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.
- Dogs on a leash all year
Deception Pass State Park trails
Dog walk · Anacortes - Dogs on a leash all year
Fragrance Lake Trail
Dog walk · Bellingham - Dogs on a leash all year
Woody Trail to Wallace Falls
Dog walk · Gold Bar - Dogs on a leash all year
Cape Disappointment State Park trails
Dog walk · Ilwaco - Dogs on a leash all year
Lake Sammamish State Park trails
Dog walk · Issaquah - Dogs on a leash all year
Saint Edward State Park trails
Dog walk · Kenmore - Off-leash dogs allowed all year
Long Beach Peninsula beach
Long Beach - Dogs on a leash all year
Palouse to Cascades Trail from Cedar Falls
Dog walk · North Bend - Dogs on a leash all year
Fort Worden trails
Dog walk · Port Townsend - Dogs on a leash all year
Beacon Rock Trail
Dog walk · Skamania - Dogs on a leash all year
Bowl and Pitcher trails
Dog walk · Spokane
Towns and parks in Washington
- Beacon Rock State Park
- Cape Disappointment State Park
- Deception Pass State Park
- Fort Worden Historical State Park
- Lake Sammamish State Park
- Larrabee State Park
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- Riverside State Park
- Saint Edward State Park
- Wallace Falls State Park
- Washington State Parks (Seashore Conservation Area)
What we coverthe Long Beach Peninsula and state park trails: 1 beach, 10 walks. Next: Ocean Shores, Westport and the Olympic coast (Olympic National Park has strict pet rules), and more state park 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.