877-492-6647
Orrin Keyes Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH SEPTEMBER 15 TO MAY 15
877-492-6647
Sandy Neck Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH SEPTEMBER 15 TO MAY 15
877-492-6647
Veterans Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH SEPTEMBER 15 TO MAY 15
877-492-6647
Bourne
Monument Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-759-6000
Brewster
Breakwater Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-896-3500
Paine’s Creek Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-896-3500
Robbins Hill Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-896-3500
Chatham
Cockle Cove Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH SEPTEMBER 16 TO MAY 14
508-945-5199
Forest Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH SEPTEMBER 16 TO MAY 14
508-945-5199
Hardings Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH SEPTEMBER 16 TO MAY 14
508-945-5199
Ridgevale Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH SEPTEMBER 16 TO MAY 14
508-945-5199
Dennis
Chapin Memorial Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Corporation Road Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Glendon Road Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Haigis Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Horsefoot Path Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Howes Street Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Inman Road Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Mayflower Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Raycroft Parking Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Sea Street Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
South Village Road Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
West Dennis Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
508-394-8300
Eastham
Campground Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO FLAG DAY
508-240-7211
Coast Guard Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO FLAG DAY
508-240-7211
Cooks Brook Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO FLAG DAY
508-240-7211
First Encounter Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO FLAG DAY
508-240-7211
Nauset Light Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OUTSIDE SWIMMING AREAS
508-240-7211
Sunken Meadow Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO FLAG DAY
508-240-7211
Thumpertown Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO FLAG DAY
508-240-7211
Falmouth
Bristol Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Chapoquoit Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Falmouth Heights Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Megansett Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Menauhant Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Old Silver Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Stoney Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Surf Drive Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Trunk River Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Wood Heck Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH ALL YEAR EXCEPT DURING “BEACH HOURS”
800-526-8532
Harwich
Bank Street Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 14
800-442-7942
Jenkins Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 14
800-442-7942
Merkle Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 14
800-442-7942
Pleasant Road Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 14
800-442-7942
Red River Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OCTOBER 1 TO MAY 14
800-442-7942
Mashpee
South Cape Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-477-0792
Orleans
Nauset Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
800-865-1386
Pleasant Bay Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
800-865-1386
Rock Harbor Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
800-865-1386
Skaket Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
800-865-1386
Provincetown
Herring Cove
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT IN SWIMMING AREAS
508-487-3424
Race Point
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT IN SWIMMING AREAS
508-487-3424
Town Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT IN SWIMMING AREAS
508-487-3424
Sandwich
East Sandwich Beach
YES! DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-759-6000
Scusset Beach
YES! DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-759-6000
Town Neck Beach
YES! DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-759-6000
Truro
Ballston Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
508-487-1288
Coast Guard Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
508-487-1288
Corn Hill Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
508-487-1288
Fisher Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
508-487-1288
Great Hollow Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
508-487-1288
Head of Meadow Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
508-487-1288
Longnook Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
508-487-1288
Ryder Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EXCEPT JULY AND AUGUST BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM
508-487-1288
Wareham
Briarwood Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 5:01 PM and 7:59 AM
508-291-3140
Hamilton Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 5:01 PM and 7:59 AM
508-291-3140
