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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
East Coast rollout
How we verify
Dog policy — read before you go
Off-leash
Designated dog area or off-leash confirmed
61
4%
Leashed
Dogs allowed, leash required
319
18%
Allowed
Dog-friendly, leash detail not confirmed
1,360
78%
Unknown
Source has no data — check posted signs
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not listed
97 beaches carry seasonal rules — like the snowy-plover closures (Mar 15 – Sep 15) on parts of the Oregon coast. 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
State GIS, OpenStreetMap, and Google each get a vote on every beach — the state agency wins conflicts, 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. OpenStreetMap data is © its contributors under ODbL.
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 GIS data — 84 coastal counties and counting.
Coming soon
NC
North Carolina
NJ
New Jersey
RI
Rhode Island
East Coast rollout is underway — North Carolina, New Jersey, and Rhode Island are next up.
Data sources
California Coastal Commission
Official beach geometry & dog policy for CA
Oregon Coastal Management Program
Official beach geometry & dog policy for OR
Washington State Dept. of Ecology
Official beach geometry & amenities for WA
Texas General Land Office
Official beach geometry & dog policy for TX
Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
Official beach geometry & dog policy for FL
Maine Coastal Program (DMR)
Official beach geometry & dog policy for ME
Dog attributes & seasonal rules (ODbL license)
NOAA / NWS
Beach-hazard alerts, temperature, wind
Open-Meteo
Wave height & direction, sea surface temp, AQI
Google Places
Hours, contact, accessibility & a third dog-policy opinion
Wikimedia Commons
Gap-fill beach photos, each under its own free license
Google Maps
Map rendering and location search