Dogs on Washington beaches
On Washington's ocean beaches in the Seashore Conservation Area, dogs may be off-leash if you have good control of them. Inside state parks they need an 8-foot leash.
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.
What we coverthe Long Beach Peninsula: 1 beaches. Next: Ocean Shores, Westport and the Olympic coast (Olympic National Park has strict pet rules). Beaches 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.