Please see 2022 post for 2022 UPDATED DOG RULES. Updated May 2021: Before heading out for a day of sand and surf, be sure to know the dog beach rules! Here is a list of Dog Friendly Beaches, with the dates and times dogs are allowed on beaches in New Hampshire and Maine during the […]
This evening yet another town council is having a meeting to discuss tighter restrictions on dogs at their beach. In the past few years, we have seen places we once enjoyed ban dogs entirely, or enact highly restrictive rules, and yet we understand why towns feel they have no other choice but to do it. […]
Listen up pups! There has been a major change to the dog beach rules at Bay View Beach, Kinney Shores, and Camp Ellis in Saco, Maine. Dogs will continued to be allowed. However, dogs need to be leashed and under control of their responsible handler from April 1st to September 30th on beaches in Saco […]
Now that Labor Day Weekend has come and gone, the best is yet to come for dogs! Here is a list of Dog Friendly Beaches in New Hampshire and Maine, with the dates and times dogs are allowed during the fall off-season. For more details including parking information, best time to visit, photos and more, […]
Don’t get caught with your head in the sand this summer! Here is a list of Dog Friendly Beaches, with the dates and times dogs are allowed on beaches in New Hampshire and Maine during the Summer Season. For more details including parking information, best time to visit, photos and more, please click on the […]
We double dog dare you to take our Living with a Golden Get Outside Challenge! We have reviewed 106 Dog Friendly Places, and challenge YOU to go visit them all too! That’s just two hikes a week, with two to spare. Or you can spread it out to one hike a year for two years! […]
Sears Island is 940 acres of open fields, mixed forest, wetlands, sandy beach, rocky beach, cliffs, streams, salt marshes, and bay. In short, it is a dog friendly paradise! Connected to Searsport, Maine by a causeway, the island is crisscrossed with approximately 6 miles of trails ranging from easy to moderate. Making Sears Island an […]
Sears Island is 940 acres of open fields, mixed forest, wetlands, sandy beach, rocky beach, cliffs, streams, salt marshes, and bay. In short, it is a dog friendly paradise! Connected to Searsport, Maine by a causeway, the island is crisscrossed with approximately 6 miles of trails ranging from easy to moderate. Making Sears Island an […]
Sandy Point Beach Park and Trails in Stockton Springs, Maine is a dog friendly romp through maritime history. Consisting of approximately 100 acres, this park has a long stretch of sandy beach, as well as almost two miles of trails through fields, woodlands and marsh. Located on French’s Point where the Penobscot River enters Penobscot […]
Sandy Point Beach Park and Trails in Stockton Springs, Maine is a dog friendly romp through maritime history. Consisting of approximately 100 acres, this park has a long stretch of sandy beach, as well as almost two miles of trails through fields, woodlands and marsh. Located on French’s Point where the Penobscot River enters Penobscot […]