Pet Friendly Beaches in California

Dogs are permitted off-leash. You and your dog can enjoy white sands and beautiful sunsets...in between romping in the water! Open from 6am-10pm.

One of the best known off-leash spot in the Santa Barbara area.

Dogs are welcome on-leash on the southeast end of this dog friendly beach. Limantour beach is located between Drakes bay and an estuary.

Catch a wave with your pooch at one of the greatest surf spots around! Dogs are welcome but they must be on-leash at this pet friendly beach. Rincon Beach is about a ten minute drive north of Santa Barbara. Exit Highway 101 at Bates Road.

Dogs must be on-leash at this dog friendly beach. With the gateway to the redwoods on one side and California's wine country on the other, Lake Mendocino is an extraordinary dog friendly vacation destination.

Dogs must be on-leash at this dog friendly beach. The beach itself is a large, flat, sandy plain that lies at the mouth of Taylor Creek. This dog friendly beach is a great spot to go for a long walk, run, or jog with your dog.

Most of Mission Bay and Fiesta Island allow dogs off-leash.

Located in a stretch of Huntington City Beach along Pacific Coast Highway between Seapoint Street and Golden West Street. Dog Beach is a public beach and is free. It is the only beach where you may take your dog in Huntington Beach.