Dog-friendly beach
Smyrna Dunes Park beach
Smyrna Dunes Park, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Rules change, especially around nesting season. This page was last checked against the official source on 14 Nov 2026. Read the live official page and the signs at the access before you go.
- Off-leash
- On-leash
- Fenced
- Not fenced
- Hours
- Sunrise to sunset.
- Last checked
Rules, as cited
Leash rule: On a leash no longer than six feet, from sunrise to sunset, only in the named county locations.
- Volusia County's official dogs-on-the-beach page allows dogs at four locations, from sunrise to sunset.
- Dogs must be on a leash at all times, no longer than six feet. Dogs are not allowed in designated wildlife areas. Owners must clean up after their dogs. Violations can be fined.
- The county Beach Code (section 20-113), as amended in 2025, also requires proof of a current rabies vaccination for the Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach shoreline segments it names, and says dogs may not harm wildlife or damage dunes.
- This is one of the four locations named on the official county page.
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Official source
Volusia County — Dogs on the Beach
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