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    Whitefish Dunes State Park

    Pet-friendly Whitefish Dunes State Park, located in Sturgeon Bay, WI, welcomes leashed pets to enjoy a section of the beach with their humans. The pet beach access is about a 0.75-mile walk from the parking lot. To reach this area, walk your pet from the parking area down the Red Trail and then onto the beach. Dogs must be on a leash no longer than eight feet at all times. A state park vehicle admission sticker is required for entrance to the park. Pets are not allowed on the section of the beach from the nature center to the third beach access from April 1 to November 1. Visit Website

    Or call (920) 823-2400 for more information.

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    BringFido Guest Rating

    Whitefish Dunes State Park has received a rating of 4.8 out of 5 bones by 8 canine critics on BringFido.

    • Nainika
      Feb 22, 2024
      great dog beach

      The beginning portion of the beach is all for people, but if you hike a bit of the way, there is a dog friendly area. This is not as crowded, yet just as pretty! There are additional trails throughout the park to hike with your dog too so they can dry up after beach time. When we went, it was off-leash in this area, but some other reviews make it sound like this may only be on-leash now.

    • Donna
      Jun 20, 2023
      Great beach!

      wonderful beach after .75 mile walk. Only one other dog/family there so we let our 2 dogs off to frolic in the water. Just beautiful! A great place for families & kids, too.

    • Michelle
      Sep 16, 2022
      Great trails and dog beach

      brought our 2 lg dogs and hiked the red & green trails. long stretch of dog friendly beach! dogs must be leashed

    • Susan
      Apr 30, 2021
      April visit

      Awesome beach. we visited end of April - too cool for me to enjoy the water but my dog didn’t care! great trails too.

    • Jen
      More than a year ago
      Best dog beach

      This beach is amazing. The dog portion goes on as far as you can see. There is tons of space to spread out. Beautifully clean sand beach with the crystal clear Lake Michigan water.

    • Jen
      More than a year ago
      Beautiful huge beach

      This beach is beautiful. The dog area is huge so you can spread out from everyone else. Water is clear and clean. Lake Michigan is sand bottom with very few rocks. Perfect dog beach one of the best we've been too!

    • Alicia
      More than a year ago
      Amazing spot

      The water is cool so this is perfect for hot days. Keep in mind it is about a mile walk to the dog beach. That makes it challenging to bring much for supplies. The water is clean and clear. People had good manners when we visited. I would rate this spot a 5 if the hike was not so far. We were to tired to check out the other trails.

    • Saoirse
      More than a year ago
      Ms

      Great beach! About a mile hike in to the dog friendly section, but the path is beautiful and wooded. Water is monitored for safety. Lovely place to you and your dog to hang out and enjoy the beach and water.

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