Elizabeth

We had a delicious lunch in the outside eating area with our pup. Staff was welcoming, some kids came over to play with her, she was in her element. She wasn’t too excited about the gravel and really wanted to get up in the bench and table (not allowed), but she got it all figured out. There is a nice grassy area around the perimeter of the gravel, but it was a little too far away from us for her to want to lay there—she stays pretty close. Good was amazing, too!

This delicious hand made ice cream shop has an outdoor dog-friendly eating area with plenty of tables and chairs. Unfortunately, as we started to enter another dog got aggressive towards ours, so we ate in the car. It was delicious, just felt bad for our pup. Otherwise would have been awesome!

We are here nearly every weekend during the summer, often on Sat and Sun. Off-leash, wide open space, plenty of room. It’s not unusual to see 50-75 dogs on the weekends. As other reviews note, nearly all dogs/owners are well-behaved; if you run into one that isn’t, there’s plenty of space to avoid them. Folks bring umbrellas and chairs and picnics (alcohol not allowed) and spend the day. Bring water! (although most people are happy to share if you forget or run out) Parking is tight, but we’ve never waited more than 5-10 minutes for a spot—there is pretty constant turn-over. They will give an outlandishly expensive ticket for parking on the shoulder of the road and this year there are signs posted in the no-parking areas. We usually stay an hour to an hour and a half. There are all sizes and kinds of dogs, from Great Danes and Newfies (one day there were 3 Newfs!) to toy poodles and Pomeranians. If your pup is shy, the far end of the beach is never crowded. As previously mentioned, there’s a box of donated/lost toys at the entrance and poop bags go in the parking lot dumpster. Most owners keep a close eye and clean up as expected, but I have seen dogs poop in the ocean, at the edge of the surf, so something to be aware of if you want to get in the water. I’ve seen someone flying some motorized kite thing, but only once. The best was the guy who brought a serious RC car and all the dogs chased it. Overall, Dog Beach is AWESOME!