Leashed dogs (6-foot max) allowed during daylight hours in the designated Williams Avenue-to-Seabreeze Boulevard section.
Beach areas outside the designated section, and posted wildlife/nesting areas.
New rule approved by Volusia County in fall 2025 and opened in November 2025; confirm current boundaries at volusia.org before visiting.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.
Partly, Volusia County opened a 1.7-mile leashed dog-friendly stretch of Daytona Beach (Williams Ave to Seabreeze Blvd) in late 2025; dogs are still barred elsewhere on the beach. Leashed dogs (6-foot max) allowed during daylight hours in the designated Williams Avenue-to-Seabreeze Boulevard section.
New rule approved by Volusia County in fall 2025 and opened in November 2025; confirm current boundaries at volusia.org before visiting.
Beach areas outside the designated section, and posted wildlife/nesting areas.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.