City of Seattle dog rules
Leash 8 ft in parks. No dogs on park beaches. 16 off-leash areas.
Each rule, in the law's own words4 rules
Leash 8 ft in parks. No dogs on park beaches. 16 off-leash areas.
Source: Rules: Seattle Municipal Code 18.12.080 (Seattle Municipal Code 18.12.080, 18.12.030)
Places this rule covers
Open to dogs now first, then off-leash places and those with a photo.
- Dog parkBlue Dog Pond - Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkGenesee Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkGeorgetown Flume Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkI-5 Colonnade Off-Leash AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkJose Rizal Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkKinnear Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMagnolia Manor Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkMagnuson Park Off-Leash AreaOff-leash
- Dog parkRegrade ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkSouth Lake Union Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkWestcrest Dog ParkOff-leash
- Dog parkWoodland Park Off-Leash Dog ParkOff-leash
ParkDenny ParkLeash required
Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkDiscovery ParkLeash required
Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkDr. Jose Rizal ParkLeash required
Photo by Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkGolden Gardens ParkLeash required
Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkI-5 Colonnade ParkLeash required
Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkKinnear ParkLeash required
Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkNorthacres ParkLeash required
Photo by ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkPlymouth Pillars ParkLeash required
Photo by Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkSam Smith ParkLeash required
Photo by Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkWarren G. Magnuson ParkLeash required
Photo by Shakespeare at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
ParkWoodland ParkLeash required
Photo by Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ParkGenesee Park and PlayfieldLeash required
- ParkMagnolia Manor ParkLeash required
- ParkWestcrest ParkLeash 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
- TrailWetlands TrailNo dogs
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.