Leashed dogs (6-ft max) allowed on oceanside beaches September 15 - March 15; leashed dogs allowed year-round on bay-side beaches at Plum Island and Horseshoe Cove.
Oceanside beaches closed to dogs March 15 - September 15 to protect nesting piping plovers.
Managed by the National Park Service as part of Gateway National Recreation Area; dogs not allowed at campgrounds.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.
Only off-season on the ocean side, dogs are banned from oceanside beaches March 15 through September 15, but bay-side beaches allow them year-round. Leashed dogs (6-ft max) allowed on oceanside beaches September 15 - March 15; leashed dogs allowed year-round on bay-side beaches at Plum Island and Horseshoe Cove.
Managed by the National Park Service as part of Gateway National Recreation Area; dogs not allowed at campgrounds.
Oceanside beaches closed to dogs March 15 - September 15 to protect nesting piping plovers.
Service animals are allowed where pets are not, under the ADA. A leash is still required.