Taking the dog to the beach

From 15 April to 1 October, dogs are banned from the whole beach between 9 am and 7 pm. Early mornings and evenings are fine, and from October to mid-April dogs are welcome all day.

• You must pick up after your dog, and on the beach you must carry a bag. Enforcement officers can ask to see it.
• In the Noordvoort beach reserve, south of post 70, dogs stay on a lead all year.
• Near Bloemendaal aan Zee, dogs can run free all year between the Parnassia beach entrance and the naturist beach.

Seal on the beach? Stay at least 30 metres away, put the dog on a lead and call A Seal on +31 88 27 47 780.

Zandvoort dog rules →

• Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen: no dogs, not even on a lead.
• Zuid-Kennemerland National Park: only in a few places, such as Elswout (on a lead) and the Brouwerskolkpark (off the lead). Not in the Kennemerduinen, and not at Koevlak car park.
• Noordduinen and Visscherspad: on a lead; elsewhere, go by the signs at the entrance.
• Assistance dogs are welcome in the national park in a harness or vest; let the visitor centre know in advance.

Dogs in the national park → Beach and dunes →