Dogs on New Hampshire beaches
New Hampshire's short coast is mostly state beaches, which close to dogs from May to September. Rye's town beaches allow dogs early and late in the day all summer.
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 on a leash all year
Bear Brook State Park trails
Dog walk · Allenstown - Dogs on a leash all year
Little Monadnock Mountain Trail
Dog walk · Fitzwilliam - Dogs on a leash all year
Artists Bluff Trail
Dog walk · Franconia - No dogs from May 1 to September 30. Dogs allowed the rest of the time (local leash laws apply)
Hampton Beach
Hampton - No dogs 8am to 6pm, from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
Plaice Cove
Hampton - Dogs on a leash all year
Arethusa Falls Trail
Dog walk · Hart's Location - Dogs on a leash all year
Mount Sunapee hiking trails
Dog walk · Newbury - No dogs all year
North Hampton State Beach
North Hampton - Dogs on a leash all year
Pawtuckaway State Park trails
Dog walk · Nottingham - Dogs on a leash all year
Mount Cardigan trails
Dog walk · Orange - Dogs on a leash all year
Pack Monadnock trails
Dog walk · Peterborough - No dogs 9am to 7pm, from Memorial Day weekend to the Saturday after Labor Day. Dogs allowed the rest of the time (local leash laws apply)
Foss Beach
Rye - No dogs from May 1 to September 30. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
- No dogs 9am to 7pm, from Memorial Day weekend to the Saturday after Labor Day. Dogs allowed the rest of the time (local leash laws apply)
- No dogs 9am to 7pm, from Memorial Day weekend to the Saturday after Labor Day. Dogs allowed the rest of the time (local leash laws apply)
Sawyer Beach
Rye - No dogs from May 1 to September 30. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
- No dogs 8am to 6pm, from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
Seabrook Beach
Seabrook - Dogs on a leash all year
Pisgah State Park trails
Dog walk · Winchester
Towns and parks in New Hampshire
What we coverthe Seacoast and state park trails: 9 beaches, 9 walks. Next: New Castle and the rest of the Hampton and Seabrook town beaches, once confirmed with the towns, and White Mountain National Forest trails. 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.
Still checkingRules for Hampton and Seabrook come from a guide or an older town document, and are marked "not yet confirmed".