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Higgins Beach – Scarborough, ME

Higgins Beach in Scarborough, Maine is a popular dog friendly beach, depending on when you visit.  Scarborough has very specific rules as to where dogs are allowed during the spring and summer in order to protect the endangered Pipping Plover shorebirds.  However, if you follow the signs and obey the rules, you’re guaranteed to have […]

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Bay View Beach – Saco, ME

UPDATE 2021: Dogs will continued to be allowed. However, dogs need to be leashed and under control of their owners from April 1st to September 30th on beaches in Saco where piping plovers or least terns are present or have traditionally nested. Previously, dogs only had to be on leash on the beach from 9 […]

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Seabrook Beach, Seabrook, NH

Seabrook Beach is New Hampshire’s dog friendly hidden gem.  Dogs are required to be on-leash year round, and are limited to the hours of before 8:00 AM and after 6:00 PM from Memorial Day through Labor Day.  Before visiting please note that during the summer season, from Memorial Day through September 15, on-street parking is […]

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Seabrook Beach – Seabrook, NH

Seabrook Beach is New Hampshire’s dog friendly hidden gem.  Dogs are required to be on-leash year round, and are limited to the hours of before 8:00 AM and after 6:00 PM from Memorial Day through Labor Day.  Before visiting please note that during the summer season, from Memorial Day through September 15, on-street parking is […]

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Living with a Golden New Year Challenge!

Is your New Year’s Resolution to get more exercise?  Perhaps it is to spend more quality time with your dog?  Or how about explore new places?  If you answered yes to any of these, you’re in luck!  All you have to do is take the Living with a Golden New Year Challenge!  For the past […]

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Dog Friendly Maine Beaches

There are many dog friendly beaches in Maine.  Here is a quick reference on the dates and times dogs are allowed on town owned beaches in Maine during the Summer Season.  For more information on specific beaches, please click on the highlighted name for reviews including current weather conditions, directions and recent photos, as well […]

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Seapoint Beach, Kittery, ME

Seapoint Beach is the unofficial dog beach of Kittery, Maine.  This small and rocky beach is a favorite destination for dogs during the off-season, where dogs are allowed all day off-leash, under the control of their owners.  Please note though, from May 15 through September 30 only dogs licensed to Kittery residents are allowed on […]

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Seapoint Beach – Kittery, ME

Seapoint Beach is the unofficial dog beach of Kittery, Maine.  This small and rocky beach is a favorite destination for dogs during the off-season, where dogs are allowed all day off-leash, under the control of their owners.  Please note though, from May 15 through September 30 only dogs licensed to Kittery residents are allowed on […]

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Fortunes Rocks – Biddeford, ME

Extending from Biddeford Pool, Fortunes Rocks Beach offers approximately two miles of pebble covered beach. Dogs are required to be on leash all year. Between May 25 and September 15, dogs are allowed before 9:00 AM and after 5:00 PM. It is better to visit during low tide, because the beach virtually disappears during high […]

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Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Old Orchard Beach in Maine is a great dog friendly beach.  During the off season from the day after Labor Day to the day before Memorial Day, dogs are allowed all day.  Between Memorial Day and Labor Day dogs are permitted before 10:00 AM and after 5:00 PM, which is very generous compared to other […]

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