Dog-friendly beaches in California
A curated official-source seed of 71 listings. This is not every legal beach in the state. If we could not cite an official rule, we left the beach out.
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Beach · Long Beach, CA
Rosie's Dog Beach
Beach · San Diego, CA
Dog Beach (Ocean Beach)
Beach · San Diego, CA
Fiesta Island
Beach · Coronado, CA
Coronado Dog Beach
Beach · Huntington Beach, CA
Huntington Dog Beach
Beach · Encinitas, CA
Cardiff State Beach (Cardiff Reef and Seaside)
Beach · San Francisco, CA
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
Beach · Inverness, CA
Kehoe Beach (Point Reyes National Seashore)
Beach · Inverness, CA
Limantour Beach (Point Reyes National Seashore)
Beach · Inverness, CA
Point Reyes / Great Beach
Beach · San Francisco, CA
Crissy Field and Ocean Beach (GGNRA)
Beach · Aptos, CA
Seacliff State Beach
Beach · Bodega Bay, CA
Carmet Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Bodega Bay, CA
Duncan's Cove (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Bodega Bay, CA
Portuguese Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Bodega Bay, CA
Schoolhouse Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Bodega Bay, CA
Wright's Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Capitola, CA
New Brighton State Beach
Beach · Carmel, CA
Carmel River State Beach
Beach · Carmel Highlands, CA
Garrapata State Park beach at Gate 19
Beach · Caspar, CA
Caspar Headlands State Beach
Beach · Caspar, CA
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve beach
Beach · Cayucos, CA
Cayucos State Beach
Beach · Elk, CA
Greenwood State Beach
Beach · Jenner, CA
Blind Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Jenner, CA
Furlong Gulch Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Jenner, CA
Marshall Gulch Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Jenner, CA
Russian Gulch Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Jenner, CA
Shell Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park)
Beach · Kings Beach, CA
Kings Beach State Recreation Area Dog Beach
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Crescent Bay Beach
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Laguna Beach Main Beach
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Picnic Beach
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Shaw's Cove
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Victoria Beach
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Woods Cove
Beach · Los Osos, CA
Spooner's Cove Beach (Montaña de Oro State Park)
Beach · Lucia, CA
Limekiln State Park beach
Beach · Malibu, CA
Leo Carrillo State Park North Beach
Beach · McKinleyville, CA
Little River State Beach
Beach · Mendocino, CA
Russian Gulch State Park beach
Beach · Mendocino, CA
Van Damme State Park beach
Beach · Montara, CA
Montara State Beach
Beach · Monterey, CA
Monterey State Beach (Roberts lot south)
Beach · Newport Beach, CA
Balboa Peninsula beaches
Beach · Newport Beach, CA
Balboa Pier beach
Beach · Newport Beach, CA
Corona del Mar State Beach
Beach · Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach bay-front beaches
Beach · Newport Beach, CA
The Wedge
Beach · Newport Beach, CA
West Newport Beach
Beach · Oceano, CA
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area beach
Beach · Pacific Grove, CA
Asilomar State Beach
Beach · Pacifica, CA
Pacifica State Beach
Beach · Pescadero, CA
Bean Hollow State Beach
Beach · Pescadero, CA
Pistachio Beach (Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park)
Beach · Pismo Beach, CA
Pismo State Beach
Beach · Point Arena, CA
Schooner Gulch State Beach
Beach · San Diego, CA
Mission Bay Park shorelines (other than Fiesta Island)
Beach · Santa Cruz, CA
Lighthouse Field State Beach (It’s Beach)
Beach · Santa Cruz, CA
Twin Lakes State Beach
Beach · Tahoe City, CA
Tahoe State Recreation Area shoreline at Gatekeepers
Beach · Watsonville, CA
Manresa State Beach
Beach · Westport, CA
Westport-Union Landing State Beach
Beach · Cambria, CA
Moonstone Beach Boardwalk (Hearst San Simeon State Park)
Beach · Cayucos, CA
Estero Bluffs State Park (south of San Geronimo Road)
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Pearl Street Beach
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Sleepy Hollow Beach
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Thalia Street Beach
Beach · Newport Beach, CA
Newport Pier beach
Beach · San Simeon, CA
William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach
Beach · Laguna Beach, CA