8 Mendocino coast beaches where your dog is welcome

MENDOCINO CO., 6/6/26 — On the Mendocino coast, the question isn’t whether you can bring the dog. It’s to which beach. The rules change every few miles: off-leash at a couple of spots, a 6-foot leash at most, and a few stretches closed to dogs entirely to protect harbor seals and a threatened shorebird.

Here are eight, Elk to Ten Mile, with the rule you’ll actually find when you get there. The off-leash beaches come first.