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