Photo credits

Every photo on this site is an openly licensed photograph from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licence shown. We resized the images and some are cropped; otherwise they are unchanged. Thank you to the photographers.

Listing photos show the actual beach or park. We only add one when the photo's title, description or location makes clear it shows that place. Spot an error? Email hello@offleashusa.com.

Page photos

PhotoUsed onPhotographerLicence
A white dog with a brown head, in a blue harness, leaping along the water's edge Home page Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA CC BY 2.0
A black-and-tan dog and a white dog running together at the water's edge Beaches Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA CC BY 2.0
Dogs running along a red path inside a fenced dog park Parks Calistemon CC BY-SA 4.0
People and their dogs out on a broad sandy beach in Santa Cruz, California Beaches: california Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA CC BY 2.0
Two Jack Russell terriers leaping after a ball in the waves Beaches: florida Steve-65 CC BY-SA 3.0
A long-haired dachshund running flat out across a sandy beach Beaches: texas Dan Bennett CC BY 2.0
A black and white dog in a harness running towards the camera on a beach Beaches: new york Stig Nygaard CC BY 2.0
A Jack Russell terrier splashing through the sea Beaches: washington Steve-65 CC BY-SA 3.0
A dachshund and a basset hound greeting each other on the grass at a dog park in San Jose Parks: california Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA CC BY 2.0
A dog running across a large grassy field Parks: florida Jlantzy CC BY 2.5
A merle dachshund and a beagle playing on the grass Parks: texas Slyronit CC BY-SA 4.0
Dogs and their owners playing on a large grassy dog run in the afternoon Parks: new york 玄史生 CC BY-SA 3.0
Two black dogs wrestling on wood chips at Marymoor Park's off-leash area in Washington Parks: washington yimmy149 from Bothell, WA, US CC BY 2.0
A fluffy dog running fast across golden sand Guides Sam Mugraby, Photos8.com CC BY 2.0
A white Great Dane playing with a person at the water's edge Guide: how to read off leash rules Joshua Ganderson CC BY 2.0
A family walking a large white dog on the sand Guide: packing checklist for dog beaches and parks Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA CC BY 2.0
Two dogs playing inside a fenced dog area surrounded by trees Guide: fenced vs off leash Marco Del Torchio CC BY 4.0
A Jack Russell terrier jumping to catch a ball on the beach Guide: first time off leash Steve-65 CC BY-SA 3.0
A dog running on a wide, wet beach at Coal Oil Point, California Guide: seasonal closures and shorebirds Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA CC BY 2.0
A white dog in a blue harness bounding across the sand Guide: how we source rules Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA CC BY 2.0

Listing photos (46)

ListingPhotographerLicenceSource
Airport Dog Park, Santa Monica, CA InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove, CA The wub CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Auburn Ravine Dog Park, Lincoln, CA TheAriAlvarez CC0 Wikimedia Commons
Balboa Pier beach, Newport Beach, CA Kevin.Daniels CC BY 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Bean Hollow State Beach, Pescadero, CA Šarūnas Burdulis from USA CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA Gregory Varnum CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Carmel Beach, Carmel, CA Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Carmel River State Beach, Carmel, CA Gregory Ford Henderson CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Caspar Headlands State Beach, Caspar, CA CasparGirl CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Cayucos State Beach, Cayucos, CA Damian Gadal CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Cedar Bark Park, Cedar Park, TX Tap CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Corona del Mar State Beach, Newport Beach, CA Steve Hedin CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Denny Substation Dog Park, Seattle, WA Another Believer CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Duncan's Cove (Sonoma Coast State Park), Bodega Bay, CA Sanfranman59 CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Foskett Dog Park, Lincoln, CA TheAriAlvarez CC0 Wikimedia Commons
Greenwood State Beach, Elk, CA MARELBU CC BY 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Hillside Dog Park, New York, NY Clyde Charles Brown CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Homer's Run, New York, NY Tdorante10 CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Johnny Steele Dog Park, Houston, TX Bry0909 CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve beach, Caspar, CA David Eppstein CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Kensington Dog Run, Brooklyn, NY Wil540 art CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Laguna Beach Main Beach, Laguna Beach, CA ZacharyCrespin CC BY 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Leo Carrillo State Park North Beach, Malibu, CA bahniuk CC BY 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Limekiln State Park beach, Lucia, CA Akos Kokai CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Marymoor Park Off-Leash Dog Area, Redmond, WA Bobscola CC0 Wikimedia Commons
McBean Dog Park aka "The Bark Park", Lincoln, CA TheAriAlvarez CC0 Wikimedia Commons
Miyuki Dog Park, San Jose, CA Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Montara State Beach, Montara, CA Josh Austin joshaustin CC0 Wikimedia Commons
Nate's Point Dog Park, Coronado, CA RightCowLeftCoast CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Pacifica State Beach, Pacifica, CA FASTILY CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Panama City Beach west of the City Pier, Panama City Beach, FL Scott Long CC BY 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Peter Detmold Park Dog Run, Manhattan, NY Transpoman CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Redlands Dog Park, Redlands, CA inkknife_2000 CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Rockaway Freeway Dog Park, Inwood, NY Tdorante10 CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Rosie's Dog Beach, Long Beach, CA Pokstad CC BY 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Russian Gulch State Park beach, Mendocino, CA tbo47 CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Schooner Gulch State Beach, Point Arena, CA Sharon Mollerus CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Seacliff State Beach, Aptos, CA Don DeBold from San Jose, CA, USA CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Spike's Desert Dog Park, Needles, CA G. Edward Johnson CC BY 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Spooner's Cove Beach (Montaña de Oro State Park), Los Osos, CA Eric Polk CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Tompkins Square Dog Run, New York, NY Rhododendrites CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Tribeca Dog Park, Manhattan, NY Tdorante10 CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Twin Lakes State Beach, Santa Cruz, CA Don DeBold CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Van Damme State Park beach, Mendocino, CA Don DeBold CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Dog Park, Marina del Rey, CA Clyde Charles Brown CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons
Wright's Beach (Sonoma Coast State Park), Bodega Bay, CA Lady_Artisma CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons