Dogs on Florida beaches
Most Florida beaches don't allow dogs, so the ones that do matter. We start with the official dog beaches; more Florida towns will follow.
Dogs allowedOff-leash OKLeash requiredNo dogs some hoursNo dogs that dayDog walk (paw marker)Walk route
Tap a beach or walk on the map to see its dog rules. Tapping a walk with a mapped route zooms to the green route line. Use two fingers to move the map on a phone.
- Dogs allowed (local leash laws apply)
Lee County Dog Beach
Bonita Springs - Dogs on a leash all year
North Clearwater Beach
Clearwater - Dogs on a leash all year. No dogs midnight to 6am and 10am to 5pm and 9pm to midnight, from March 8 to October 31. No dogs midnight to 6am and 10am to 4pm and 7pm to midnight, from November 1 to March 7
Cocoa Beach dog beach
Cocoa Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Crescent Beach
Crescent Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Daytona Beach dog area
Daytona Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Honeymoon Island pet beach
Dunedin - Dogs on a leash all year
Goethe State Forest trails
Dog walk · Dunnellon - No dogs
Englewood Beach
Englewood - No dogs
- No dogs midnight to 6am and 9am to 5pm and 7pm to midnight, all year. Dogs allowed the rest of the time (local leash laws apply)
Canine Beach
Fort Lauderdale - Dogs on a leash all year. No dogs midnight to 7am and 7pm to midnight, from May 1 to October 31. No dogs midnight to 7am and 5pm to midnight, from November 1 to April 30
- Off-leash dogs allowed all year
Jupiter Dog Beach
Jupiter - Dogs allowed (local leash laws apply)
Key West Dog Beach
Key West - No dogs
Mexico Beach
Mexico Beach - Off-leash dogs allowed 7am to 9am, from November 1 to March 31. Off-leash dogs allowed 9am to 11am, from April 1 to October 31. No dogs the rest of the time
Mid Beach Bark Beach (53rd Street)
Miami Beach - Off-leash dogs allowed 7am to 9am, from November 1 to March 31. Off-leash dogs allowed 9am to 11am, from April 1 to October 31. No dogs the rest of the time
South Beach Bark Beach (21st Street)
Miami Beach - Off-leash dogs allowed 7am to 7pm, from May 1 to October 31. Off-leash dogs allowed 7am to 5pm, from November 1 to April 30. No dogs the rest of the time
Haulover Park dog beach
Miami-Dade County - Dogs on a leash all year
Jennings State Forest trails
Dog walk · Middleburg - Dogs on a leash all year
Blackwater River State Forest trails
Dog walk · Munson - No dogs
Navarre Beach
Navarre Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Smyrna Dunes Park
New Smyrna Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Ormond Beach dog area
Ormond Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Little Big Econ State Forest trails
Dog walk · Oviedo - Dogs on a leash all year
Dog Beach at Pier Park
Panama City Beach - No dogs
Pensacola Beach (Casino Beach and other beaches)
Pensacola Beach - Dogs on a leash all year. No dogs midnight to 7am and 7pm to midnight, from May 1 to October 31. No dogs midnight to 7am and 5pm to midnight, from November 1 to April 30
Pensacola Beach east dog beach (lot 28.5)
Pensacola Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Lighthouse Point Park (inlet shore)
Ponce Inlet - Dogs on a leash all year
Point Washington State Forest trails
Dog walk · Santa Rosa Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Seminole State Forest trails from Bear Pond
Dog walk · Sorrento - Dogs on a leash all year
St. Augustine Beach
St. Augustine Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Pass-a-Grille dog beach
St. Pete Beach - No dogs
St. Pete Beach (Gulf beaches)
St. Pete Beach - Off-leash dogs allowed all year
Fort De Soto Dog Beach
Tierra Verde - Off-leash dogs allowed all year
- Dogs on a leash all year
Vilano Beach
Vilano Beach
Towns and parks in Florida
- Charlotte County
- City of Clearwater
- City of Cocoa Beach
- City of Flagler Beach
- City of Fort Lauderdale
- City of Hollywood
- City of Key West
- City of Mexico Beach
- City of Miami Beach
- City of Panama City Beach
- City of St. Pete Beach
- City of Venice
- Florida State Forests
- Florida State Parks
- Lee County Parks
- Miami-Dade Parks
- Pinellas County Parks
- Santa Rosa County
- Santa Rosa Island Authority (Pensacola Beach)
- St. Johns County
- Town of Jupiter
- Volusia County
What we coverofficial dog beaches from the Panhandle to the Keys, Miami-Dade, Hollywood, Cocoa Beach and St. Pete Beach and Pensacola Beach, plus Panhandle beach bans, and state forest trails: 29 beaches, 6 walks. Next: Miami Beach's North Beach Bark Beach (weekends only), Naples, Sarasota, Manatee and Panhandle county beaches. Places not on the map aren't checked yet.
Shorebird closuresPiping plover and tern nesting areas close to dogs from spring to fall, and can change daily. Signs on the beach always take priority.
Leash laws"Dogs allowed" means there's no beach rule against dogs that day. Town and state leash laws still apply unless a beach is marked off-leash.