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 […]
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 […]
UPDATED NOVEMBER 2021 Old Orchard Beach in Maine is a great dog friendly beach. During the off season from the day after Labor Day to May 14th, dogs are allowed all day. Between May 15 through Labor Day dogs are permitted off-leash 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM. NO dogs allowed on the beach between 9:00 […]
Salisbury Beach State Reservation in Salisbury, Massachusetts allows dogs all year on leash, but only on the riverside. From September 16 through April 30, dogs are allowed on leash on the beach side. During the Summer season of May 1 through September 15 no dogs are allowed on the beach. Considering nearby Hampton Beach does […]
Mother’s Beach in Kennebunk, Maine is a good dog friendly beach during the off season. From Labor Day through June 15, dogs are allowed all day on Mother’s Beach, off leash as long as they are under voice control and the owner is carrying a leash. However, from June 15 through Labor Day, dogs are only […]
Updated 2022 Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine has complicated rules about when dogs can and cannot use the beach: April 1 to June 14: dogs are allowed on-leash. NO dogs are allowed on the west end of the beach where the piping plovers are nesting. This includes the area of Norwood Avenue and continues […]
Updated 2022 Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport, Maine has complicated rules about when dogs can and cannot use the beach: April 1 to June 14: dogs are allowed on-leash. NO dogs are allowed on the west end of the beach where the piping plovers are nesting. This includes the area of Norwood Avenue and continues […]
Ogunquit Beach in Maine is Dog Friendly from October 1 through March 31. Dogs are allowed off leash from the footbridge walkway north to Moody Beach, on the water side only. Dogs are not allowed near the fenced in area where endangered Piping Plovers are nesting. No dogs are allowed on Ogunquit Beach from April […]
Ogunquit Beach in Maine is Dog Friendly from October 1 through March 31. Dogs are allowed off leash from the footbridge walkway north to Moody Beach, on the water side only. Dogs are not allowed near the fenced in area where endangered Piping Plovers are nesting. No dogs are allowed on Ogunquit Beach from April […]
Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk, Maine is a good dog friendly beach during the off seasons of spring and fall. From Labor Day through June 15 dogs are allowed on Gooch’s Beach, off leash, at any time, as long as they are under voice control and the owner is carrying a leash. However, from June 15 […]
