Tag Archives: Maine Dog Beaches

Beach Dog Rules New Hampshire and Maine 2024

In recent years many towns have changed their ordinances because of dogs not following the beach rules. Please keep the beaches of New Hampshire and Maine dog friendly by following the rules! Here is a list of dog friendly beaches, with the dates and times dogs are allowed on beaches in New Hampshire and Maine […]

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Plight of the Piping Plover

Coastal Maine suffered extensive damage this past winter, leaving returning seasonal visitors the difficult task of rebuilding their summer homes. This includes our feathered friends the Piping Plovers. Along Maine’s seacoast much of their nesting areas in the dunes and sandy areas above the tideline were damaged or washed away in the record breaking storm […]

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Beach Dog Rules NH and Maine 2023

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 2023 Summer Season.  For more information please click on the highlighted name.  […]

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Piping Plover Pup Pledge 2023

Dogs, do you enjoy going to the beach? Do you want to continue to be welcomed at Maine beaches? Then we all must do our part to protect the Piping Plovers! Piping Plovers are the small birds seen flitting across the shoreline. They nest above the high water mark, in the dry sandy areas, often […]

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Maine and New Hampshire Dog Friendly Beaches 2022

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 2022 Summer Season.  For more information please click on the highlighted name.  […]

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Be a Dog Beach Ambassador this Summer

Dogs, the official start to summer is almost here, and that means many of us will be heading to the beach with our families. Last fall I wrote a shout out to all the good dogs, congratulating the many dogs we saw working with their humans to obey the beach rules. We were very impressed […]

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Piping Plover Pup Pledge

Dogs, do you enjoy going to the beach? Do you want to continue to be welcomed at Maine beaches? Then we all must do our part to protect the Piping Plovers! Piping Plovers are the small birds seen flitting across the shoreline. They nest above the high water mark, in the dry sandy areas, often […]

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Stockton Springs Sandy Point Beach, Maine

Now that summer has officially arrived, we would like to share some of the places we visited in the past that you may enjoy exploring as well. First up is Sandy Point Beach Park and Trails in Stockton Springs, Maine. This beach is a dog friendly romp through maritime history, as well as a great […]

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Dog Beach Rules for NH and Maine

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 […]

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New Dog Beach Ordinance in Saco, Maine

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 […]

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