Dogs on Oregon beaches
Oregon has some of the most dog-friendly beaches in the US: dogs may run off-leash under direct control on most ocean beaches. The exceptions are state park areas (leash) and snowy plover areas (no dogs from March 15 to September 15).
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
Stub Stewart State Park trails
Dog walk · Buxton - Off-leash dogs allowed all year
Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Williamson River trail at Collier Memorial
Dog walk · Chiloquin - Dogs on a leash all year
Elijah Bristow State Park trails
Dog walk · Dexter - Dogs on a leash all year
Willamette Mission State Park trails
Dog walk · Gervais - Dogs on a leash all year
Deschutes Loop, LaPine State Park
Dog walk · La Pine - Dogs on a leash all year
North and South Eel Lake trails
Dog walk · Lakeside - Off-leash dogs allowed all year
Lincoln City beach (D River)
Lincoln City - Dogs on a leash all year
Emigrant Springs trails
Dog walk · Meacham - Off-leash dogs allowed all year
Nye Beach
Newport - Dogs on a leash all year
Silver Falls State Park trails (not the Trail of Ten Falls)
Dog walk · Sublimity - Dogs on a leash all year
Cape Lookout State Park beach
Tillamook - Dogs on a leash all year
Cottonwood Canyon trails
Dog walk · Wasco
Towns and parks in Oregon
What we coverthe North and Central Coast and state park trails: 4 beaches, 9 walks. Next: The South Coast, Seaside, Manzanita and Florence, plus plover area maps. 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.