Seaside Beach is approximately 6 miles north of Fort Bragg, California on Highway 1. This beautifully picturesque stretch of sand was shown to me by my great dog friends, Polly & Ruddy.
It is a very pretty drive and takes no more than 15 minutes from Fort Bragg to get to and it is like stepping into another world. Parking is limited with a few spaces at the foot of the beach entrance so cars often park on the narrow verges alongside the road. Be very careful to make sure that all canine children are leashed before allowing them out of the vehicle. The road can often be busy with traffic.
Once you have crossed the road with us safely leashed, proceed onto the beach several feet to make sure there can be no double backing by us onto the road. Now you can safely let us off the leash and watch as we excitedly frolic to our hearts content on this pristine and sculptural treasure.
This beach is a great place for the chucker, as you can send the ball for great distances and we can chase, chase, chase for what seems like miles. The beach has vast towering rock formations some with hollowed out arches formed naturally by years of crashing waves. When the tide is low, we can go through many of these ocean made arches and sniff out the interesting sea smells. As you walk along the pristine sand look out for sand dollars and washed up treasures of shinny jewel-like sparkling stones and shells. You may come across a carcass of sea life, so be diligent that we don’t investigate those too closely. I like to eat seaweed and too much can upset my tummy so I often hear “NO!” from my human caregivers and when I respond to their liking a treat can be my reward for paying attention.
Seaside Beach is a great beach to bring a picnic too and sit and enjoy the majestic beauty of this northern California gem of a dog friendly beach. Make sure you bring fresh water and a collapsible traveling drinking bowl; we get very hot running and chasing and need clean water to hydrate no matter what the temperature is.
Also, bring your cameras as you will want to take lots of pictures of us having the time of our lives. All humans I encounter either have pets with them or are very willing to share the magic of nature with us. Be advised that the natural river that is at the south end of the beach separates Seaside from the beginning of Ten Mile Beach. Ten Mile is not accessible to pets due to the wild life nesting and migration so PLEASE make sure you keep us to the main body of Seaside beach. By all means let us swim and cool off in the river but don’t take us over to the other side.
Seaside beach provides NO dog waste bags or trash receptacles so all dog owners must carry disposable waste bags to pick up after their dogs, along with any other trash you generate, PLEASE carry it all out with you.
In public spaces please be respectful of all other humans and animals so we can continue to share and enjoy what are unfortunately increasingly becoming less and less public spaces that we can all enjoy together. I rate Seaside Beach three paws out of four.
Nice article! Thank you so much!
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Best wishes, Katie
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