Dog beaches in Oregon

Oregon is the outlier in the best way: the public owns the ocean shore, and dogs are generally welcome under direct voice control — with seasonal snowy-plover closures the one big exception to check.

Dog-friendly beaches

• Cannon Beach

  Cannon Beach, OR

  Voice control OK

• Oregon ocean beaches (Ocean Shore State Recreation Area)

  Statewide, OR

  Voice control OK Seasonal rules

• Rooster Rock State Park — off-leash area

  Corbett (Columbia River Gorge), OR

  Off-leash zone

• Hug Point State Recreation Site

  Arch Cape, OR

  Voice control OK

• Tolovana Beach State Recreation Site

  Cannon Beach, OR

  Voice control OK

Conditional access (leash, season, hours or permit)

• Nehalem Bay State Park beach

  Nehalem, OR

  Seasonal restrictions Seasonal rules

• Bandon State Natural Area beach

  Bandon, OR

  Seasonal restrictions Seasonal rules

• Bullards Beach State Park

  Bandon, OR

  Seasonal restrictions Seasonal rules