About Sandy Pup
Find beaches that actually welcome your dog — with real-time conditions before you go.
What you get
Smart search
By name or location
Hazard alerts
Rip currents & surf
Live weather
Wind, UV & temp
Ocean conditions
Waves & sea temp
Water quality
Official advisory links
Air quality
AQI & PM2.5
Sandy Score
Composite 0–100
Save favorites
Requires sign-in
Track visits
Your beach log
Reviews
Community ratings
Light & dark mode
Follows your pref
More states
On the roadmap
How we verify
Dog policy — read before you go
Off-leash
Designated dog area or off-leash confirmed
0
0%
Leashed
Dogs allowed, leash required
17
5%
Allowed
Dog-friendly, leash detail not confirmed
314
95%
Unknown
Source has no data — check posted signs
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not listed
Seasonal rules — like snowy-plover nesting closures (Mar 1 – Sep 30) on parts of the California coast — aren’t in our data yet. Rules change; always check posted signs at the beach.
How we verify dog rules
Confirmed by multiple sources
Confirmed by state records
Reported by the community, not state-verified
Sources disagree — verify locally
Every dog policy today comes from an official California source — the Coastal Commission, with State Parks' own verbatim rules where they apply — and each beach's sheet shows its own confidence badge.
Data accuracy first. We only list a beach as dog-friendly when an official source says so. An unknown status is shown honestly — never assumed friendly.
Sandy Score
Live Weather
Live temperature, wind, surf, air & water quality
Confidence
How trustworthy a beach's dog-friendly status is
Popularity
How loved a beach is — saves, visits, star reviews & Google popularity
Poor
0–39
Fair
40–59
Good
60–79
Excellent
80–100
Each category counts equally toward the overall Sandy Score — one with no data yet simply drops out and the rest reweight.
Coverage
Live now
Every listing comes from official state data — 15 coastal counties and counting.
Coming soon
WA
Washington
TX
Texas
FL
Florida
ME
Maine
NC
North Carolina
NJ
New Jersey
RI
Rhode Island
More coastal states are on the way — Washington, Texas, Florida, Maine, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Rhode Island are next up.
Data sources
