As New Jersey’s human residents begin to get excited for the summer time on the Jersey Shore, the tip of seaside season is rapidly approaching for its canine residents.
The majority of New Jersey’s ocean seashores ban dogs in the course of the spring and summer time months, with some cities stopping seaside access for dogs as early as March 1. Most permit dogs to return within the fall, usually a while between late September and mid-October.
Owners are at all times required to select up any canine waste, whatever the time of yr. Unless in any other case famous, leashes must be 6 toes or shorter.
Rules for bay seashores often differ from ocean seashores, so ensure to double test bay seaside guidelines earlier than heading out along with your pup.
Want to take your canine down the shore? See the principles for every city beneath.
Asbury Park
Between May 16 – Sept. 14: Dogs are welcome on the canine seaside between 6 p.m. and eight:30 a.m. Use the Deal Lake Drive north or Fisherman’s Parking Lot entrance to achieve the seaside. Dogs aren’t allowed on the boardwalk in any respect.
Between Sept. 15 – May 15: Dogs are welcome on the canine seaside at any time, however are nonetheless not allowed on different components of the seaside. The boardwalk is open to dogs in the course of the off season.
Leash Rules: Not required for “properly supervised” dogs on the seaside. Required always on the boardwalk.
Atlantic City
Memorial Day – Sept. 15: No dogs allowed on the seaside or boardwalk.
Sept. 16 – Memorial Day: Dogs are allowed on the seashores.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Avalon
March 1 – Sept. 30: No dogs allowed on seaside or boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – Feb. 28: Dogs are allowed on the seaside, however not the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Avon-by-The-Sea
May 2 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside or boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – May 1: Dogs are allowed on the seaside, however aren’t allowed on the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Barnegat Light
April 15 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside or close to the inlet.
Oct. 1 – April 14: Dogs are allowed on the seaside.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Bay Head
June 15 – Labor Day: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside.
Tuesday after Labor Day – June 14: Dogs are allowed on the seashores.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Beach Haven
May 15 – Sept. 15: Dogs aren’t allowed on ocean seashores. A small canine seaside is positioned on the bay at Taylor Avenue.
Sept. 16 – May 14: Dogs are allowed on all ocean seashores.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Belmar
May 1 – Sept. 30: Dogs are banned from the seaside and boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – April 30: Dogs are allowed on the seaside. They aren’t allowed on the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Required always.
Bradley Beach
May 16 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside or boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – May 15: Dogs are allowed on the seaside, however aren’t allowed on the boardwalk except crossing over to get to the seaside.
Leash Rules: Unleashed dogs are allowed on the seaside in the course of the off season, however should be leashed going to and from the seaside.
Brick
Year-round: Dogs are by no means allowed on the seashores in Brick, whatever the time of yr.
Brigantine
May 30 – Sept. 30: Dogs are allowed on the North End Beach. They aren’t allowed on the ocean seashores.
Oct. 1 – May 29: Dogs are allowed on all seashores.
Leash Rules: Leashes are at all times required, together with on the North End Beach.
Cape May
April 1 – Oct. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside.
Nov. 1 – March 31: Dogs are allowed on the seaside.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Cape May Point
March 15 – Oct. 31: Dogs aren’t allowed.
Nov. 1 – March 14: Dogs are allowed on the seaside.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Corson’s Inlet State Park
April 1 – Sept. 15: No dogs allowed.
Sept. 16 – March 31: Dogs are allowed on the seaside.
Leash Rules: Must be leashed always.
Deal
Labor Day – Friday earlier than Memorial Day: Dogs are banned on the seaside.
Monday after Labor Day – Memorial Day weekend: Dogs are allowed on the seashores.
Leash Rules: Leashes are required always.
Harvey Cedars
May 30 – Sept. 15: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside.
Sept. 16 – May 29: Dogs allowed.
Leash Rules: Leashes are at all times required.
Island Beach State Park
All yr: Dogs aren’t allowed on swimming seashores or inside buildings. They are allowed on all unguarded seashores.
Leash Rules: Must be leashed always.
Lavallette
Dogs are by no means allowed on the seaside in Lavallette. They are allowed on the boardwalk exterior of bathing season.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Loch Arbour
May 15 – Sept. 15: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside.
Sept. 16 – May 14: Dogs are allowed on the seaside.
Leash Rules: Leashes are at all times required.
Long Beach Township
May 16 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside.
Oct. 1 – May 15: Dogs are allowed on the seashores, besides Bayview Park.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Long Branch
May 1 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside or boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – April 30: Dogs are allowed on the seaside, they don’t seem to be allowed on the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Longport
May 1 – Sept. 30: Dogs are allowed on the seaside between 6:30 a.m. and eight:30 a.m.