Little Harbor Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 5:01 PM and 7:59 AM
508-291-3140
Long Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 5:01 PM and 7:59 AM
508-291-3140
Parkwood Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 5:01 PM and 7:59 AM
508-291-3140
Pinehurst Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 5:01 PM and 7:59 AM
508-291-3140
Swifts Beach
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BETWEEN 5:01 PM and 7:59 AM
508-291-3140
Wellfleet
Cahoon Hollow Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BEFORE 9 AM AND AFTER 5 PM FROM SATURDAY PRIOR TO JULY 1 THROUGH LABOR DAY AND ANYTIME OTHERWISE; KEEP DOGS AWAY FROM BATHERS
508-349-9818
Marconi Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH OUTSIDE SWIMMING AREAS
508-349-9818
White Crest Beach 508-349-9818
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BEFORE 9 AM AND AFTER 5 PM FROM SATURDAY PRIOR TO JULY 1 THROUGH LABOR DAY AND ANYTIME OTHERWISE; KEEP DOGS AWAY FROM BATHERS
Yarmouth
Bass Hole Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-398-2231
Bay View Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-398-2231
Eagle View Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-398-2231
Parkers River Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-398-2231
Seagull Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-398-2231
Seaview Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-398-2231
Windmill Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-398-2231
The Islands
Martha’s Vineyard
Aquinnah
Lobsterstown Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-645-2300
Moshup (Gay Head) Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-645-2300
Philbin Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-645-2300
Edgartown
East Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH IN OFF-SEASON
508-627-1000
Katama Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH IN OFF-SEASON
508-627-6100
Norton Point Beach
DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON BEACH AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT BETWEEN MAY 15 AND SEPTEMBER 15 FROM THE HOURS OF 8 AM TO 6 PM; DOGS MUST ALSO BE KEPT 100 YARDS FROM POSTED BIRD NESTING AREAS
508-627-6100
Lighthouse Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH IN OFF-SEASON
508-627-6100
South Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH IN OFF-SEASON
508-627-6100
Menemsha
Menemsha Public Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH IN OFF-SEASON
508-693-0085
Oak Bluffs
Eastville Point Beach
DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON BEACH AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT BETWEEN MAY 15 AND SEPTEMBER 15 FROM THE HOURS OF 8 AM TO 6 PM; DOGS MUST ALSO BE KEPT 100 YARDS FROM POSTED BIRD NESTING AREAS
508-693-5511
Joseph Sylvia Sate Beach
DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON BEACH AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT BETWEEN MAY 15 AND SEPTEMBER 15 FROM THE HOURS OF 8 AM TO 6 PM; DOGS MUST ALSO BE KEPT 100 YARDS FROM POSTED BIRD NESTING AREAS
508-693-5511
Town Beach
DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON BEACH AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT BETWEEN MAY 15 AND SEPTEMBER 15 FROM THE HOURS OF 8 AM TO 6 PM; DOGS MUST ALSO BE KEPT 100 YARDS FROM POSTED BIRD NESTING AREAS
508-693-5511
Vineyard Haven
Owen Park Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH IN OFF-SEASON
508-696-4200
Nantucket Island
Brandt Point Beach 508-228-1700
Children’s Beach 508-228-1700
Cisco Beach 508-228-1700
Dionis Beach 508-228-1700
Francis Street Beach 508-228-1700
Jetties Beach 508-228-1700
Madaket Beach 508-228-1700
Miacomet Beach 508-228-1700
Siasconet Beach 508-228-1700
Surfside Beach 508-228-1700
NANTUCKET IS A VERY DOG-FRIENDLY ISLAND; GENERALLY DOGS NOT ALLOWED IN SWIMMING AREAS OF THE BEACHES AND HOURS ARE RE STRICTED DURING MID-DAY IN THE BUSY SUMMER SEASON; DOGS ARE ALSO WELCOME ON THE SHUTTLE BUSES TO BEACHES
South Coast
Dartmouth
Apponagansett Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH
508-910-1812
Demarest Lloyd State Park
DOGS NOT ALLOWED IN THE SWIMMING AREAS
508-636-8816
Jones Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-910-1812
Round Hill
RESIDENTS ONLY BEACH
508-910-1812
Fairhaven
Fort Phoenix State Reservation
DOGS NOT ALLOWED IN THE SWIMMING AREAS
508-992-4524
West Island Town Beach 508-979-4025
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
Marion
Silver Shell Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH
508-748-3502
Mattapoisett
Town Beach (Aucott Road)
DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH
508-758-4103
Town Beach (Water Street)
DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH
508-758-4103
New Bedford
East Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-979-1450
West Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
508-979-1450
Westport
Cherry & Webb Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM NOVEMBER 1 TO APRIL 1
508-616-1000
East Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM NOVEMBER 1 TO APRIL 1
508-636-1000
Horseneck Beach State Reservation
NO DOGS ALLOWED IN THE SWIMMING AREAS
508-636-8816
RHODE ISLAND
On most beaches in the Ocean State you will have to wait for the off-season to get the dog on the sand. If you are in Rhode Island in the summer, get out to Block Island where dogs are welcome on the beach all year-round.
