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Out Door Adventures: Leash Free Parks List

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New England Surf and Sand
Parks, Beaches and Recreation Areas for you and
your canine companion

Do you love to take your dog to the Beach? Well here is a list of fabulous finds.

This list attempts to catalog all New England Beaches where dogs are allowed on the
beach for at least some part of the year.

Municipal policies change all the time. Please check with any township that you will be
visiting to confirm the information provided here before making any travel plans. Please
also realize that this list is in no way complete, so please do not be offended if your
township or favorite beach is not listed. This is a work in progress and it will be growing
and changing as I acquire new information.

PLEASE be respectful of any beach that allows dogs or we run the risk of losing them.
Keep your dog under control at all times and PICK UP after your dog.

STATE	BEACH/PARK	COMMENTS
MA	Cape Cod National Seashore	Dogs allowed on beach on lead, year round. However, they are restricted from nature trails, bathing beaches, and shore bird nesting areas from May 15 to October 15.
MA	Duxbury Beach	Dogs allowed on beach on lead or other effective control year round, with specific area restrictions from May 1 to Sept. 15
MA	Nantucket
MA	Provincetown	The last time we visited, all of the beaches allowed dogs on lead. Found no restrictions to the contrary
MA	State Parks	Dogs allowed on lead in all state parks with the significant exceptions of Gallop Island, George's Island, Halibut Pt., South Cape Beach (as well as some inland sites).
CT	BEACH/PARK
ME	Seapoint Beach	Seapoint Beach near Fort Foster is dog friendly all the time. Fort Foster (Maine) has great beaches and allows dogs on the beach, and there is plenty of beach for them. Dogs must be leashed but there is a section of beach where everyone lets thier dogs run free. A great spot with picnic grounds and hiking trails. For the most beach time, go around low tide.
ME	Ocean Park	Ocean Park, Maine (near Old Orchard Beach) has a very liberal policy regarding dogs: Dogs are banned only between 10am and 5 pm from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and there is no posted leash law. Many people bring their dogs first thing in the morning and then at sunset.
ME	Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park	Pets are allowed in all park locations except Sand Beach, Echo Lake Beach, Isle au Haut campground, ladder trails and inside public buildings. Must be under control and not left unattended.
ME	York	Four: York Harbor Beach, Long Sands Beach, and Short Sands Beach all offer lifeguards and restrooms. Dogs allowed until 8:00a.m. and after 6:00pm during the summer months. Cape Neddick Beach allows dogs (seemingly all the time).
ME	Ogunquit	Allows dogs from October 16th to April 30th.
ME	Wells	Wells has 3 beaches (Moody, Wells Beach, and Drake Island). Dogs are allowed on all although Wells does not allow dogs from 8 am to 6 pm in summer.
NH	Rye (including the State Beaches	Dogs allowed from Oct. 1 thru Friday before Memorial Day weekend (unrestricted) and from Memorial Day weekend thru 9/30 -- before 8am and after 6pm
VT
RI	Watch Hill Beach	Watch Hill Beach in Westerly RI. No restrictions during summer season. Spring season may see restrictions of all traffic for Plover bird nesting. Dunes are roped off to protest grasses for rare Plover birds. Lots of other dogs to play with. OK to take off leash to swim.

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