Dog-friendly beach
East Hampton Town beaches
Town-owned ocean and bay beaches, Town of East Hampton, NY
Rules change, especially around nesting season. This page was last checked against the official source on 2026-11-14. Read the live official page and the signs at the access before you go.
- Off-leash
- Not verified
- Fenced
- Not fenced
- Hours
- Off-season town beach restrictions are lifted from September 16 to May 14. In-season (May 15–September 15) there are restrictions from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all town beaches. Village beaches have a separate in-season window.
- Last checked
- 2026-11-14
Rules, as cited
Leash rule: Seasonal and hour-based restrictions apply. Dogs must always be kept under control, cleaned up after, and kept out of protected nesting areas. In-season, dogs traversing a restricted area must be manually restrained with a leash.
- The Town of East Hampton's official Beach Dog Restrictions page says dogs may be brought to the beach, but owners must keep dogs under control, clean up, and keep dogs out of protected nesting areas. Read the signage at each beach entrance and Town Code Chapter 91, Sections 4L (1)–(5), plus East Hampton Village Code Chapter 77, Sections 4N(1) and (2) where village beaches apply.
- Off-season (September 16–May 14), restrictions on town beaches are lifted, but control, clean-up and nesting-area rules still apply.
- In-season (May 15–September 15), from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on town-owned ocean beaches, dogs are permitted 500 feet from a paved road end, except for beaches listed in Town Code section 91-5B(2)(a) through (d). Dogs traversing a restricted area must be manually restrained with a leash. On town-owned bay beaches in those hours, dogs must be 300 feet in either direction from a paved road end, and must be leashed when traversing a restricted area.
- Village beaches have a different in-season rule: from the second Sunday in May to September 30, dogs are not permitted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; at other times in that period, dogs must be leashed within 300 feet of any road end along Atlantic Ocean beaches.
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