About Sandy Pup
Sandy Pup™ shows where your dog is welcome today: dog parks, beaches, trails and parks in every state, with today's dog rule and where it comes from.
About 16,700 beaches, parks, trails and dog parks in all 50 states and DC, each with today's dog rule.
Why Sandy Pup
Sandy Pup started in San Diego with one question every dog owner asks before heading out: can we go there today? The answer was scattered over city codes, park websites and signs at the gate, and it changed with the season and the hour.
So we built one place to look. The places come from OpenStreetMap, the map the world draws together. The dog rules come from the agencies that set them: city, county and state park codes and official pages, read and cited, with the day we checked them.
It is made by a small team of dog people, not an agency, and it stays free. When a sign says something else, the sign wins: tell us, and we fix it.
How we know
Rules from city, county and state park agencies, checked against their official pages.
- Every rule names its source, and shows which source decides when they disagree.
- Seasonal rules switch on the right date, in the place's own time zone.
- We never guess: when no source states a rule, we say “unknown”.
Check posted signs. They are the rule on site.
The five dog rules
Each place on the map has one of five dog rules, in its colour and with its icon:
- Off-leash: Dogs may be off the leash, under your control.
- Leash required: Dogs are welcome on a leash.
- Dogs allowed: Dogs are welcome; the leash rule is not stated, so follow the local leash law.
- No dogs: Dogs are not allowed.
- Dog rules unknown: No source we use states a rule for this place yet.
Sources
Every source behind what you see, by name, with a link. All sources
Contact us
Questions, problems or ideas. We read everything and reply by email. Help and support