Recommended Tail-Friendly Beaches
Scarborough State Beach. Rhode Island’s biggest sand beach in Narragansett is off-limits from early May through Labor Day but your dog will want to line up on that first Tuesday in September to romp on this long, wide stretch of white sand.
Block Island. There are 17 miles of public beaches on Block Island so your dog will get an ocean swim - although it will take a hike of several miles to reach some of the more dramatic sand beneath the cliffs. Crescent Beach, a few pawprints from the ferry landing, is the most convenient but crowded in-season. One beach that is too small for sun worshippers but ideal for dogs is just south of Old Harbor along Spring Street - as you reach the crest of a hill drop down to the sand in front of a guardrail for great canine swimming along a breakwater in frisky waves.
Cliff Walk. The famous path through America’s most spectacular backyard is open to dogs. In the off-season your dog can enjoy a 3/4-mile swath of sand on First Beach at the beginning of the Cliff Walk or anytime on Reject Beach deep into the Walk.
Block Island
All beaches
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
401-466-2474
Charlestown
East Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH
401-322-8910
Middletown
Navy Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
401-847-5511
Sachusest Beach (Second Beach)
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
401-847-5511
Narrangansett
Roger Wheeler State Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO MARCH 31
401-789-8374
Salty Brine State Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO MARCH 31
401-789-8374
Newport Bailey’s Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
401-846-9600 x201
Easton’s Beach (First Beach)
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
401-846-9600 x201
Gooseberry Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
401-846-9600 x201
Scarborough North Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
401-789-2324
South Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
401-782-1319
South Kingston
East Matunick State Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO MARCH 31
401-789-8374
Westerly
Misquamicut State Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO MARCH 31
401-322-8910
CONNECTICUT
The sandy beaches of the Nutmeg State on Long Island Sound are not known for being dog-friendly. But many aren’t that friendly to people either, with restricted access being common.
Clinton
Town Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-669-6901
East Haven
Town Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM LABOR DAY TO MEMORIAL DAY
203-468-336
East Lyme
Rocky Neck State Park
DOGS NOT ALLOWED ON BEACH BUT ARE ALLOWED ON TRAILS
860-739-5471
Fairfield
Jennings Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO APRIL 1
203-256-3000
Penfield Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO APRIL 1
203-256-3000
Richards Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO APRIL 1
203-256-3000
Sasco Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO APRIL 1
203-256-3000
Southport Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH FROM OCTOBER 1 TO APRIL 1
203-256-3000
Groton
Bluff Point Park
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
860-536-5680
Esker Point Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH EXCEPT DURING NIGHTS WITH CONCERTS
860-536-5680
Main Street Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
860-536-5680
Madison
East Wharf Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-245-5623
Hammonasset Beach State Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH; GRASSY FIELDS ONLY
203-245-1817
Surf Club Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-245-5623
West Wharf Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-245-5623
Milford
Gulf Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-783-3201
Silver Sands State Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-735-4311
Walnut Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-783-3201
New Haven
Lighthouse Point Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH BUT ARE PERMITTED IN GRASSY AREAS
203-946-8790
New London
Ocean Beach Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
800-510-7263
Old Lyme
Sound View Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
860-434-1605 x235
Old Saybrook
Harvey’s Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
860-395-3123
Town Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
860-395-3123
Stamford
Cove Island Park
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-977-4054
Cummings Park
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-977-4054
Stonington
Dubois Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
860-535-5060
Stratford
Long Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-385-4020
Russian Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-485-4020
Short Beach Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-485-4020
West Haven
Altschuler Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-937-3651
Bradley Point Park
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-937-3651
Dawson Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-937-3651
Morse Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-937-3651
Oak Street Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-937-3651
Peck Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-937-3651
Seabluff Beach
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH
203-937-3651
Westport
Burying Hill Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH NOVEMBER 1 TO APRIL 30
203-341-1038
Canal Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH NOVEMBER 1 TO APRIL 30
203-341-1038
Compo Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH NOVEMBER 1 TO APRIL 30
203-341-1038
Old Mill Beach
DOGS ALLOWED ON BEACH NOVEMBER 1 TO APRIL 30
203-341-1038
Sherwood Island State Park
LEASHED DOGS ALLOWED IN PARK OCTOBER 1 TO APRIL 14
203-226-6983