Oct. 1 – April 30: Dogs are allowed on the seaside always.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Manasquan
April 16 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside or boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – April 15: Dogs are allowed on the seaside, however not the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Fisherman’s Cove (Manasquan)
All yr: Dogs are allowed on the east portion of the seaside year-round. They should be leashed always.
Mantoloking
May 15 – Oct. 1: Dogs are allowed on the seaside between dawn and 10 a.m., and 6 p.m. and sundown. They aren’t allowed within the North Lagoon space in any respect.
Oct. 2 – May 14: Dogs are allowed on the seaside in any respect hours.
Leash Rules: Leashes are required in the course of the summer time season. Dogs will be off-leash in the course of the off season.
Monmouth Beach
March 15 – Oct. 1: Dogs are banned from any seaside the place endangered and threatened species have been recognized, however are allowed on different seashores.
Saturday earlier than Memorial Day – Labor Day: Dogs aren’t allowed on any seashores.
Oct. 2 – March 14: Dogs are allowed on the seaside.
Leash Rules: Required always.
North Wildwood
All yr: Dogs are allowed on the seashores between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. There can be a canine park on the east aspect of the twenty fourth Avenue seaside open between 8 a.m. and nightfall. A $10 allow is required. They aren’t allowed on the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Always required, will be as much as 8 toes in size.
Ocean City
May 1 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside or boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – March 14: Dogs are allowed on the seaside, however not the boardwalk.
March 15 – April 30: Dogs are allowed on the seaside, besides within the space from Longport Bridge to the jetty at Seaspray Road, and between 18th and thirty fourth Streets. They aren’t allowed on the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Ocean Grove
May 2 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside or the boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – May 1: Dogs are allowed on the seaside, however not the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Ortley Beach
All yr: Dogs are by no means allowed on the seashores.
Sandy Hook
March 16 – Sept. 14: Dogs are allowed on the bayside seashores, however banned on the ocean seashores.
Sept. 15 – March 15: Dogs are allowed on all seashores.
Leash Rules: Required always.
Sea Bright
March 15 – May 14: Dogs are allowed on the seaside, besides areas the place there are endangered species. Off limits areas are North Beach between Ship Ahoy Beach Club and the general public access stairway at Via Ripa, and South Beach between the Monmouth Beach/Sea Bright border and the Driftwood Beach Club.
May 15 – Sept. 15: Dogs aren’t allowed on any seashores.
Sept. 15 – March 14: Dogs are allowed on all seashores.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Sea Girt
May 15 – Sept. 15: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside.
Sept. 16 – May 14: Dogs are allowed on the seaside.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Sea Isle City
May 2 – Sept. 29: No dogs are allowed on the seaside.
Sept. 30 – May 1: Dogs are allowed on all seashores.
Leash Rules: Required always.
Seaside Heights
All yr: Dogs are banned from the ocean seashores and the boardwalk. They are allowed on the bay seaside.
Seaside Park
All yr: Dogs are by no means allowed on the seaside or boardwalk.
Seven Presidents (Long Branch)
April 1 – Oct. 31: Dogs aren’t allowed within the park.
Nov. 1 – March 31: Dogs are allowed within the park, together with on the seashores.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Ship Bottom
May 1 – Oct. 1: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seashores.
Oct. 2 – April 30: Dogs are allowed.
Leash Rules: Required always.
Spring Lake
May 15 – Sept. 30: Dogs are solely allowed within the fenced-in space close to Pitney Avenue between dawn and 9 a.m. They aren’t allowed on the boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – May 14: Dogs are allowed on all seashores, however not the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Dogs will be unleashed within the canine park space, however should be leashed in all places else.
Stone Harbor
Friday earlier than Memorial Day – Labor Day: Dogs are allowed on the seaside between 7 p.m. and sundown.
Day after Labor Day – Thursday earlier than Memorial Day: Allowed on the seaside always.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Strathmere
March 15 – Sept. 15: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside.
Sept. 16 – March 14: Dogs are allowed on the seaside throughout this time.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Surf City
May 1 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed.
Oct. 1 – April 30: Dogs are allowed on the seashores always.
Leash Rules: Required always.
Ventnor
May 15 – Sept. 30: Dogs are allowed on the areas of the seaside washed by the excessive tide line between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Oct. 1 – May 14: Dogs are allowed on the world of the seaside washed by the excessive tide traces always.
Leash Rules: Always required.
Wildwood
June 1 – Sept. 30: Dogs are solely allowed on the canine pleasant park at Glenwood Avenue. They aren’t allowed on the boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – May 30: Dogs are allowed on the seashores, however not the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Leashes within the park are elective. They are required in all places else.
Wildwood Crest
June 1 – Sept. 30: Dogs aren’t allowed on the seaside or boardwalk.
Oct. 1 – May 30: Dogs are allowed on the seaside at any time, however not the boardwalk.
Leash Rules: Always required.
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