Dog-friendly beaches in Mid North Coast

Woolgoolga Back Beach is an off-leash dog beach with good waves and a relaxed coastal feel. There's drinking water, toilets, parking, and bins. Note that access may be restricted during Little Tern (bird) breeding season — check signage before visiting, as the nesting zone is protected.

North Wall Beach is an off-leash dog beach in Coffs Harbour with drinking water, toilets, parking, and bins. It's one of the main off-leash beach options in the area.

Bennetts Beach stretches north from Hawks Nest along a long, scenic shoreline. In the southern section near the surf club, dogs are welcome on-leash. The designated off-leash exercise area is the open beach further north — roughly 3.8 kilometres north of Sanderling Avenue — where dogs may run off-leash dawn to dusk. Dogs are prohibited at the Yacaaba Headland and Myall Lakes National Park end, and must stay 50 metres clear of patrolled swimming areas.

Dog-friendly beach in Hawks Nest with a designated off-leash area where dogs…

Dog-friendly beach in Wallabi Point.

Dog-friendly beach in Blueys Beach with a designated off-leash area where dogs…

Dog-friendly beach. You'll find toilets nearby.

Dog-friendly beach. Some conditions apply

Emerald Beach is a pretty coastal beach on the Coffs Coast with a split-zone arrangement for dogs. Dogs are allowed off-leash north of Fiddamans Creek, and are prohibited on the southern end, so it is worth checking the on-site signage for the zone boundaries. The northern sand gives room for a run and a swim. A relaxed beach with an off-leash northern zone.

Dog-friendly beach. Some conditions apply

Dog-friendly beach in Pacific Palms with a designated off-leash area where dogs…

Nine Mile Beach at Tuncurry is an enormous stretch of sand where dogs can run off-leash from dawn to dusk. The scale is the draw — this is one of the longest dog-friendly beaches in NSW. The ocean is wild and unpatrolled, so it's best for dogs that enjoy a big run on the sand rather than swimming. Dogs must stay 50 metres clear of patrolled swimming areas.

Dog-friendly beach in Forster with a designated off-leash area where dogs can…

Dog-friendly beach in Port Macquarie with a designated off-leash area where…

Dog-friendly beach with a designated off-leash area where dogs can roam freely.

Dog-friendly beach in North Haven with a designated off-leash area where dogs…