Dogs on New Jersey beaches
Each Jersey Shore town sets its own dog rules. Most ban dogs in summer, and some allow leashed dogs only in winter or at set hours.
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.
- No dogs 9am to 6pm, from May 16 to September 14. Off-leash dogs allowed midnight to 9am and 6pm to midnight, from May 16 to September 14. Off-leash dogs allowed from September 15 to May 15. No dogs the rest of the time
Asbury Park Dog Beach
Asbury Park - No dogs from March 1 to September 30. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
Avalon beach
Avalon - No dogs from April 15 to September 30. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
Barnegat Light beach
Barnegat Light - No dogs from May 15 to September 15. Dogs allowed the rest of the time (local leash laws apply)
Brigantine Beach
Brigantine - No dogs from April 1 to October 31. Dogs allowed the rest of the time (local leash laws apply)
Cape May Point beaches
Cape May Point - No dogs from May 16 to September 14. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
Cape May beach
Cape May - Dogs on a leash all year
Rattlesnake Swamp Trail
Dog walk · Hardwick - Dogs on a leash all year
Van Campens Glen Trail
Dog walk · Hardwick - No dogs
Lavallette beach
Lavallette - No dogs from May 1 to September 30. Dogs allowed the rest of the time (local leash laws apply)
Long Beach Township beaches
Long Beach Island - Dogs on a leash from October 1 to April 15. No dogs the rest of the time
Manasquan beach
Manasquan - No dogs from May 1 to September 30. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
Ocean City beaches
Ocean City - No dogs from March 15 to September 30. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
- Dogs on a leash from October 1 to April 30. No dogs midnight to 8am and 3pm to midnight, from October 1 to April 30. No dogs the rest of the time
Point Pleasant Beach
Point Pleasant Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Sandy Hook Multi-Use Path
Dog walk · Sandy Hook - No dogs from March 15 to September 15. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
Sandy Hook ocean beaches
Sandy Hook - Dogs on a leash from October 1 to March 14. No dogs the rest of the time
Sea Girt Beach
Sea Girt - Dogs on a leash from October 1 to May 1. No dogs the rest of the time
Sea Isle City beach (20th to 93rd Street)
Sea Isle City - Dogs on a leash all year
Island Beach State Park
Seaside Park - No dogs midnight to 7pm, from the Friday before Memorial Day to Labor Day. Dogs on a leash the rest of the time
Stone Harbor beach
Stone Harbor - No dogs
Stone Harbor Point
Stone Harbor - Dogs on a leash all year
Buttermilk Falls Trail
Dog walk · Walpack - No dogs
Wildwood Crest beach
Wildwood Crest
Towns and parks in New Jersey
- Borough of Avalon
- Borough of Barnegat Light
- Borough of Cape May Point
- Borough of Lavallette
- Borough of Manasquan
- Borough of Point Pleasant Beach
- Borough of Sea Girt
- Borough of Stone Harbor
- Borough of Wildwood Crest
- City of Asbury Park
- City of Brigantine
- City of Cape May
- City of Ocean City
- City of Sea Isle City
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Gateway National Recreation Area (Sandy Hook)
- Island Beach State Park
- Long Beach Township
What we coverthe Jersey Shore from Sandy Hook to Cape May: 19 beaches, 4 walks. Next: Wildwood, Belmar, Spring Lake, Seaside Heights, Beach Haven and other LBI towns. 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.