If you want to go on a vacation with your pet, now you can do this on a dog-friendly beach in Florida. Here are some of the best beaches where you could stay with your dog and have fun together!
Tierra Verde
Located on an island paradise near St. Pete, Fort De Soto Park is heaven for dogs. The best time to visit is sunset. Not only can they hang out anywhere in the park on a 6-foot-leash, there’s also a special off-leash area of the beach where they can freely rollick in the waves. It’s no wonder our friends at Southern Living ranked Fort De Soto as one of the South’s Best Dog Parks.
Hutchinson Island
Pets can romp and play without leashes in the 24-acre dog beach in Walton Rocks Beach, located in between Jensen Beach and Hutchinson Island. There’s plenty of room for pets to run free in the salty air and come face to face with lively sea life like our friend Stink.
Honeymoon Island
One of Florida’s most gorgeous islands, Honeymoon Island State Park has a popular dog beach. The water is almost always calm, so the beach on the southern tip of the island is the perfect place for canines to wade through shallow surf and soak up those great views of the Gulf of Mexico.
Pensacola Beach
Come one come all: Florida’s westernmost beach town has plenty of places for pooches to enjoy those white sand beaches and crystal clear waters. The Pensacola Bay Area has several dog-friendly beach areas, including two on Pensacola Beach: one along Fort Pickens Road and the other near Portofino Island Resort. On Perdido Key, there’s a hidden dog beach behind Lost Key Golf Club.
Jupiter
Run, dog, run! There’s a sprawling 2.5-mile leash-free beach in Jupiter, the northern part of The Palm Beaches. The beach stretches along A1A from marker #25 at Marcinski Road going north to marker #59 on the south end of Carlin Park. And just an FYI: Jupiter hosts a bunch of fun dog-friendly beach events on the sand like the annual Hang 20 Surf Dog Classic and Pawchella—both in November.