Dog-friendly beaches in King County
5 of the 40 beaches in King County welcome dogs today.
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
BeachDash Point State Park BeachLeash required
Photo by ECTran71, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- BeachCalkins PointLeash required
- BeachNorthilla BeachLeash required
- BeachSunset BeachLeash required
- BeachTibbetts BeachLeash required
BeachAlki BeachNo dogs
Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachLake City Beach ParkNo dogs
Photo by Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachLowman BeachNo dogs
Photo by Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachMadison Park BeachNo dogs
Photo by Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachMatthews BeachNo dogs
Photo by Chas Redmond, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachMount Baker BeachNo dogs
Photo by William Creswell from Bremerton, Washington, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
BeachPioneer Square Habitat BeachNo dogs
Photo by Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beach32nd Avenue West Street EndNo dogs
- Beach45th Avenue West Street EndNo dogs
- Beach48th Avenue West Street EndNo dogs
- Beach6th Avenue West Street EndNo dogs
- Beach8th Avenue South Street EndNo dogs
- BeachBay Street EndNo dogs
- BeachBeach Lane WestNo dogs
- BeachEast Green Lake BeachNo dogs
- BeachLake Union Park Kayak Launch and BeachNo dogs
- BeachMagnuson Park BeachNo dogs
- BeachNorth BeachNo dogs
- BeachNorth BeachNo dogs
- BeachPoint Shilshole BeachNo dogs
- BeachPritchard Island BeachNo dogs
- BeachSouth Holgate Street EndNo dogs
- BeachSouthwest 98th Street EndNo dogs
- BeachSouthwest Brace Point Drive Street EndNo dogs
- BeachSouthwest Bronson Way Street EndNo dogs
- BeachThe Esplanade WestNo dogs
- BeachWest Armour Street EndNo dogs
- BeachWest Barrett Street EndNo dogs
- BeachWest Cramer Street EndNo dogs
- BeachWest Denny Way Street EndNo dogs
- BeachWest Dravus Street EndNo dogs
- BeachWest Green Lake BeachNo dogs
- BeachWest Raye Street EndNo dogs
- BeachWest Sheridan Street EndNo dogs
- BeachWest Thomas Street EndNo dogs
Nearby counties
How we knowThe agencies that set dog rules here, and what each one says
- City of SeattleLeash 8 ft in parks. No dogs on park beaches. 16 off-leash areas.58 places here
- King County ParksLeash 8 ft in county parks. Off leash at Marymoor Park's dog area.8 places here
- Washington State ParksLeash 8 ft in state parks. No dogs on designated swimming beaches.3 places here
- OpenStreetMapWhere no agency rule is on file, the dog tags people add to the map.140 places here
Rules that cover places here
Check posted signs. They are the rule on site. This guide restates published rules and OpenStreetMap data, which can be out of date or incomplete. It is not legal advice.
County boundary: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, 2025 (public domain). A place belongs to the county that holds its point on the map.